Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 49-7vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#17
Jordan Sanford
Senior defensive back on California's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Arlington, TX · Mansfield Timberview HS
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 253 nationally · Signed with Texas Tech
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on California's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2023.
- Transferred from Texas Tech to California in 2025.
Jordan Sanford
Jordan Sanford has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Wagner, Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20235 games
- Signed with Texas Tech4-star out of Mansfield Timberview
20258 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
California
2026era →
Tosh Lupoi
California
Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | California | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 49–7
vs Wagner
1 tackles
Dominant 42-point win at home against Wagner.
With J. Sagapolutele — 413 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.3 · A. Mohammed — 91 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026California2-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 1.0 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
Tosh Lupoi
Pass share
57.9%
124 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
71.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
138 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Accolades - Academic 2024 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll Junior (2025) - Cal Appeared in 11 games and made 10 tackles. Recorded at least one tackle in eight games. Had two tackles twice (Duke and Virginia Tech). Sophomore (2024) - Texas Tech Appeared in all 13 games as a regular on special…
The secondary · California
- #20Cameron Sidney47 tackles · 2025
- #14Aiden Manutai44 tackles · 2025
- #8Jasiah Wagoner28 tackles · 2025
- #23Isaiah Crosby24 tackles · 2025
- #17Jordan Sanford10 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology