Tate Sandell
Tate Sandell
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jeff Traylor and Brent Venables. 2025 brought the first one: Lou Groza. The receipt: 1 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
6 selectors honored him
POSITION AWARDS
Lou Groza
2025 season
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brent Venables.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR12 · All-American
All-American. Named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
6 selectors honored him
POSITION AWARDS
Lou Groza
2025 season
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8/9 (89%) | 8/9 (89%) | 8/9 (89%) | |
| 2024 | 10/10 (100%) | 7/8 (88%) | 2/4 (50%) | |
| 2023 | -- | 1/2 | -- | |
| Career | 18/19 (95%) | 16/19 (84%) | 10/13 (77%) |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 33–27
at Tennessee
100 PCT · 55 LONG · 15 PTS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
PK · Oklahoma
Returning around him
- 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #14 · 2026 recruiting class #15
DNA match
Player DNA
Weapon
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Calum Sutherland’s 2022 season.
Matches Calum on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Kleather's junior season at Bowling Green (2025).
Matches Jackson on
Background
Season GP-GS FGM-FGA Pct. Blk Long PAT Pct. 2022 4-0 0-0 — 0 — 0-0 — 2023 13-0 1-2 50.0 0 47 2-2 100.0 2024 13-0 19-23 82.6 0 54 35-36 97.2 2025 13-0 24-27 88.9 0 55 35-35 100.0 Career 43-0 44-52 84.6 0 55 72-73 98.6 2025 (OKLAHOMA) Lou Groza Award winner … All-America First Team by FWAA and Spor...