Player Dossier

2016-2021

Stanford

Isaiah Sanders

QB • 6'2" • 226 lbs • Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Isaiah Sanders is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

31%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

43

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

28

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

60

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Air Force

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Air Force • Stanford
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

Player Story

Isaiah Sanders built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a quarterback from Colorado Springs, CO, spending time with Air Force and Stanford. The clearest part of Isaiah Sanders' career was his backfield...

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Isaiah Sanders, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Air Force. Isaiah Sanders is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
1,831
Passing yards
999
Rushing yards
832
Touchdowns
18

Quick Answers

Isaiah Sanders quick answers

Latest team and position
Stanford · QB
Career Total Offense
1,831
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
Best season
2018 Regular Season · Air Force
Top game
UNLV
Latest roster
Senior
2021 Total offense rank
112 total offense · QB 262nd (top 71%) · Pac-12 61st (top 45%) · National 713th (top 46%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonAir Force00000-
2017 Regular SeasonAir Force325133218331.3
2018 Regular SeasonAir Force81,3108444661068.5
2019 Regular SeasonAir Force51487672042.5
2020 Regular SeasonStanford210010237
2021 Regular SeasonStanford81124666323.1

Related Context

Isaiah Sanders played QB for Air Force and Stanford. Across 6 tracked seasons, Isaiah Sanders recorded 999 passing yards, 832 rushing yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Air Force.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Air Force paired 1,310 primary output with 60.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 60.7 efficiency.

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Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Air Force, Stanford.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Air Force

Games

8

Primary Metric / G

163.8

Efficiency

60.7

Usage

26.9

Consistency

53.4

Best Game by takeover score

UNLV

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Stony Brook: 27. Florida Atlantic: 198. Utah State: 183. Navy: 7. San Diego State: 100. UNLV: 390. Boise State: 307. Army: 98

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stony Brook: 4 by 67.5. Florida Atlantic: 31 by 62.4. Utah State: 43 by 59.1. Navy: 3 by 23.3. San Diego State: 30 by 45.3. UNLV: 32 by 91. Boise State: 43 by 75.3. Army: 12 by 62

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins141.3 · Games = 3 · -35.9 vs Losses
Losses177.2 · Games = 5 · +35.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

UNLV

Best efficiency game

91 vs UNLV

Result
Sat 11/3@ ArmyL 14-17577771.401625214.2007
Sat 10/27vs Boise State3+ TD · Dual-threatL 38-48101521066.72075.328973.50113
Sat 10/20@ UNLV3+ TD · Dual-threatW 41-3591121781.81091211738.20345
Sat 10/13@ San Diego StateL 17-217155146.70145.315493.3008
Sat 10/6vs NavyW 35-723.3372.3003
Sun 9/23@ Utah StateDual-threatL 32-4291712552.90059.126582.20110
Sat 9/8@ Florida AtlanticL 26-3381316461.51162.418341.90010
Sat 9/1vs Stony BrookW 38-067.54276.80116

Player Story

Isaiah Sanders story

Isaiah Sanders built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a quarterback from Colorado Springs, CO, spending time with Air Force and Stanford. The clearest part of Isaiah Sanders' career was his backfield work: 832 rushing yards, 205 carries, and 14 rushing touchdowns across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 999 passing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Isaiah Sanders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Air Force

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Stanford

    2020-2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201620172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonAir Force0
2017 Regular SeasonAir Force25142.921.5251
2018 Regular SeasonAir Force1,31060.726.91,059
2019 Regular SeasonAir Force14881.23.9-1,162
2020 Regular SeasonStanford1037.54.4-138
2021 Regular SeasonStanford11238.29.8102

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UNLV

Week 8 · W 41-35 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

390

Total Offense

93.6 takeover

390 total offense with 91 efficiency.

#2

vs Colgate

Week 1 · W 48-7

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Total Offense

93.6 takeover

Win with 41 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

41 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#3

vs Boise State

Week 9 · L 38-48 · Conference game

307

Total Offense

84.7 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

307 total offense with 75.3 efficiency.

#4

vs Utah State

Week 13 · W 38-35 · Conference game

229

Total Offense

80.6 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

229 total offense with 41.9 efficiency.

#5

@ Oregon State

Week 11 · L 14-35 · Conference game

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Total Offense

76.5 takeover

Loss with 54 yards of offense and 55.4 efficiency.

54 total offense with 55.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Air Force

1,310 primary output · 60.7 efficiency · 26.9 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Air Force

42.5

148 primary · 81.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Stanford

37

10 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

11

Above avg efficiency