Zach Sanders: CB · Ohio · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zach Sanders
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. On tape: 9 tackles against Northern Illinois, Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio | 51 | 35 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 |
| Career | 51 | 35 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-46@ Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-43@ Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31@ Kent State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-14@ Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs Northern Illinois | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24vs Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-21@ Miami (OH) | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-18@ Ball State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-14vs Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 35 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this season51 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
49.2%
464 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
67.4
14 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
492 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Ohio, 51 tackles — the college career is complete.
