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)

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

Re'Shaun Sanford II