| Raheim Sanders | |
| School: | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Currentposition: | Running back |
| Class: | Junior |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Rockledge, Florida |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightin: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 237 |
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| Highschool: | Rockledge (Rockledge, Florida) |
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| Espn: | 4601080 |
Raheim "Rocket" Sanders[1] (born June 8, 2002) is an American football running back who plays for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He previously played for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Sanders attended Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida.[2] Sanders was a three-sport athlete playing football, basketball, and track. Sanders averaged 9.5 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game his junior season on the hardwood. Ran an 11.31 in the 100-meter dash during his first high school track meet.[3] He played running back, wide receiver and linebacker in high school. He committed to the University of Arkansas to play college football.[4] [5]
As a true freshman at Arkansas in 2021, Sanders played in all 13 games and had 578 yards on 114 carries with five touchdowns.[6] [7] He returned to Arkansas as the starting running back in 2022.[8]
On December 5, 2023, Sanders announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[9]
On December 13, 2023, Sanders announced that he would be transferring to South Carolina.[10]
| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Arkansas Razorbacks | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 114 | 578 | 5.1 | 5 | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 222 | 1,443 | 6.5 | 10 | 28 | 271 | 9.7 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 76 | 2.9 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 28 | 15 | 362 | 2,097 | 5.8 | 17 | 43 | 412 | 9.6 | 3 | |
Sanders has a son named Raheim "RJ" Sanders Jr..[11]