Jack Sanborn: LB · Wisconsin · #57.
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Jack Sanborn
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons in the Wisconsin linebacker corps to date. Named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2021. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 8 rushing yards against Army — Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 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
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-16vs No. 19 Penn State | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-41vs No. 12 Notre Dame | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-0@ Illinois | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-14vs Army | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 30-13@ No. 25 Purdue | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-7vs No. 9 Iowa | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-3@ Rutgers | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-7vs Northwestern | 10 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28vs Nebraska | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-23@ Minnesota | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 38 | 14.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
77tackles this seasonTFL rate
21%16 TFLSack rate
6%5 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups77 tackles · 16 for loss · 5 sacks.
4 seasons under Paul Chryst — 31-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
35.0%
300 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
71.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #59 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 216 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Paul Chryst.
