Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Rutgers
Kaj Sanders
DB • 6'1" • 197 lbs • Newark, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kaj Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Player Story
Kaj Sanders built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from Newark, NJ wearing No. 5, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Kaj Sanders' career was his defensive production: 104...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Kaj Sanders, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Rutgers. Kaj Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 104
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Kaj Sanders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DB
- Career Tackles
- 104
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Rutgers
- Top game
- Kansas State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Bergen Catholic · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Bergen Catholic · 37 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · DB 73rd (top 8%) · Big Ten 51st (top 7%) · National 349th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 35 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 64 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 21.9 |
Related Context
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Kaj Sanders played DB for Rutgers. Across 2 tracked seasons, Kaj Sanders recorded 104 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Rutgers paired 5 primary output with 18.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.1 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: Norfolk State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
23.1
Usage
5
Consistency
2.8
Best Game by takeover score
Norfolk State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Norfolk State: 1. Iowa: 0. Minnesota: 0. Washington: 0. Oregon: 0. Purdue: 0. Illinois: 0. Maryland: 0. Ohio State: 0. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 7 by 29.2. Miami (OH): 5 by 20.8. Norfolk State: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 4 by 16.7. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 5 by 20.8. Oregon: 5 by 20.8. Purdue: 10 by 41.7. Illinois: 7 by 29.2. Maryland: 7 by 29.2. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Penn State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 7 · -0.2 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
Norfolk State
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Penn State | L 36-40 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Ohio State | L 9-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Maryland | W 35-20 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Illinois | L 13-35 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Purdue10+ tackles | W 27-24 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Oregon | L 10-56 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Washington | L 19-38 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Minnesota | L 28-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Iowa | L 28-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Norfolk State | W 60-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Miami (OH) | W 45-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Ohio | W 34-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kaj Sanders story
Kaj Sanders built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from Newark, NJ wearing No. 5, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Kaj Sanders' career was his defensive production: 104 tackles and 5 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 63 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kaj Sanders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 5 | 18.1 | 3.2 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 5 | 18.1 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 23.1 | 5 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kansas State
Week 1 · L 41-44 · Postseason
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Norfolk State
Week 3 · W 60-10
1
Havoc Plays
54.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 90 Purdue
Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
41.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Illinois
Week 13 · L 31-38 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#5
vs Minnesota
Week 11 · W 26-19 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
34.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Rutgers
5 primary output · 18.1 efficiency · 3.2 usage
38.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Rutgers
38.9
5 primary · 18.1 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Rutgers
21.9
1 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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