David Saunders (American football)
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 31, 1976 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Toledo, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Palatine (IL) | ||||||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1999 | ||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 446 |
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| Yards: | 4,999 |
| Avg.: | 11.2 |
| Touchdowns: | 115 |
| Tackles: | 103 |
David Saunders (born January 31, 1976), is a former arena football wide receiver and linebacker. He played collegiate football for West Virginia University.
In his career, Saunders played for the New Jersey Red Dogs, New Jersey Gladiators, Grand Rapids Rampage, Columbus Destroyers and Tampa Bay Storm.
Saunders began playing football his freshman year. He was a first-team All-State pick in the Illinois big school division by every publication in the state at Palatine High School. He caught 51 passes for 768 yards as a senior & had 108 receptions for 1,807 yards with 28 touchdowns during his career. David also played defensive back and punter. He also played basketball and ran track.
In 1994, as a freshman at West Virginia University, Saunders redshirted and played on the scout team. In 1995, as a redshirt freshman, Saunders earned the starting role at flanker. He ended the season as the team's leading receiver with 38 catches for 682 yards and five touchdowns, setting a school-record for freshman receiving yards and touchdowns. He began his career against Purdue, where he had 130 yards from six receptions. He scored his first career touchdown against East Carolina on a 50-yard reception, finishing the game with five receptions for 99 yards. He also recorded 149 yards against Rutgers, 94 yards against Miami, and 80 yards against Pitt to end the season in the Backyard Brawl. In 1996 season, his sophomore season, Saunders finished the year as a First-team All-Big East selection. He led the conference with an average of 83 yards receiving and 6.1 receptions-per-game. He started every game of the season as a flanker, leading the team with 76 receptions for 1,043 yards and five touchdowns, becoming the first player in school history to gain over 1,000 yards receiving in a season. Against East Carolina, he recorded eight receptions for 105 yards, followed by 191 yards and one touchdown against Boston College, which ranks third on the school's receiving yards in a single game list. He gained 113 yards against Syracuse, followed by 178 yards against Rutgers and 130 yards against North Carolina in the Gator Bowl, which earned him MVP honors. In 1997, his junior year, Saunders did not play, but returned for his senior season. In 1998, he earned Second-team All-Big East and First-team All-ECAC honors. He also led the team with 77 receptions for 883 yards and eight touchdowns while starting all the games at a new position, split end. His 77 receptions is tied for the school record, set the previous year by Shawn Foreman, while his eight touchdowns rank third most ever in a season in school history. Saunders recorded five receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns against Tulsa, and then tied a school-record of 12 receptions against Miami. He then had 110 yards and a game-winning touchdown reception with three minutes left in the 35-28 win over Syracuse. In the Insight.com Bowl against Missouri, Saunders ended his career with eights receptions for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
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