Player Dossier

2021-2024

SMU

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 22.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

4

Efficiency

16.7

Consistency

61.7

Season Value

23.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Fresno State • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

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.

Cale Sanders Jr., S. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · SMU. Cale Sanders Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

SMU paired 11 primary output with 23.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 16.7 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: New Mexico

Win with 1 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 · Fresno State

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

16.7

Usage

4

Consistency

61.7

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTEP: 1. UConn: 1. Unknown: 0. Nevada: 0. San Diego State: 1. Boise State: 1. New Mexico: 1. San José State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTEP: 3 by 22.5. UConn: 2 by 18.3. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 1 by 14.2. Boise State: 3 by 22.5. New Mexico: 2 by 18.3. San José State: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.7 · Games = 6
First Half0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · Games = 8

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs UTEP

Result
Sat 12/18vs UTEPW 31-2433001
Thu 11/25@ San José StateW 40-944000
Sun 11/14vs New MexicoW 34-7220010
Sat 11/6vs Boise StateL 14-4033100
Sun 10/31@ San Diego StateW 30-2011001
Sat 10/23vs NevadaW 34-3220000
Sun 9/12vs Unknown33000
Sat 8/28vs UConnW 45-022001

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Fresno State

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonFresno State516.74
2021 Regular SeasonFresno State516.740
2022 Regular SeasonFresno State719.93.32
2023 PostseasonSMU1123.15.94
2023 Regular SeasonSMU1123.15.90
2024 PostseasonSMU822.35.2-3
2024 Regular SeasonSMU822.35.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Charlotte

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

#2

Stanford

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#3

UNLV

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

#4

San José State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.

#5

New Mexico

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · SMU

11 primary output · 23.1 efficiency · 5.9 usage

26.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · SMU

26.5

11 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 5.9 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Fresno State

23.4

5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

125

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cale Sanders Jr. quick answers

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
125