Jamarca Deshaun Sanford (born August 27, 1985) is an American former professional football safety.

The son of James and Shirley Taylor, Sanford's talent in football was recognized at South Panola High School, where he earned a career record of 320 tackles and 25 quarterback sacks.

[1] South Panola that year went to the 5A Mississippi state championship undefeated and took the game, with Sanford voted "Most Valuable Player".

He also received All-State honors, Class 5A first-team, as an outside linebacker from the Mississippi Association of Coaches and All-Region team by PrepStar.

[1] In his senior year of 2008, for which he earned his fourth letter, Sanford continued as a strong safety, starting all 13 games and standing as team captain.

He was given the 2008 Chucky Mullins Courage Award and wore the number "38" in honor of that Ole Miss defensive back, who had been rendered quadriplegic during a game against Vanderbilt in 1989 before dying of a pulmonary embolism related to his injury in 1991.

His honors for the season included the Birmingham Alumni Club's 2008 Leadership Award and being named to Phil Steel's Midseason All-SEC third-team.

Another cousin, Eddie Strong, went undrafted in the 2003 NFL draft but signed as a free agent rookie with the New York Giants in May 2003.

[1] In 2011, Sanford was named the starting strong safety after the original starter Madieu Williams was released.