Player Dossier

2021-2024

Virginia

Jonas Sanker

S • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Charlottesville, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jonas Sanker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47 disruption score.

Usage Score

14.2

Efficiency

47

Consistency

56.1

Season Value

33

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Scouting Read

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Jonas Sanker, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia. Jonas Sanker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47 disruption score.

Jonas Sanker played S for Virginia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jonas Sanker recorded 273 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Virginia.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Virginia paired 15 primary output with 49.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 47 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Loss with 3 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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2024 Regular Season · Virginia

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

47

Usage

14.2

Consistency

56.1

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1.5. Wake Forest: 2. Maryland: 1. Coastal Carolina: 2. Boston College: 0. Louisville: 1.5. Clemson: 1. North Carolina: 0. Pittsburgh: 3. Notre Dame: 3. SMU: 1. Virginia Tech: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 8 by 48.3. Wake Forest: 10 by 61.7. Maryland: 11 by 55.8. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Boston College: 6 by 25. Louisville: 11 by 60.8. Clemson: 8 by 43.3. North Carolina: 7 by 29.2. Pittsburgh: 5 by 50.8. Notre Dame: 13 by 80. SMU: 7 by 39.2. Virginia Tech: 9 by 37.5

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · Games = 6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Notre Dame

Best efficiency game

80 vs Notre Dame

Result
Sun 12/1@ Virginia TechL 17-3795000
Sat 11/23vs SMUL 7-3376001
Sat 11/16@ Notre Dame10+ tackles · Splash gameL 14-35138210
Sun 11/10@ PittsburghSplash gameW 24-19542010
Sat 10/26vs North CarolinaL 14-4176000
Sat 10/19@ ClemsonL 31-4887100
Sat 10/12vs Louisville10+ tacklesL 20-241180.5001
Sat 10/5vs Boston CollegeW 24-1464000
Sat 9/21@ Coastal CarolinaW 43-2432101
Sun 9/15vs Maryland10+ tacklesL 13-27115001
Sat 9/7@ Wake Forest10+ tacklesW 31-30107110
Sat 8/31vs Unknown841.5000

Career Arc

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    Virginia

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonVirginia071.1
2022 Regular SeasonVirginia3.529.85.13.5
2023 Regular SeasonVirginia1549.79.611.5
2024 Regular SeasonVirginia164714.21

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Notre Dame

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.

#2

Boston College

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.3 takeover score.

#3

Virginia Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

#4

Pittsburgh

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.

#5

Miami

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Virginia

15 primary output · 49.7 efficiency · 9.6 usage

36.2

#2

2021 Regular Season · Virginia

36

0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Virginia

33

16 primary · 47 efficiency · 14.2 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

11

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.845

Moody · Moody, AL

Committed To
Western Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

273

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.