Usage Score
3.7
Player Dossier
2019-2023Purdue
Khali Saunders
LB • 6'3" • 233 lbs • Elmhurst, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Khali Saunders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.8
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
8.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Purdue • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
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.
Khali Saunders, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Purdue. Khali Saunders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Purdue paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, Kent State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 2 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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2023 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
16.8
Usage
3.7
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 0. Unknown: 2. Fresno State: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Ball State: 0. Northern Illinois: 0
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. Arkansas: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 3 by 32.5. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 3 by 22.5. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 0 by 0. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 6 by 25. Northern Illinois: 10 by 41.7
Split Comparison
Losses0.1 · n=9
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -0.6 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=10
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Northern Illinois10+ tackles | L 27-37 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Ball State | L 3-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/9 | vs Bowling Green | L 19-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Buffalo | L 6-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 14-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Ohio | L 17-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Miami (OH) | L 3-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Fresno State | L 10-53 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs UnknownSplash game | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Arkansas | L 6-28 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Purdue
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Kent State
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Progression
201920202021202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 2.5 | 19.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 2.5 | 19.5 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 9.5 | 40.5 | 9.6 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 3 | 16.8 | 3.7 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Buffalo
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.6 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#3
Tennessee
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.
#4
Ball State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.5 takeover score.
#5
Eastern Michigan
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · Purdue
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35
#2
2020 Regular Season · Purdue
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Kent State
31.8
9.5 primary · 40.5 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8714
The Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
100
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.