Player Dossier

2021-2024

Fresno State

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

3.3

Efficiency

19.9

Consistency

40.5

Season Value

19.9

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

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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

Nevada

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 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

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. Unknown: 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

Wins1 · n=6 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -1 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half

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@ NevadaW 41-1421001
Sat 11/12@ UNLVW 37-3022101
Sun 11/6vs Hawai'iW 55-1320000
Sun 10/30vs San Diego StateW 32-2843000
Sat 10/22@ New MexicoW 41-944001
Sun 10/16vs San José StateW 17-1033002
Sun 10/9@ Boise StateL 20-4076000
Sun 9/18@ USCL 17-4511000
Sun 9/11vs Oregon StateL 32-3533000
Fri 9/2vs Unknown33001

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