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As of week 9, T.J. Sanders was a DT for BUF, age 23.1, 1 season of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 3 games on 49% of snaps; his line was 2.7 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 14 games (postseason included) over 1 season. His injury history held 6 episodes (knee 3, illness 1, shoulder 1), 2 of them reaching OUT, 2 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an illness injury in 2026 week 5.
The full read
In short
In short
T.J. Sanders is a starter at left defensive end for BUF — 62% of the snaps in his best week of 3. His team named him inactive in weeks 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. In week 9 he practised in full every day the report covers. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 3 and he did not play.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“T.J. Sanders (98), DeWayne Carter (90)”
Buffalo Bills · 2026-11-06
2
“Full Practice”
Buffalo Rumblings · 2026-11-06
3
“DL T.J. Sanders”
Buffalo Rumblings · 2026-11-06
We have made a call on him in week 9
It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.
Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.
Practice in week 9
Fri
Thu
FPdated Fri Nov 6
FPdated Fri Nov 6
Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game2.7 range 1.0–5.0
wk 5–8 · 3 games
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 5–8 · 3 games
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 5–8 · 3 games
Snap share49.3% range 41–62
wk 5–8 · 3 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
62%wk 5
45%wk 6
41%wk 8
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
7
4
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 6
shoulder
3
Questionable
2026 · wk 3
illness
3
Out
2026 · wk 1
knee
2
Questionable
2025 · wk 19
shoulder
1
—
2025 · wk 14
wrist
1
—
2025 · wk 11
knee
1
Questionable
2025 · wk 5
knee
2
Out
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 7 episodes · 13 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×3
2025
wrist · 1wknee · 1wknee · 2w
2026
shoulder · 3willness · 3wknee · 2w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.
The rest of his team's report in week 9
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Michael Danna
LB
UNK
team's word
Out
Josh Palmer
WR
DNP
team's word
Out
Tyrell Shavers
WR
FULL
team's word
Questionable
Jordan Hancock
CB
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Jalon Kilgore
SAF
UNK
team's word
Out
Skyler Bell
WR
UNK
team's word
Out
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
Role
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 9
Role
DT1 · 49% snaps
Season
2026 · 3 games through wk 8
Per game
2.7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career
1 season · 14 games before 2026
Injuries
6 episodes · last: illness, 2026 wk 5
Bio
age 23.1 · 1 season' experience · drafted round 2
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.