Justin Sanchez: LB · Colorado State · #45.
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Justin Sanchez
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons in the Colorado State linebacker corps to date. On tape: 14 tackles against Utah State, Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
87 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Colorado State | 87 | 42 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 98 | 46 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-50vs Washington State | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-43@ No. 18 Colorado | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-23@ Middle Tennessee | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-20vs Utah Tech | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-44@ Utah State | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 31-30vs Boise State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-25@ UNLV | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-30vs No. 19 Air Force | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 15-24@ Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-19vs San Diego State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-20vs Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27@ Hawai'i | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 42 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups87 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Jay Norvell — 8-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
60.4%
501 pass / 328 run
Plays / game
69.1
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
87 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Colorado State, 98 tackles — the college career is complete.
