Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Northwestern
Jake Saunders
DL • 6'2" • 295 lbs • Loveland, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jake Saunders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Jake Saunders built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Loveland, OH wearing No. 90, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Jake Saunders' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Jake Saunders, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Northwestern. Jake Saunders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 30
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 2
Quick Answers
Jake Saunders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 30
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Loveland · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Loveland · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · DL 295th (top 37%) · Big Ten 172nd (top 32%) · National 1,785th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 24.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5 | 14 | 4.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 58.9 |
Related Context
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Jake Saunders played DL for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jake Saunders recorded 30 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 5.5 primary output with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
22.6
Usage
7.2
Consistency
52.7
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 1. Nebraska: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Michigan State: 0.5. Ohio State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Nebraska: 2 by 18.3. Wisconsin: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 3 by 17.5. Ohio State: 2 by 38.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 2 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Ohio State
Player Story
Jake Saunders story
Jake Saunders built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Loveland, OH wearing No. 90, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Jake Saunders' career was his defensive production: 30 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Jake Saunders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3 | 11.6 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5.5 | 22.6 | 7.2 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio State
Week 16 · L 10-22 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 10 · L 3-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Massachusetts
Week 12 · W 45-6
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Havoc Plays
40.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Iowa
Week 9 · W 21-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
38.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Nebraska
Week 10 · W 21-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
33.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
5.5 primary output · 22.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage
58.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
24.7
3 primary · 11.6 efficiency · 2.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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