Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024SMU
Cale Sanders Jr.
S • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Porter, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cale Sanders Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Fresno State • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Player Story
Cale Sanders Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Porter, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Fresno State and SMU. The clearest part of Cale Sanders Jr.'s career was his defensive...
Read the storyCale Sanders Jr., S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · SMU. Cale Sanders Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 125
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Cale Sanders Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · S
- Career Tackles
- 125
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- New Mexico
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · S 139th (top 26%) · ACC 94th (top 13%) · National 756th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Fresno State | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 35.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 50.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 61.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 61.6 |
Related Context
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Cale Sanders Jr. played S for Fresno State and SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cale Sanders Jr. recorded 125 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
SMU paired 13 primary output with 26.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Fresno State, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Fresno State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
19.9
Usage
3.3
Consistency
40.5
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. Cal Poly: 1. Oregon State: 0. USC: 0. Boise State: 0. San José State: 2. New Mexico: 1. San Diego State: 0. Hawai'i: 0. UNLV: 2. Nevada: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cal Poly: 3 by 22.5. Oregon State: 3 by 12.5. USC: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 7 by 29.2. San José State: 3 by 32.5. New Mexico: 4 by 26.7. San Diego State: 4 by 16.7. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. UNLV: 2 by 28.3. Nevada: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 7 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/20 | @ Nevada | W 41-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ UNLVSplash game | W 37-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Hawai'i | W 55-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs San Diego State | W 32-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ New Mexico | W 41-9 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs San José StateSplash game | W 17-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ Boise State | L 20-40 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ USC | L 17-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Oregon State | L 32-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Cal Poly | W 35-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Cale Sanders Jr. story
Cale Sanders Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Porter, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Fresno State and SMU. The clearest part of Cale Sanders Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 125 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Cale Sanders Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Fresno State
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Fresno State | 5 | 16.7 | 4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 5 | 16.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 7 | 19.9 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 11 | 23.1 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 23.1 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 26.5 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 26.5 | 6.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico
Week 11 · W 34-7 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Boston College
Week 1 · L 14-23 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Stanford
Week 8 · W 40-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#4
@ UNLV
Week 11 · W 37-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Charlotte
Week 5 · W 34-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · SMU
13 primary output · 26.5 efficiency · 6.4 usage
61.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · SMU
61.6
13 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · SMU
50.2
11 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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