Drew Sanders

Drew Sanders

24-Year-Old LinebackerLB
Denver Broncos
IR-R
Injury Ankle
Est. Return 2/9/2026
Fri Practice: Full
2025 Fantasy Outlook
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Signed a four-year, $5.73 million contract with the Broncos in May of 2023.
Unavailable due to ankle
LBDenver Broncos
Ankle
January 23, 2026
Sanders (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Patriots.
ANALYSIS
Sanders has yet to make his season debut, having started the year on injured reserve. The third-year linebacker had his 21-day practice window opened this past Saturday. The 24-year-old was able to practice fully throughout the week, but will ultimately not be activated for Sunday's game. The Broncos currently have 10 active linebackers, and the availability within the unit is likely one of the reasons that Sanders will have to continue to wait for a shot to suit up.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Denver BroncosBroncos 2025 LB Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

110592%
9684%
72961%
6456%
72961%
6456%
60751%
7263%
44937%
4943%
35430%
00%
35029%
5246%
15013%
00%
232%
1715%
111%
1110%
40%
00%
10%
00%
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Won't return for divisional round
LBDenver Broncos
Ankle
January 15, 2026
Sanders (ankle) has been ruled out for Saturday's AFC divisional-round tilt against the Bills, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.
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Practice window opens
LBDenver Broncos
Foot
January 10, 2026
The Broncos designated Sanders (foot) for return from the injured reserve Saturday, Mike Klis of 9News Denver reports.
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Return not imminent
LBDenver Broncos
Foot
November 26, 2025
Head coach Sean Payton said Wednesday that a return for Sanders (foot) "won't be soon," Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports.
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Placed on IR, designated to return
LBDenver Broncos
Foot
August 27, 2025
Sanders (foot) was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return Tuesday, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official website reports.
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Undergoes successful surgery
LBDenver Broncos
Foot
August 3, 2025
Sanders underwent successful foot surgery earlier this week, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.
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