No. 31 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Place of birth: | Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Keller (TX) Central | ||||||||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 141 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Tackles: | 9 |
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Sacks: | 0.0 |
Pass deflections: | 0 |
Interceptions: | 0 |
Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Zack Sanchez (born October 11, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.
Sanchez attended Central High School in Keller, Texas. He originally committed to Baylor University to play college football, but changed to the University of Oklahoma.
After redshirting his freshman year at Oklahoma in 2012, Sanchez became a starter in 2013. He remained a starter throughout his career, finishing with 37 career starts. For his career he recorded 134 tackles, 15 interceptions and three touchdowns. After his junior year, Sanchez entered the 2016 NFL Draft.
Sanchez was selected in the fifth round, 141st overall, by the Carolina Panthers in the 2016 NFL Draft. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 7, 2016. He was placed on injured reserve on November 25, 2016 with a groin injury.