Player Dossier

2018-2022

Air Force

Vince Sanford

LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Hamilton, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Vince Sanford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

75

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Air Force

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Air Force
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

Player Story

Vince Sanford built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Hamilton, OH wearing No. 26, spending time with Air Force. The clearest part of Vince Sanford's career was his defensive production:...

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Vince Sanford, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Air Force. Vince Sanford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
117
TFL
25.5
Sacks
16
QB hurries
16
Passes defended
5

Quick Answers

Vince Sanford quick answers

Latest team and position
Air Force · LB
Career Tackles
117
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Air Force
Top game
New Mexico
Latest roster
No. 26 · Senior
2022 Tackles rank
51 tackles · LB 271st (top 22%) · Mountain West 49th (top 10%) · National 555th (top 10%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonAir Force00-0--0-
2019 Regular SeasonAir Force27-0--045.3
2021 PostseasonAir Force133-0--075
2021 Regular SeasonAir Force1356159.593075
2022 PostseasonAir Force12111--064.4
2022 Regular SeasonAir Force12509.55.572064.4

Related Context

Vince Sanford played LB for Air Force. Across 4 tracked seasons, Vince Sanford recorded 117 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Air Force.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Air Force paired 36.5 primary output with 43.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 36.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Postseason · Air Force

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

2.2

Efficiency

36.1

Usage

15.6

Consistency

50.2

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 2. Northern Iowa: 0. Colorado: 3. Wyoming: 2. Nevada: 1. Navy: 2. Utah State: 1. UNLV: 0. Boise State: 2. Army: 1. New Mexico: 3. Colorado State: 9

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 1 by 24.2. Northern Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Colorado: 3 by 42.5. Wyoming: 7 by 49.2. Nevada: 0 by 10. Navy: 10 by 61.7. Utah State: 9 by 47.5. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 3 by 32.5. Army: 4 by 26.7. New Mexico: 3 by 42.5. Colorado State: 7 by 79.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins2.3 · Games = 9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Colorado State

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Colorado State

Result
Fri 12/23vs BaylorSplash gameW 30-1511110
Sun 11/20vs Colorado State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 24-1277540
Sat 11/12vs New MexicoSplash gameW 35-3321.501.500
Sat 11/5@ ArmyW 13-744000
Sat 10/22vs Boise StateSplash gameL 14-1931000
Sun 10/16@ UNLVW 42-720000
Sat 10/8@ Utah StateL 27-3492000
Sat 10/1vs Navy10+ tackles · Splash gameW 13-10102200
Sat 9/24vs NevadaW 48-2000001
Sat 9/17@ WyomingSplash gameL 14-1774100
Sat 9/10vs ColoradoSplash gameW 41-1031001
Sat 9/3vs Northern IowaW 48-1721000

Player Story

Vince Sanford story

Vince Sanford built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Hamilton, OH wearing No. 26, spending time with Air Force. The clearest part of Vince Sanford's career was his defensive production: 117 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Air Force. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Vince Sanford's production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Air Force.

The arc is straightforward: Vince Sanford moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Air Force

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192021202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonAir Force0
2019 Regular SeasonAir Force014.62.60
2021 PostseasonAir Force36.543.916.936.5
2021 Regular SeasonAir Force36.543.916.90
2022 PostseasonAir Force2636.115.6-10.5
2022 Regular SeasonAir Force2636.115.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ New Mexico

Week 5 · W 38-10 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8

Havoc Plays

94.4 takeover

8 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.

#2

vs Colorado State

Week 12 · W 24-12 · Conference game

9

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

9 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#3

@ Nevada

Week 12 · W 41-39 · Conference game

6

Havoc Plays

83.3 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Army

Week 10 · L 14-21

5

Havoc Plays

80.6 takeover

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.

#5

vs Wyoming

Week 6 · W 24-14 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

67.9 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Air Force

36.5 primary output · 43.9 efficiency · 16.9 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · Air Force

75

36.5 primary · 43.9 efficiency · 16.9 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Air Force

64.4

26 primary · 36.1 efficiency · 15.6 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

15

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games