Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2023Colorado State
Justin Sanchez
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Whittier, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Sanchez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37 disruption score.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
91
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Player Story
Justin Sanchez built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a linebacker from Whittier, CA wearing No. 45, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Justin Sanchez's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJustin Sanchez, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Colorado State. Justin Sanchez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 98
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Justin Sanchez quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 98
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Colorado State
- Top game
- Utah State
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 87 tackles · LB 73rd (top 6%) · Mountain West 12th (top 3%) · National 98th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 4 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Colorado State | 12 | 87 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 62 |
Related Context
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Justin Sanchez played LB for Colorado State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Justin Sanchez recorded 98 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Colorado State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 9 primary output with 37 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37 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: Utah State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
37
Usage
6.4
Consistency
58.1
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 1.5. Colorado: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0. Utah Tech: 1. Utah State: 1. Boise State: 0. UNLV: 0. Air Force: 1. Wyoming: 0.5. San Diego State: 1. Nevada: 2. Hawai'i: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 8 by 48.3. Colorado: 5 by 30.8. Middle Tennessee: 11 by 45.8. Utah Tech: 6 by 35. Utah State: 14 by 60. Boise State: 9 by 37.5. UNLV: 6 by 25. Air Force: 6 by 35. Wyoming: 6 by 30. San Diego State: 7 by 39.2. Nevada: 3 by 32.5. Hawai'i: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.1 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
Utah State
Best efficiency game
60 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | @ Hawai'i | L 24-27 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 30-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs San Diego State | W 22-19 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Wyoming | L 15-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Air Force | L 13-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ UNLV | L 23-25 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs Boise State | W 31-30 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Utah State10+ tackles | L 24-44 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Utah Tech | W 41-20 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Middle Tennessee10+ tackles | W 31-23 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Colorado | L 35-43 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Washington State | L 24-50 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Sanchez story
Justin Sanchez built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a linebacker from Whittier, CA wearing No. 45, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Justin Sanchez's career was his defensive production: 98 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Colorado State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Justin Sanchez's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado State.
The arc is straightforward: Justin Sanchez moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Colorado State
2022-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 11.4 | 1.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Colorado State | 9 | 37 | 6.4 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Utah State
Week 6 · L 24-44 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#2
vs Nevada
Week 12 · W 30-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Air Force
Week 9 · L 13-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington State
Week 1 · L 24-50
1.5
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Colorado
Week 3 · L 35-43
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Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Colorado State
9 primary output · 37 efficiency · 6.4 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Colorado State
41.6
0 primary · 11.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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