Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#13
Jiquan Sanks
Junior defensive back for Indiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Columbus, GA
CFB Index 41 · #354 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Cincinnati → Indiana for 2026
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.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
6 tackles · 0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, vs North Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back for Indiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2024.
- Transferred from Cincinnati to Indiana in 2026.
Jiquan Sanks
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Scott Satterfield and Curt Cignetti. The receipt: 3 tackles against Howard — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
202412 games
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Central Phenix City
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Indiana
Played his entire career under Curt Cignetti.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Indiana
2025Cincinnati
2026Indiana
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Cincinnati5-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced
2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Indiana2-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
41 · #354 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #354 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 45 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 42 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 93 | 49 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 55–0
vs Howard
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 55-point win at home against Howard.
With J. Hoover — 145 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · T. Richard — 108 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Taylon Doss’s 2021 season.
85%match
Matches Taylon on
Tackle volume
Height
Weight
Differs from Taylon on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Deidrick Stanley II's sophomore season at Middle Tennessee (2022).
Matches Deidrick on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Jiquan Sanks
The secondary · Indiana
- #22Jamari Sharpe49 tackles · 2025
- #1Amare Ferrell48 tackles · 2025
- #13Jiquan Sanks45 tackles · 2025
- #4A.J. Harris33 tackles · 2025
- #10Ryland Gandy11 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Indiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology