C. J. Saunders
No. 81 – Carolina Panthers | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Dublin, Ohio | September 15, 1996
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Dublin Coffman (Dublin, Ohio) |
College: | Ohio State |
Undrafted: | 2020 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Practice squad |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
C.J. Saunders (born September 15, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State.
College career[]
Saunders was unranked by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[1] He committed to Ohio State as a walk-on before the 2015 season.[2] After getting the opportunity to play sporadically for the team, he applied for and was denied a sixth year of eligibility.[3]
Professional career[]
After spending a year as a graduate assistant at Ohio State, Saunders had a mini-camp tryout with the Atlanta Falcons in May 2021.[4][5] On June 1, 2021, Saunders signed with the Carolina Panthers.[6] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8]
Coaching career[]
Saunders coached as a graduate assistant at Ohio State in 2020 after he was denied a sixth–year of eligibility.[9]
References[]
- ^ "C. J. Saunders Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com.
- ^ "C. J. Saunders 247". 247Sports.com.
- ^ Kurelic, Bill. "NCAA denies C.J. Saunders 6th year of eligibility". Bucknuts.
- ^ Murphy, Patrick. "Former Ohio State receiver C.J. Saunders receives invite to Atlanta Falcons rookie camp". Bucknuts.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (11 May 2021). "Former Ohio State football receiver C.J. Saunders gets NFL opportunity in Atlanta Falcons' mini camp". Cleveland.com.
- ^ Bryan, Will (June 1, 2021). "Panthers sign former Ohio State WR C.J. Saunders; waive Tommy Stevens". Panthers.com. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 31, 2021). "Panthers reduce roster on Tuesday morning". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (September 1, 2021). "Panthers announce practice squad signings on Wednesday". Panthers.com.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (4 August 2020). "Ohio State football's C.J. Saunders denied sixth year of eligibility, will instead join coaching staff". Bucknuts.
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- Living people
- People from Dublin, Ohio
- Players of American football from Ohio
- American football wide receivers
- Ohio State Buckeyes football players
- Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches
- Carolina Panthers players
- 1996 births
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