Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023California
Ethan Saunders
DL • 6'3" • 290 lbs • Inglewood, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ethan Saunders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Ethan Saunders built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Inglewood, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with California. The clearest part of Ethan Saunders' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Ethan Saunders, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · California. Ethan Saunders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 58
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Ethan Saunders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · DL
- Career Tackles
- 58
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · California
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Archbishop Murphy · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Murphy · 15 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 2 tackles · DL 836th (top 84%) · Pac-12 400th (top 74%) · National 4,205th (top 71%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | California | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 11 | 20 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 12 | 35 | 1 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 18.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.3 |
Related Context
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Ethan Saunders played DL for California. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ethan Saunders recorded 58 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
California paired 9 primary output with 15.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · California
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
18.3
Usage
6.7
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/2 | @ North Texas | W 58-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ethan Saunders story
Ethan Saunders built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Inglewood, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with California. The clearest part of Ethan Saunders' career was his defensive production: 58 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Ethan Saunders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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California
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | California | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 9 | 15.7 | 7.7 | 9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 2.5 | 14.2 | 3.1 | -6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 1 | 18.3 | 6.7 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona
Week 10 · L 3-10 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Washington State
Week 5 · L 9-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Washington
Week 4 · L 24-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington State
Week 5 · L 6-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#5
@ North Texas
Week 1 · W 58-21
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Havoc Plays
58 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · California
9 primary output · 15.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage
48.7
#2
2023 Regular Season · California
46.3
1 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 6.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · California
36.4
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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