Mike Sainristil: DB · Michigan.
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Mike Sainristil
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Five seasons in the Michigan secondary to date. The first one came in 2023: All-America (ESPN). On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Alabama, Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 6 passes defended. 6 interceptions. 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
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-3vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs UNLV | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-6vs Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-7vs Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-10@ Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-7vs Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-0@ Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-13vs Purdue | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-15@ No. 9 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24@ Maryland | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-24vs No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-0vs No. 18 Iowa | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 27-20vs No. 5 Alabama | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-13vs No. 2 Washington | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 36 | 20 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 31-24
at Maryland
2 interceptions · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
6interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%5 TFL36 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks · 6 pass breakups · 6 interceptions.
5 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 51-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
60.7
15 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #1 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2023
How it ended
Five seasons at Michigan, 90 tackles, an All-American season (2023) — drafted at #50 overall by the Washington Commanders.
A stat line in 51 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
named by 2 selectors
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Washington CommandersEntering 3rd NFL season
Washington CommandersEntering 3rd NFL season
