David Santiago
Kansas Jayhawks
80
Good

David Santiago

Kansas JayhawksRebuilding
RDEDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Michigan State
Projected Starter

Is David Santiago starting?

David Santiago is the projected starter at RDE for Kansas Jayhawks.

Redshirt junior · #44 · 6'4", 255 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Kansas Jayhawks

  1. 14480David SantiagoStarter
  2. 29167Alex Bray

Kansas Starting Lineup

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Up next for Kansas

Kansas plays UCF at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:45 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 24 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Team Share4%
Raleigh, NC
Jersey
#44
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
255 lbs
Transfer
Michigan State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—242.51.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Millbrook
Hometown
Raleigh, NC

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated defense; 75th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.87 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 75% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 26% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LTCUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 22-16

Oct 24WBAYTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 25-24

Oct 17LKSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-24

Oct 11LUTAHTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 41-24

Oct 3WMTSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 55-0

Sep 19LASUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-17

Sep 12LMIZTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-21

Sep 5WLIUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 51-6

David Santiago's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

24 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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