Saboor Karriem

DB • 6'3" • 195 lbs • West Orange, NJ, USA

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Saboor Karriem shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.9 disruption score.

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52%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

Solid production for a defensive back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: Illinois
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

Player Story

Saboor Karriem built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from West Orange, NJ wearing No. 2, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Saboor Karriem's career was his defensive...

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Class 2023 · Rating 0.8987

West Orange · West Orange, NJ

Committed To: Illinois
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Illinois · DB
Career Tackles: 30
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
Best season: 2023 Regular Season · Illinois
Top game: Tennessee
Recruit profile: 4-star · West Orange · Illinois
High school pipeline: West Orange · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 2 · Junior
2025 Tackles rank: 21 tackles · DB 422nd (top 44%) · Big Ten 234th (top 30%) · National 1,996th (top 33%)

Saboor Karriem played DB for Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Saboor Karriem recorded 30 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Illinois.

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