Ethan Saunders is a defensive end at Delaware who has not played in Delaware's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Delaware lists 22 defensive linemen this season.
Delaware is 4-4. Next: at Kennesaw State, Sat Nov 7.
Saunders holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. On tape: 3 tackles against Delaware State, Week 1, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Delaware | 22 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 22 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-17vs Delaware State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-31@ Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-41vs UConn | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 25-38@ Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 30-59@ Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 25-24vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-26vs Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-52@ Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 61-31vs UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 20-13vs Louisiana | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%2 sacksTFL rate
11%2 TFLHurry rate
18%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
27%2 of 6 pressures22 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Pass share
57.4%
541 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
552 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #8 of 12 Conference USA DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
