Drew Sanders: LB · Arkansas · #42.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Drew Sanders
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2022: All-America (AP) (Associated Press). One game to point at: 16 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 6, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
104 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 14 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs No. 23 Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-30vs South Carolina | 11 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | W 38-27vs Missouri State | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 4 | L 21-23vs No. 23 Texas A&M | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-49vs No. 2 Alabama | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-40@ No. 23 Mississippi State | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 52-35@ BYU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-27@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-21vs No. 23 Liberty | 9 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 10-13vs No. 7 LSU | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-27vs No. 14 Ole Miss | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-29@ Missouri | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 104 | 40 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 5 |
Week 2 · 2022
W 44-30
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
Edged out South Carolina at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
104tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%14 TFLSack rate
10%10 sacksPD rate
5%5 pass breakups104 tackles · 14 for loss · 10 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 10.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
37.1%
355 pass / 601 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
385 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #3 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2022
How it ended
Three seasons, at Alabama and Arkansas, 136 tackles, an All-American season (2022) — drafted at #67 overall by the Denver Broncos.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
named by 1 selector
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban and Sam Pittman.
Next stop · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 4th NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 4th NFL season
