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Myjai Sanders NFL Draft Profile
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Myjai Sanders Scouting ReportMyjai's physical skill set stands out. He appreciates the bonus that comes with his size. He has a long, looming frame that affords him natural leverage. His frame also allows him to wrap up smaller ball carriers with ease, as well as disrupt passing windows. Additionally, Sanders has long stride lengths coming downhill, which magnify his speed of motion. He has a complete combination of skills, which allows him to produce in several ways. He has torrid natural explosiveness to pair with his length. He accelerates briskly and with ease, and he can adjust his stride lengths when needed. He converts speed to power with exceptional efficiency, and his length serves as an excellent conduit for his initial burst. On top of his straight-line explosiveness, Sanders also has solid lateral athleticism and twitch. Myjai's explosiveness and length are two very valuable traits in conjunction, but bend is another crucial quantity for edge rushers. Sanders shows this in flashes. His hips have some stiffness, but he possesses quality torso flexibility. Furthermore, he shows glimpses of substantial ankle flexion. He’s quick to recoil and lash back forward when hit, and he owns solid balance and recovery athleticism against power. Sanders has a physical foundation that’s bristling with potential. He is incredibly instinctive when anticipating the snap. He can key in on hard count patterns throughout a game and time his launches to get a step ahead of his blocker. When engaged one-on-one with tackles along the edge, Sanders flashes fast hands and targeted maneuvers. He’s also shown the ability to stack rushing moves. Sanders already has a sturdy arsenal, complete with bull rushes and swipes. In run defense, Sanders boasts similar progression. His length allows him to establish strong anchors in run defense. Moreover, he’s displayed that he can disengage in a timely manner and burst toward the ball carrier. Sanders’ run defense isn’t perfect, but he still plays with palpable energy and good pursuit speed. |
Areas for ImprovementMyjai can further build his strength. His lower body isn't very dense, and he does not always have the raw power to break opposing anchors in run defense. Against larger linemen they can easilty handle his frame with plus grip strength, and he sometimes gives up too much surface area by habitually turning inward. Sanders can improve his pass rush arsenal. He can make concerted effort to get lower and utilize his bend capacity more often. He will need to refine his footwork and coordination further. His movement can become choppy when trying to sink to the ground. He can sustain his speed through rushes with more consistency. He can sometimes be indecisive when reading options and play fakes. His eagerness to jump the snap might get him in trouble at the next level.
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Myjai Sanders Career at CincinnatiMyjai a composite three star recruit who prepped at Camden County HS for Coach Bob Sphire during his senior season. Ranked Top 75 among the defensive ends in the 2018 class by ESPN.com. He earned a spot on the All Region 1-7A First Team at DL. Myjai was also named to the Brunswick News’ Coastal Georgia All-Area Football Team at OLB. Sanders was one of a handful of true freshman to play for the Bearcats in 2018. He saw action in 10 games and recording seven tackles. Following season, Sanders was a 14 game starter at defensive end. He emerged as one of the top edge rushers in the AAC. He totaled 36 tackles, 19 were solo stops. He also tallied 7 tackles for a loss and 4 sacks ranked second on his team. He also ranked second on his team with eight quarterback hurries. He finished with two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Entering 2020, he was on of the anchors for a front seven which led the American in rushing, scoring, pass efficiency and total defense. Myjai was semifinalist for the 2020 Bednarik Award, he was rated by Pro Football Focus College as one of the top edge defenders in the NCAA FBS. Sanders had a team-best 10.5 tackles for a loss and 7.0 sacks in 2020 where he earned First-Team All-AAC honors. Both his marks ranked him among the Top-10 defenders in the AAC. UC featured an elite defense which ranked in the NCAA's Top-15 in five categories, including tied for No. 3 in both interceptions (16) and No. 3 in team passing efficiency defense (101.26). The Bearcats have forced a turnover in 20-straight games, the longest active streak in the NCAA FBS, totaling AAC highs with 55 passes defended and 16 interceptions. |
Myjai Sanders NFL Draft Player ProfileSanders offers a combination of speed, power, and length to the table on the defensive line. His hands are extremely strong at the line of scrimmage to grab, rip and pull opposing lineman on his path to wrecking a play in the backfield. He is sufficient as a pass rusher and run defender, giving him three-down ability. Because of his effort and hard-working nature on the field, there is no need to take him off the field in any situation. His length and power allow him to extend and gain leverage fairly consistently. Sanders shows a lot of hustle in pursuit to chase guys down from the backside of the play. Because of his length, he has a large tackle radius. Has a lot of success setting up outside to attack the inside of the offensive line with a violent rip or eloquent swim move over the top.
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