#16

Ty Sanders

Freshman defensive back for App State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

DB · App State · Fr. · #16

6′0″ · 180 lb · Marion, SC

Returning to App State for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 6 pm ETvs CharlotteKidd Brewer StadiumApp State by 17.5

How he plays

Interceptions: 44th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2026

2 tackles

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 2 tackles, at Austin Peay

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 defensive back for App State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2024.

His career, year by year

Ty Sanders

DB · Gardner-Webb · Fr · #16

He has spent two seasons in the Gardner-Webb secondary. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 INT against Austin Peay — Week 1, 2026.

2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Dowell Loggains — 7-8 over that span.

2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning

2026Gardner-Webb2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (0th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#8 / 56 · 44th pct

Sacks#121 / 457 · 37th pct

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QB hurries#126 / 457 · 36th pct

Passes defended#169 / 457 · 32nd pct

Tackles for loss#279 / 457 · 20th pct

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Solo tackles#452 / 457 · 1st pct

Tackles#458 / 457 · 0th pct

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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dowell Loggains

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

Season	Team
2026	App State	2	1	--	1	--
2025	App State	1	--	--	--	--
Career		3	1	--	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 17-35@ Austin Peay	2	1	0.0	0.0	1	0	Season-high 2 tackles
Total		2	1	0.0	0.0	1	0

The secondary · App State

#12Cary GrantDB · Sr.45 tackles · 2025
#8Dylan HaszDB · Jr.32 tackles · 2025
#7Jordan FavorsDB · Sr.25 tackles · 2025
#7Devin HendersonDB · Jr.18 tackles · 2025
#16Ty SandersDB · Fr.1 tackle · 2025

22 more on the roster · App State team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2024