College
Team-first attitude has Ja'Tavion Sanders in CFB Playoffs, on verge of NFL Stardom
Texas Longhorns tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders learned to put the team first at Denton Ryan High School and in college. That combined with his talent has led to NFL Draft potential.
NEW ORLEANS – Ja’Tavion Sanders admits he wasn’t always the best teammate.
Denton Ryan head coach Dave Henigan vividly remembers reading his former five-star pupil the riot act following a controversial touchdown in Sanders’ junior season with the Raiders. The play was designed to get the ball in Sanders’ hands. Instead, quarterback Seth Henigan, the son of the head coach and current starter at Memphis, checked the play and threw a touchdown to one of Sanders’ teammates.
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