Player Dossier

2021-2025

Central Michigan

Fernando Sanchez III

LB • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Loganville, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Fernando Sanchez III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.9

Efficiency

16.5

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

9.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

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.

Fernando Sanchez III, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Central Michigan. Fernando Sanchez III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Central Michigan paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 16.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

Loss 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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2025 Regular Season · Central Michigan

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

16.5

Usage

7.9

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Akron

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. San José State: 0. Pittsburgh: 2. Michigan: 0. Unknown: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Akron: 0

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. San José State: 3 by 12.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Pittsburgh

Best efficiency game

29.2 vs Akron

Result
Sat 10/4@ AkronL 22-2870000
Sat 9/27vs Eastern MichiganW 24-1320000
Sat 9/20vs Unknown21000
Sat 9/13@ MichiganL 3-6331000
Sat 9/6@ PittsburghL 17-4522110
Sat 8/30@ San José StateW 16-1431000

Career Arc

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

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    Central Michigan

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonCentral Michigan04.20.8
2021 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan04.20.80
2022 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan216.332
2023 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan215.450
2024 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan718.26.15
2025 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan216.57.9-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Pittsburgh

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#2

Northern Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

#3

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.

#5

Buffalo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Central Michigan

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · Central Michigan

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan

21.6

7 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8311

Grayson · Loganville, GA

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

66

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Fernando Sanchez III quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
66