Kelle Sanders: LB · UAB · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kelle Sanders
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at UAB: Bill Clark and Bryant Vincent. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-0vs Alabama A&M | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21@ Liberty | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-21vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-28@ Rice | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 41-14vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-20vs Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24@ Florida Atlantic | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-44vs UTSA | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-21vs North Texas | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 36 | 9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups36 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
37.9%
318 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #277 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at UAB, 72 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Clark → Bryant Vincent. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
