Last confirmed: Air Force, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Dayton, OH
Ja'Mel Sanders: LB · Air Force · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ja'Mel Sanders
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Navy — Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Air Force | 25 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 25 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs VMI | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-29@ No. 7 Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-28vs No. 22 San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-56@ New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 45-48@ Navy | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 34-30vs UNLV | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-42@ Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-28@ Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-21vs Army | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-35vs Utah State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%1 pass breakups25 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
15.9%
142 pass / 749 run
Plays / game
74.2
12 games
Team sack rate
12.4%
169 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Air Force, 25 tackles — his college career is complete.
