Jiquan Sanks
Jiquan Sanks
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent two seasons in the Cincinnati secondary. The receipt: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Utah — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 45 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 42 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 45 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025
W 38–30
vs Iowa State
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Edged out Iowa State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (22 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #73 · 2026 recruiting class #58
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Taylon Doss’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Deidrick Stanley II's sophomore season at Middle Tennessee (2022).
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