Winston-Salem State · W 56-0 · FCS
3 tackles
Hampton · W 42-21 · FCS
2 tackles
Chicago State · W 43-20 · FCS
3 tackles
Robert Morris · L 31-33 · FCS
2 tackles
Virginia Lynchburg · W 62-0 · FCS
1 tackle
South Carolina State · L 7-22 · FCS
4 tackles
Delaware State · L 33-36 · FCS
3 tackles
The other 8 games average 4 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Jordan Saunders
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Old Dominion — Week 1, 2026.
35 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 35 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-0vs Winston-Salem State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 10-31@ Old Dominion | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-59@ No. 25 Virginia | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-21vs Hampton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 43-20@ Chicago State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-33@ Robert Morris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 62-0vs Virginia Lynchburg | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-22@ South Carolina State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 33-36vs Delaware State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss. The fumble he forced ended Old Dominion’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, down 31-10. Ended Old Dominion’s drive (fumble).
Week 1 · 2026
W 56-0
1 interception · 3 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 56-point win at home against Winston-Salem State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL35 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 15-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
43.6%
243 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
61.9
9 games
Team sack rate
13.3%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #244 at the position.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Ricky Rahne.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
