Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 52-38vs Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#44
Ashton Sanders
Junior defensive lineman on UCLA's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 296 lb · Pasadena, CA · Cathedral HS / Oklahoma
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Purdue
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive lineman on UCLA's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2023.
- Transferred from Oklahoma to UCLA in 2025.
Ashton Sanders
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Purdue — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Oklahoma3-star out of Cathedral
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2026UCLA3-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.0%
76 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Career Summary Has been on a college football roster for three seasons at UCLA (2025) and Oklahoma (2023-24) ... veteran of 14 games at the collegiate level. 2025 Appeared in one game during his debut season in Westwood, playing five defensive snaps at Allegiant Stadium during the Bruins'…
The defensive line · UCLA
- #15Sahir West14 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Aiden Gobaira7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55A.J. Fuimaono1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #90Amier Washington1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #44Ashton Sanders2 games · 2026
12 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology