Jayden Sanders
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
83
Good

Jayden Sanders

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2nd String / Backup

Is Jayden Sanders starting?

Jayden Sanders is listed 2nd string at FCB for Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Jayden Sanders is listed FCB #2 for Notre Dame at 83 OVR.

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Depth at FCB · Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  1. 1285DJ McKinneyStarter
  2. 21283Jayden SandersYou

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Kilgore, ranked #229 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 23 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #229 NatlTeam Share3%
Kilgore, TX
Jersey
#12
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
195 lbs
Transfer
Michigan

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—2301

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9176
National Rank
#229
High School
Kilgore
Hometown
Kilgore, TX

Why this rating?

On a 93-rated defense; 64th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
93
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 64% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 13% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 6WWISTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 41-13

Jayden Sanders's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

23 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement38%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.