Ethan Saunders

Senior defensive end for Delaware. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 22 tackles.

DE · Delaware · Sr. · #8

6′0″ · 250 lb · Waynesboro, PA

CFB Index 34 · #305 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Delaware for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 11:30 am ETvs Coastal CarolinaDelaware StadiumDelaware by 5

How he plays

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

QB hurries: 88th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

1.5

sacks · 2025

2.5 TFL · 22 tackles · 4 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 5 tackles, at Jacksonville State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for Delaware. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 22 tackles.

His career, year by year

Ethan Saunders

DE · Delaware · Sr · #8

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Delaware State, Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

34Below cohort / limited sample #305 of 420?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (88th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#288 / 2975 · 88th pct

Sacks#707 / 2975 · 74th pct

1.5

Tackles for loss#1222 / 2975 · 56th pct

2.5

Tackles#1869 / 2975 · 36th pct

Solo tackles#1855 / 2975 · 35th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

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

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.0	0.2	0.1	0.0
Road5g	2.0	0.3	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Carty

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

34 · #305 of 420 edge rushers

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #8 of 12 Conference USA DEs

How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Delaware	22	11	2.5	1.5	--	--	--
Career		22	11	2.5	1.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 35–17

vs Delaware State

1 QB HUR · 2 SOLO · 3 TOT

With N. Minicucci — 251 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.8 · 44 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · K. Duplessis — 7 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 35-17vs Delaware State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 7-31@ Colorado	2	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 44-41vs UConn	2	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 6	L 24-27vs Western Kentucky	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 25-38@ Jacksonville State	5	3	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 10	L 30-59@ Liberty	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 25-24vs Louisiana Tech	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 23-26@ Sam Houston	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 14-52@ Wake Forest	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	W 61-31vs UTEP	1	0	0.5	0.0	—
Bowl	W 20-13vs Louisiana	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Total		22	11	2.5	1.5	—

The defensive line · Delaware

#93Jack HallDT · Sr.7 tackles for loss · 2025
#13Noah MatthewsDE · Sr.7 tackles for loss · 2025
#9Keyshawn HunterDT · Sr.6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#52Dominick BrognaDT · Sr.4 tackles for loss · 2025
#8Ethan SaundersDE · Sr.2.5 tackles for loss · 2025

17 more on the roster · Delaware team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Ethan Saunders

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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The defensive line · Delaware