Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#88
Jordan Sanders
Senior defensive lineman on Florida State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 310 lb · Inglewood, CA · Torrance
Transferred Texas State → Florida State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs SMU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Florida State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Cal Poly in 2022.
- Transferred from Texas State to Florida State in 2026.
Jordan Sanders
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against SMU — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Cal Poly2-star out of Torrance
20259 games
- Entered the portal
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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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida State
2025Texas State
2026Florida State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Florida State1-1HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Mike Norvell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 14 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack Sape’s 2021 season.
Matches Jack on
Hurry rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Jack on
Sack rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Marcus Patterson's junior season at Western Kentucky (2024).
70%match
Matches Marcus on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Marcus on
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jordan Sanders
Background
BEFORE FSU: Played 36 games with 15 starts over four seasons at Cal Poly (2022-24) and Texas State (2025)…recorded 41 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and one forced fumble in career…played 13 games and started final three for Texas State in 2025…had 16 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss…ad...
The defensive line · Florida State
- #3Mandrell Desir7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Deante McCray4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Daniel Lyons3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Jordan Sanders3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Rylan Kennedy3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Florida State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology