Senior linebacker for Central Michigan. 2025: 19 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Loganville, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Sacks: 63rd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2025
1 TFL · 1 sacks
Best game: 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Central Michigan. 2025: 19 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Fernando Sanchez III
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Five seasons at Central Michigan, two different head coaches: Jim McElwain and Matt Drinkall. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Akron — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (8th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 19 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 27 | 14 | 5.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 66 | 28 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 49–10
vs Wagner
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
With J. Labas — 241 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.5 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · N. Biggins — 15 rush yds (5 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-14@ San José State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-63@ Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10vs Wagner | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28@ Akron | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 19 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Central Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Central Michigan
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #95
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Lance Keneley’s 2024 season.
Matches Lance on
Differs from Lance on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Ose Egbase's graduate season at UNLV (2025).
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Player DNA