C. J. Sanders (born September 18, 1996) is an American footballwide receiver, and a former child actor. Sanders has had acting roles in several Hollywood movies and television shows.[1]
Sanders attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee for his first three seasons. After moving to California with his family, he transferred to Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California for his senior year.[2][3] Sanders had 35 catches for 562 yards and eight touchdowns. He also carried the ball 41 times for 437 yards for nine touchdowns. On special teams, he added four total touchdowns, including two on kickoffs and two on punts.[4]
Sanders emerged as a standout in his special teams role. Against UMass, Sanders returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown in just his fourth collegiate game.[10] Later in the season, Sanders returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown against Stanford.[11]
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C.J.'s father is former NFLwide receiverChris Sanders.[12] His step-father, Corey Harris, is former safety who played 12 seasons in the NFL. CJ Sanders mom Stacie McCall Harris was a point guard at the University of Michigan.[9]
C.J. has his own non-profit organization, CJ's Gift Foundation, whose mission is to "promote self-esteem and self-worth among disadvantaged and at risk youth and their parents" and "to purposefully seek-out and reach-out to families who have been forgotten, overlooked and left out of opportunities that produce positive change and inspire hope."[9]
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Not to be confused with C J Sanders surveyor or C J Saunders C J Sanders born September 18 1996 is an American football wide receiver and a former child actor Sanders has had acting roles in several Hollywood movies and television shows 1 C J SandersNo 1PositionWide receiverPersonal informationBorn 1996 09 18 September 18 1996 age 27 Granada Hills California U S Height5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight180 lb 82 kg Career historyCollegeNotre Dame 2015 2017 SMU 2018 2019 Bowl games2016 Fiesta BowlHigh schoolNotre Dame Sherman Oaks California Career highlights and awardsSecond team All AAC 2019 Stats at ESPN com Contents 1 High school 2 Acting career 3 College career 3 1 Freshman 4 Personal 5 References 6 External linksHigh school editSanders attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood Tennessee for his first three seasons After moving to California with his family he transferred to Notre Dame High School Sherman Oaks California for his senior year 2 3 Sanders had 35 catches for 562 yards and eight touchdowns He also carried the ball 41 times for 437 yards for nine touchdowns On special teams he added four total touchdowns including two on kickoffs and two on punts 4 Considered a four star recruit by Rivals com he was rated as the 37th best wide receiver prospect of his class 5 He accepted a scholarship offer and committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame 6 7 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit dateC J SandersWR Granada Hills California Notre Dame High School 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m 177 lb 80 kg 4 32 May 6 2014 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 80Overall recruiting rankings Scout 39 WR 8 CA 9 regional 268 national Rivals 37 WR ESPN 42 CA Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources Notre Dame Football Commitment List Rivals com Retrieved December 27 2015 Notre Dame College Football Recruiting Commits Scout com Retrieved December 27 2015 ESPN ESPN com Retrieved December 27 2015 Scout com Team Recruiting Rankings Scout com Retrieved December 27 2015 2015 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved December 27 2015 Acting career editSanders was an American child actor whose notable roles include the movie Ray where he played a young Ray Charles and the television show Six Feet Under where he played Anthony Charles Fisher in a number of episodes 1 He also played in the movie First Sunday as Ice Cube s son Durell Jr He was nominated for several awards for his performance in Ray including a Black Reel Award an NAACP Image Award an OFTA Award and a Young Artist Awards 8 He also guest starred in a few television shows such as Judging Amy Cold Case Grey s Anatomy and Saved 1 College career editFreshman edit A standout in summer practices Sanders was named the starting punt returner for Notre Dame and later took over kick return duties as well 9 Sanders emerged as a standout in his special teams role Against UMass Sanders returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown in just his fourth collegiate game 10 Later in the season Sanders returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown against Stanford 11 Personal editC J s father is former NFL wide receiver Chris Sanders 12 His step father Corey Harris is former safety who played 12 seasons in the NFL CJ Sanders mom Stacie McCall Harris was a point guard at the University of Michigan 9 C J has his own non profit organization CJ s Gift Foundation whose mission is to promote self esteem and self worth among disadvantaged and at risk youth and their parents and to purposefully seek out and reach out to families who have been forgotten overlooked and left out of opportunities that produce positive change and inspire hope 9 References edit a b c C J Sanders IMDb Brentwood Academy WR C J Sanders to transfer Brentwood Home Page Los Angeles Times June 9 2014 CJ Sanders is impact transfer for Sherman Oaks Notre Dame latimes com Strong Senior Season Ends For C J Sanders Irish247 CJ Sanders yahoo com C J Sanders Picks Notre Dame Irish247 Ray actor and son of ex Titans WR signs with Notre Dame NFL com C J Sanders Awards IMDb a b c Notebook Notre Dame freshman C J Sanders emerges in return game NDinsider com UMass vs Notre Dame UND com Archived from the original on 2015 09 29 Retrieved 2015 12 27 Notre Dame vs Stanford UND com Greenberg Pierce September 1 2011 BA s Sanders to face dad in football matchup Archived 2016 03 25 at the Wayback Machine brentwoodhomepage comExternal links editCJ s Gift Foundation C J Sanders at IMDb SMU Mustangs bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C J Sanders amp oldid 1165685903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
