Gabriel Sanders Jr.
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No. 43 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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| Free Safety | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Baton Rouge Community College | |||||||||
| College: TCU | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2025 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2025 for the New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2025 | |||||||||
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Gabriel Sanders Jr. is an American football free safety who plays for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at TCU.
Contents
Early Years
College Career
Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Gabriel Sanders Jr. FS |
Baton Rouge, LA | Baton Rouge CC | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | JuCo | |
Skill: Potential:
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Statistics
Through the conclusion of the 2021 season, Sanders' statistics are as follows:
| Season | Defense | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Tackles | Int | PD | Sacks | FF | FR | TD | Safeties | |||||
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NCAA Career Totals | 13 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Professional Career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 0 in | 208 lb | 4.38 s | 4.14 s | 6.98 s | 34.5 in | 10 ft 3 in | 6 reps | |
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Draft
Gabriel Sanders Jr. was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 19th overall pick of the 2025 NFLHC Draft
Regular season
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