Re'shaun Sanford

As a Redshirt Freshman (2024) Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference Appeared in all 12 games, making six starts Led team with 444 rushing yards Second most carries on team (94) Third-highest average yards per rush (4.7) Paced Houston backs with 18 first-down rushes Paced team with 14 rushes of 10+ yards and eight rushes of 15+ yards Second on team with 31 missed tackles forced rushing One of five FBS freshmen with 400+ rushing yards and 150+ receiving yards Led Big 12 running backs with 94.7% (18 of 19) of targets caught (min. 15 targets) 157 receiving yards ranked seventh among Power Four freshman running backs 8.7 yards/reception was fourth among FBS freshmen backs (min. 15 receptions) UH honorary game captain vs. #17/15 Kansas State (Nov. 2) First-career rushing touchdown at TCU (Oct. 4) One of 11 Cougars with touchdown Career-high 76 yards rushing at Arizona (Nov. 15) 38-yard long rush at Arizona (Nov. 15) Fifth on team with 157 yards receiving Career-high 48 yards receiving at Oklahoma (Sept. 7) 19-yard long reception at Oklahoma (Sept. 7) Third on team with 444 yards of total offense Ninth among Big 12 backs with 58.2 pass block grade As a Freshman (2023) Did not see action Redshirted Injured during preseason camp Prior to injury, was expected to contend for carries High School Three-star prospect by 247Sports Nation's No. 122-ranked running back No. 267 overall player in state of Texas 2022 Mr. Texas Football semifinalist 2022 and 2021 Texas District 12-6A D-II unanimous Most Valuable Player 2020 Texas District 12-6A Offensive Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore As a senior, rushed for 2,666 yards on 332 attempts with 25 rushing TDs 302 receiving yards on 18 receptions with three receiving touchdowns as senior Returned four kickoffs for 78 yards as well as one punt return 100+ yards in every game during his senior year Five games with 200+ yards as a senior Season-high 272 yards against Hutto (Oct. 7) Six rushing touchdowns in 55-0 win against Copperas Cove (Oct. 28) 75-yard TD on opening play of regional playoffs semifinals 205 rushing yards and three touchdowns in semifinals Holds every running backs record at Harker Heights 2,330 rushing yards as a junior (2021) 27 touchdowns as a junior (2021) 17 receptions for 268 yards and four touchdowns as a junior (2021) 107 kickoff return yards as a junior (2021) In three years on varsity, totaled 6,440 rushing yards Career included 766 carries with 59 touchdowns 55 career receptions for 771 yards and eight touchdowns Contributed on special teams returning 14 kickoffs for 308 yards Totaled 59 touchdowns in 36 games played across three years Chose Houston over Utah, SMU, Tulsa, Texas State, Rice, Navy and North Texas among others Personal Nickname: Rae Hobbies: drawing, listening to music and relaxing Previously played with or against Devan Williams (as a junior) and Zavian Tibbs (sophomore and junior) Dream job: president Something most people don’t know: likes to explore new scenery and try new foods Hidden talent: making music Chose UH because it felt like home in all aspects One word to describe himself on the field: relentless If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: pizza Biggest motivation for working hard: his mother Highlight of life thus far: getting to live out his childhood dreams Best advice: be 1% better Sports hero: Barry Sanders Most memorable athletic feat: breaking nine school records in HS; back-to-back district MVP; CenTex MVP Unique fact: can draw (lowkey) Describes himself as determined, turnt and a workhorse Favorite childhood memory was Christmas time Game day rituals include praying and listening to music