Sophomore safety for Old Dominion. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Montross, VA
How he plays
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Tackles: 92nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
interception · 2026
20 tackles · 1 TFL
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, vs Winston-Salem State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety for Old Dominion. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Jordan Saunders
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Third year in the Norfolk State secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Old Dominion — Week 1, 2026.
20 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ricky Rahne.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 16-11 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (92nd 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 20 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–10
9 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 21-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With Q. Henicle — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 68 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · I. Brandt — 45 AVG · 46 LONG · 2 NO
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-0vs Winston-Salem State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 10-31@ Old Dominion | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 3-59@ Virginia | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Kevin Bourne’s 2016 season.
Matches Kevin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Travis Anderson's junior season at Boise State (2026).
Matches Travis on
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