Sanoussi Kane: DB · Purdue · #21.
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Sanoussi Kane
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at Purdue: Jeff Brohm and Ryan Walters. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Nebraska — Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-39vs Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-17@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-35vs Syracuse | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-38vs Wisconsin | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-19vs Illinois | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-20@ Iowa | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-41vs No. 3 Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-31@ Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 13-41@ No. 2 Michigan | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-30vs Minnesota | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-23@ Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-31vs Indiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 79 | 55 | 6.0 | 1.0 | — | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
79tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFL79 tackles · 6 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Walters
Pass share
46.2%
392 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
79 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #83 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Purdue, 152 tackles — drafted at #250 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Ryan Walters. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 3rd NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 3rd NFL season
