Don Saunders
Purdue Boilermakers
73
Average

Don Saunders

Purdue BoilermakersRebuilding
LCBDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Utah
Projected Starter

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Don Saunders is the projected starter at LCB for Purdue Boilermakers.

Redshirt senior · #7 · 6'4", 197 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 1773Don SaundersStarter
  2. 21760Traveon Wright
  3. 31250Ryan Turner

Purdue Starting Lineup

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Up next for Purdue

Purdue plays Maryland at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

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 73 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,525 NatlTeam Share2%
San Diego, CA
Jersey
#7
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
197 lbs
Transfer
Utah

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—702

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 73-rated defense; 56th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 56% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 17% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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 31LPSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final L 31-17

Oct 17LWASHTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-26

Oct 11WMINNTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 41-13

Oct 3WILLTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-17

Sep 26LNDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final L 49-10

Sep 20LUCLATKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-38

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

Don Saunders's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

7 tkl · 2 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement13%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.