Jamarca Sanford
Sanford with the Minnesota Vikings in 2012
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| No. 33 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 27, 1985 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Batesville, Mississippi | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Batesville (MS) South Panola | ||||||||||
| College: | Ole Miss | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 231 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 297 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 1.0 |
| Interceptions: | 3 |
| Forced fumbles: | 8 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jamarca Deshaun Sanford (born August 27, 1985) is an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the 231st pick. He formerly played college football as a safety for the Ole Miss Rebels at the University of Mississippi.
The son of James and Shirley Taylor, Sanford's talent in football was recognized at South Panola High School, where he earned a career record of 320 tackles and 25 quarterback sacks. In 2003, his senior year, he was ranked 9th in the USA Today national ranking for seniors. That year, he had 98 tackles, seven QB sacks, four forced fumbles and three interceptions. South Panola that year went to the 5A Mississippi state championship undefeated and took the game, with Sanford voted "Most Valuable Player".
Sanford received a number of other recognitions for his high school playing. The Clarion-Ledger named him Top 40, All-State and All-Region. He also received All-State honors, Class 5A first team, as an outside linebacker from the Mississippi Association of Coaches and All-Region team by PrepStar. He made the roster of the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic in Mobile, Alabama in 2004. He was also included on a number of superlative player lists; the Max Emfinger Super South Top 200 ranked him at 7 among strong safeties in 2003, Rivals.com listed him 19th in the state, and The Sun Herald placed him among its Top 30 Prep Recruits.
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