Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Purdue
Sanoussi Kane
DB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Harlem, NY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sanoussi Kane shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Sanoussi Kane built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Harlem, NY wearing No. 21, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Sanoussi Kane's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- TCU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 250
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
Sanoussi Kane, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue. Sanoussi Kane shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 152
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Sanoussi Kane quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · DB
- Career Tackles
- 152
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lake Travis · TCU
- High school pipeline
- Lake Travis · 33 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 7 · Pick 30 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 79 tackles · DB 25th (top 3%) · Big Ten 19th (top 4%) · National 164th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 63 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 79 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 62.9 |
Related Context
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Sanoussi Kane played DB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sanoussi Kane recorded 152 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Purdue paired 16 primary output with 40.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
40.8
Usage
9
Consistency
35.5
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0. Virginia Tech: 1. Syracuse: 1. Wisconsin: 3. Illinois: 4. Iowa: 1. Ohio State: 0. Nebraska: 1. Michigan: 3. Minnesota: 1. Northwestern: 0. Indiana: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. Virginia Tech: 3 by 22.5. Syracuse: 8 by 43.3. Wisconsin: 9 by 67.5. Illinois: 9 by 77.5. Iowa: 9 by 47.5. Ohio State: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 10 by 51.7. Michigan: 6 by 55. Minnesota: 6 by 35. Northwestern: 6 by 25. Indiana: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 8 · -0.6 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
Illinois
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Indiana | W 35-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Northwestern | L 15-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Minnesota | W 49-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 13-41 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Nebraska10+ tackles | L 14-31 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Ohio State | L 7-41 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Iowa | L 14-20 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 44-19 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/22 | vs WisconsinSplash game | L 17-38 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Syracuse | L 20-35 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Virginia Tech | W 24-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Fresno State | L 35-39 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sanoussi Kane story
Sanoussi Kane built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Harlem, NY wearing No. 21, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Sanoussi Kane's career was his defensive production: 152 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 10 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Purdue. 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 Sanoussi Kane's production has multiple signals. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Purdue.
The arc is straightforward: Sanoussi Kane 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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Purdue
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 0.5 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 8.5 | 29 | 7.5 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Purdue | 16 | 40.8 | 9 | 7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 5 · W 44-19 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 4 · L 17-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Wisconsin
Week 8 · L 24-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan
Week 10 · L 13-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 11 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Purdue
16 primary output · 40.8 efficiency · 9 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Purdue
48.6
8.5 primary · 29 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Purdue
38.5
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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