Rice · W 52-0
No tackles.
Purdue · W 49-10
No tackles.
Sanders has tackles in 5 of Notre Dame’s 8 games: none against Rice, Purdue and BYU.
Jayden Sanders
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Navy — Week 9, 2026.
11 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Jayden Sanders vs Wisconsin.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | Michigan | 23 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-26@ North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 58-7vs Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-28@ No. 8 BYU | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-13vs Navy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-13 vs Navy, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
His game this year: coverage — 6 passes defended in the 6 games with play by play.
How Notre Dame’s defense played that day
Navy’s 7 drives: 4 stopped · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 4. His pbu came with Notre Dame up 4.
0 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended BYU’s drive (int).
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 24-21. Ended BYU’s drive (int).
1 tackle, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 8th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
55%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
11tackles this season11 tackles · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
0.8%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #70 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sherrone Moore and Marcus Freeman.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Notre Dame
