Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
#12
Saxton Suchanic
Freshman defensive back on UConn's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 180 lb · York, PA · Central York HS
Returning to UConn for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1738 nationally · Signed with UConn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive back on UConn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UConn in 2025.
Saxton Suchanic
Saxton Suchanic has played for two head coaches in two seasons at UConn. The receipt: 4 tackles against Maryland — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with UConn3-star out of Central York
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UConn
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Gordon Sammis
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Gordon Sammis → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UConn9-4HC: Gordon Sammis · Balanced
2026UConn1-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 3.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UConn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · UConn
Returning around him
- 1 UConn player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +8 net (53 in / 45 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UConn · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #73 · 2026 recruiting class #110
Background
2025 (Freshman Season): Appeared in one game Season totals: one tackle (one assist)… Logged one assisted tackle vs. Army West Point on Dec. 27 at Fenway Park in Boston.
The secondary · UConn
- #10Jayden Davis34 tackles · 2025
- #24Zion Paret13 tackles · 2025
- #18Kylish Hicks9 tackles · 2025
- #17Jalil Martin6 tackles · 2025
- #12Saxton Suchanic1 tackle · 2025
16 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology