Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 21-31vs Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
#27
Daymion Sanford
Senior linebacker for Texas A&M. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 228 lb · Katy, TX · Paetow
CFB Index 78 · #70 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
4
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Texas A&M. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2023.
Daymion Sanford
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Daymion Sanford has been at Texas A&M through two head coaches in four seasons. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: SEC Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Kentucky, Week 3, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
2023
- Signed with Texas A&M4-star out of Katy Paetow
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Texas A&M
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Elijah Robinson
Texas A&M
Coaching transition mid-career: Elijah Robinson → Mike Elko. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced
2024Texas A&M8-5HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2026Texas A&M2-1HC: Mike Elko · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBreakout
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 1 game: 4.0 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
Mike Elko
Pass share
49.3%
112 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
75.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
124 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
78 · #70 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #70 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #11 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to James Gordon Iv’s 2023 season.
80%match
Matches James on
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Class year
Differs from James on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Curtis Jacobs's junior season at Penn State (2022).
Matches Curtis on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Curtis on
Solo tackle rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Daymion Sanford
Background
2024 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, making three starts ... Made a pair of tackles against Notre Dame ... Had a tackle and a breakup against McNeese in his first career start ... Made a pair of tackles, including 1.0 for a 5-yard loss, in the win over Bowling Green ... Tallied three…
The linebacker corps · Texas A&M
- #21Ray Coney128 tackles · 2025
- #27Daymion Sanford57 tackles · 2025
- Noah Mikhail16 tackles · 2025
- #54Jordan Lockhart12 tackles · 2025
- #45Tommy Colligan1 tackle · 2025
8 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology