He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and East Tennessee State Buccaneers.

Sensabaugh attended Dobyns-Bennett High School, where he contributed to the Indians reaching 2 Class 5A Semifinals.

As a true freshman, he started eleven games at safety, registering 53 tackles (4 for loss), 3 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 passes defensed and one forced fumble.

Finished fourth on the team with 74 tackles, had two tackles for losses, two sacks, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery • Broke up eight passes and had a team-high five blocked kicks • Tied an NCAA record with three blocked punts against Georgia Southern.

[2] He was a backup until passing Deke Cooper on the depth chart and starting at strong safety the last 3 contests (including the playoffs).

He made his first start of the season as team opened up in the nickel defense in the seventh game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

He made six starts at strong safety after Donovin Darius was placed on the injured reserve list on November 22.

He was the starter at strong safety in the second game against the Atlanta Falcons, until suffering a shoulder injury in the first quarter.

Sensabaugh was arrested three times while a member of the Jaguars and wasn't re-signed after his rookie contract expired.

[4] Based on the recommendation of assistant coach Dave Campo, on March 10, 2009, the Dallas Cowboys signed him to a one-year contract to replace Roy Williams at strong safety.

Each season he dealt with the uncertainty of who would start alongside him at the other safety position, having to play with different teammates including Ken Hamlin, Alan Ball, Abram Elam, Barry Church, Danny McCray and Eric Frampton.

[13][14] In 2018, he ran for Mayor of Sullivan County, Tennessee as an independent where he lost to incumbent Richard Venable 17,307 - 7,507 votes.