Player Dossier

2018-2021

Wisconsin

Jack Sanborn

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Deer Park, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jack Sanborn shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

14.4

Efficiency

44.2

Consistency

68.5

Season Value

38.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jack Sanborn, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Wisconsin. Jack Sanborn shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Wisconsin paired 21 primary output with 44.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 44.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · Wisconsin

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

44.2

Usage

14.4

Consistency

68.5

Best Game by takeover score

Arizona State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 3. Penn State: 3. Eastern Michigan: 1. Notre Dame: 2. Illinois: 1. Army: 0. Purdue: 2. Iowa: 2. Rutgers: 2. Northwestern: 3. Nebraska: 1. Minnesota: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 3 by 42.5. Penn State: 5 by 50.8. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Notre Dame: 5 by 40.8. Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Army: 12 by 50. Purdue: 8 by 53.3. Iowa: 7 by 49.2. Rutgers: 9 by 57.5. Northwestern: 10 by 71.7. Nebraska: 7 by 39.2. Minnesota: 7 by 39.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.7 · n=9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses2 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.7 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · n=6 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

71.7 vs Northwestern

Result
Fri 12/31@ Arizona StateW 20-13321.501.500
Sat 11/27@ MinnesotaL 13-23720.500.500
Sat 11/20vs NebraskaW 35-2872100
Sat 11/13vs Northwestern10+ tackles · Splash gameW 35-7106300
Sat 11/6@ RutgersW 52-392110
Sat 10/30vs IowaW 27-7731.500.500
Sat 10/23@ PurdueW 30-13841.500.500
Sun 10/17vs Army10+ tacklesW 20-14128000
Sat 10/9@ IllinoisW 24-031100
Sat 9/25vs Notre DameSplash gameL 13-4154200
Sat 9/11vs Eastern MichiganW 34-711100
Sat 9/4vs Penn StateSplash gameL 10-1655210

Career Arc

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

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    Wisconsin

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonWisconsin19.81.7
2019 PostseasonWisconsin20.538.211.519.5
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin20.538.211.50
2020 PostseasonWisconsin638.315-14.5
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin638.3150
2021 PostseasonWisconsin2144.214.415
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin2144.214.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wake Forest

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.3 takeover score.

#2

Northwestern

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.

#3

Penn State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

#4

Northwestern

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#5

Michigan

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Wisconsin

21 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 14.4 usage

38.1

#2

2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin

38.1

21 primary · 44.2 efficiency · 14.4 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Wisconsin

28.6

20.5 primary · 38.2 efficiency · 11.5 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

6

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8949

Lake Zurich · Lake Zurich, IL

Committed To
Wisconsin
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

216

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
216