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Jersey Number 26
Re’Shaun Sanford II
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Harker Heights, Texas
- High School:
- Harker Heights HS
As a Redshirt Freshman (2024)
As a Freshman (2023)
High School
Personal
- 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
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. West Virginia
Saturday, November 01
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews West Virginia
Monday, October 27
Postgame Press Conference: at #24 Arizona State
Saturday, October 25
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Arizona State
Monday, October 20
