Kelle Sanders

LB · UAB · Sr. · #2

UAB 2022 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Kelle Sanders

LB · UAB · Sr · #2

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#206 national

CFB

College

UAB

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2022

2 coaches

2020

Bill Clark

UAB

2021

Bill Clark

UAB

2022

Bryant Vincent

UAB

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bill Clark → Bryant Vincent. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020UAB6-3HC: Bill Clark · Run-leaning

2021UAB9-4HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy

2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	UAB	36	9	3.5	3.0	1	--	--
2021	UAB	28	12	3.5	2.0	1	--	1
2020	UAB	8	6	2.5	0.5	--	--	--
Career		72	27	9.5	5.5	2	--	1

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Kelle Sanders’s 2021 season.

Kelle Sanders

62%match

UAB · 2021

Jeremiah Moon

Florida · 2021

54%

Michael Fairbanks II

UAB · 2022

49%

Averie Habas

Southern Miss · 2021

49%

Wilson Huber

Cincinnati · 2022

48%

Matches Kelle on

Tackle volume

TFL rate

Sack rate

Differs from Kelle on

Solo tackle rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Keyshawn Burgos's junior season at Virginia Tech (2024).

Keyshawn Burgos

75%match

Virginia Tech · 2024

Elijah McAllister

Auburn · 2023

73%

Tre Smith

Arizona · 2024

All-Mountain West

71%

Mikah Coleman

Cincinnati · 2025

71%

Zion Young

Missouri · 2024

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 13

70%

Matches Keyshawn on

TFL rate

Solo tackle rate

PD rate

Differs from Keyshawn on

Sack rate (higher)