2021 Football Roster

0 Brian Saunds

  • Position WR
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 187
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Darien, Ga.
  • Prev School College of Coastal Georgia

Biography

CAREER: Has played in 34 games with 25 starts ... He has recorded 114 passes for 1,782 yards and has 21 touchdown receptions ... Has 40 punt returns for 466 yards for his career ... Has 2,354 all-purpose yards.

IN 2019 AS A JUNIOR: Played and started all 11 games for the Blazers ... Named first team all-conference at both wide receiver and punt returner ... Earned Academic All-Region honors as selected by CoSIDA and was named to the Academic All-GSC Team ... Earned D2CCA All-Region honors ... Finished the season with 54 catches for 938 yards and five touchdowns, while rushing the ball once for seven yards ... Completed two passes for ten yards and a touchdown ... Threw a touchdown pass against West Alabama (9/21/19) ... Had 14 punt returns for 139 yards ... Recorded 1,084 all-purpose yards for the year to finish fourth in the league in all-purpose yards per game at 98.55 ... Was 23rd nationally in punt returns at 9.9 yards per return for first in the league ... Finished third in the GSC in receiving yards (938) for 31st nationally ... Averaged a league-best 85.3 yards per game for 30th nationally and his 4.9 receptions per game was second in the league in 57th nationally ... Had a season-high 10 catches for a school-record 246 yards receiving against Florida Tech (10/19/19) earning GSC Player of the Week honors for his efforts ... Went over 100 yards receiving twice during the season ... Scored 30 points for the season ... Nominated for the All-State Good Works Team.

IN 2018 AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE: Started all 14 games and earned second team all-conference honors ... Was a top threat for the Blazers all season as he caught 37 passes for 691 yards and ten touchdowns ... Was the primary punt returner with 26 returns for 327 yards ... Tallied 1,018 all-purpose yards for the season ... Had two game of over 100 yards rushing with a career-high 117 yards and two scores on six receptions against West Alabama ... Caught four ball for 104 yards and a score against Delta State ... His 67-yard strike against West Alabama was a season-high for a reception.

IN 2017 AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Played in all nine games as a redshirt freshman for the Blazers ... Had 23 catches for 253 yards and six touchdowns ... Recorded five catches for 76 yards and a score against West Alabama ... Tallied two touchdown receptions in his first game against Albany State on four catches for 51 yards.

PRIOR TO VALDOSTA STATE: Attended College of Coastal Georgia and McIntosh County Academy for high school.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 83

    2017Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 177 lbs
    83
  • 2

    2018Sophomore

    WR
    5'10" 189 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Junior

    WR
    5'10" 187 lbs
    2
  • 2020Senior

    WR
    5'10" 187 lbs
  • 0

    2021Graduate Student

    WR
    5'10" 187 lbs
    0