Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Ole Miss
John Saunders Jr.
S • 6'2" • 200 lbs • High Point, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Saunders Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Miami (OH) • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
John Saunders Jr. built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from High Point, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with Miami (OH) and Ole Miss. The clearest part of John Saunders Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
John Saunders Jr., S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Miami (OH). John Saunders Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 175
- TFL
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 24
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
John Saunders Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · S
- Career Tackles
- 175
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · High Point Christian Academy · Miami (OH)
- High school pipeline
- High Point Christian Academy · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · S 136th (top 25%) · SEC 92nd (top 13%) · National 731st (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 7 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 2 | 48.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 11 | 49 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ole Miss | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 12 | 44 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 45.5 |
Related Context
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John Saunders Jr. played S for Miami (OH) and Ole Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, John Saunders Jr. recorded 175 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Miami (OH) paired 12.5 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.9 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 Miami (OH), Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Ole Miss
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
23.9
Usage
4.1
Consistency
48.2
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 1. Furman: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Wake Forest: 1. Georgia Southern: 0. Kentucky: 0.5. LSU: 0. Oklahoma: 1. Arkansas: 0. Georgia: 4. Florida: 1. Mississippi State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 2 by 18.3. Furman: 3 by 12.5. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 14.2. Wake Forest: 4 by 26.7. Georgia Southern: 4 by 16.7. Kentucky: 6 by 30. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 9 by 47.5. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Georgia: 4 by 56.7. Florida: 3 by 22.5. Mississippi 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.
Wins0.9 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · -0.4 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
Georgia
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Georgia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | vs Duke | W 52-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Mississippi State | W 26-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Florida | L 17-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | W 28-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Arkansas | W 63-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Oklahoma | W 26-14 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ LSU | L 26-29 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Kentucky | L 17-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Georgia Southern | W 52-13 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Wake Forest | W 40-6 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 52-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Furman | W 76-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Saunders Jr. story
John Saunders Jr. built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from High Point, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with Miami (OH) and Ole Miss. The clearest part of John Saunders Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 175 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 11 interceptions, and 24 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Ole Miss. 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 John Saunders Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami (OH) and Ole Miss.
The arc is straightforward: John Saunders Jr. 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Miami (OH)
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Ole Miss
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 1 | 18.3 | 1.9 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 7.5 | 18.4 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 7.5 | 18.4 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 12.5 | 30.8 | 6.7 | 5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ole Miss | 10 | 28.5 | 5.7 | -2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 10 | 28.5 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ole Miss | 9.5 | 23.9 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 9.5 | 23.9 | 4.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 6 · W 27-20 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia
Week 11 · W 28-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#3
vs North Texas
Week 1 · W 27-14 · Postseason
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Robert Morris
Week 2 · W 31-14
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Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Northern Illinois
Week 12 · W 29-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
12.5 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 6.7 usage
66.7
#2
2023 Postseason · Ole Miss
51.9
10 primary · 28.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ole Miss
51.9
10 primary · 28.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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