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Giovanni Sanders Season 2023

#6
PositionWide Receiver
Weight185 lbs
Height6-0
ClassGraduate Student
HometownMurrieta, Calif.
Previous SchoolUtah Tech/Riverside City College
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2022)
  • Finished second on the team in both catches (40) and receiving yards (500) in his first significant action at ASU, including logging his first career touchdown
  • Recorded his first 100-yard game in the season finale against Arizona, finishing with 120 yards on eight catches
  • Record at least one catch in all 12 games for ASU and was 12th among Pac-12 receivers with a 73.5 grade as a receiver
  • His 5.8 yards after the catch average was 12th in the league
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2021)
  • Saw limited playing time 
SOPHOMORE (2020)
  • Redshirted the season and was a member of the scout team where he earned a scholarship in the process
--How did no-star receiver Giovanni Sanders earn an Arizona State scholarship?  By embracing the grind (by Doug Haller, The Athletic/May 5, 2021)

RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE/UTAH TECH/HIGH SCHOOL
  • Productive in his only season at Riverside, emerging as their go-to receiver
  • Made 59 catches for 854 yards and eight touchdowns for the 13-0 Tigers
  • Won the 2019 CCCAA Football State Championship over San Mateo
  • Played in 10 games in his only season at Utah Tech, making an impact as a true freshma and finished his debut season with 19 catches for 295 yards
  • Multi-sport athlete at Murrieta Mesa, playing basketball and running track in addition to football
  • Caught 143 passes for 2,388 yards and 30 touchdowns in 32 varsity games
  • Added 148 total tackles, 14 interceptions, and 10 pass deflections on defense
  • Impacted the game in a variety of ways, returning two interceptions for touchdowns as well as a punt return
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Senior
2022

Wide Receiver
6-0 / 185 lbs
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Junior
2021

Wide Receiver
5-11 / 170 lbs
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Junior
2020

Wide Receiver
5-11 / 175 lbs