Is Don Saunders starting?
Don Saunders is the projected starter at LCB for Purdue Boilermakers.
Don Saunders is the projected starting LCB on a Solid Purdue — 75 OVR.
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What's Next
The Story
Making His Case
A 3-star recruit out of Cathedral Catholic, ranked #1,525 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 7 tackles, 0 INT, 2 PBU. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).
- Jersey
- #7
- Class
- RS SR/TR
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 197 lbs
- Transfer
- Utah
Stats
| Season | Tkl | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8400
- National Rank
- #1525
- High School
- Cathedral Catholic
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA
Why this rating?
On a 76-rated defense; 56th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 75.
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
Sep 12LWAKETKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- SOLO
- 4
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 38-36 2OT
Sep 4WINSTTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 0
Final W 44-19
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | LWAKE | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | WINST | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Don Saunders's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.