Vince Sanford: LB · Air Force · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Vince Sanford
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the Air Force linebacker corps. Named All-Mountain West two seasons running, most recently in 2022. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Navy — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-17vs Northern Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-17@ Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-20vs Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10vs Navy | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 27-34@ Utah State | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-7@ UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-19vs Boise State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 13-7vs Army | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-3vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-12vs Colorado State | 7 | 7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 4 sacks |
 Bowl | W 30-15vs Baylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 25 | 10.5 | 6.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
21%10 TFLSack rate
13%6 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups51 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 31-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
10.0%
86 pass / 776 run
Plays / game
66.3
13 games
Team sack rate
10.2%
98 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Air Force, 117 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
