New Orleans Saints · SAF (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Virginia (2025 Round 3, Pick 93)

Jonas Sanker

51.3
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #118 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
4430 solo · 14 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
10 forced fumbles
Coverage
1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
32947.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.104Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Jonas Sanker among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Lake94.1
  2. Hooker92.2
  3. Williams91.1
  4. Robertson89.2
  5. Battle88.4
  6. Reed87.6
  7. Lassiter86.2
  8. Jones85.2
  9. Parrish84.6
  10. Sanker#11851.3
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.76 → Shrunk 43.06
43thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk 0.25
14thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.11 → Shrunk 5.91
74thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.4% → Shrunk 0.7%
13thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 6.9% → Shrunk 5.3%
96thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 10.1% → Shrunk 8.8%
91thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.104 → Shrunk +0.047
32thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Jonas Sanker. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026@ DETL 30-311070100051
Week 2Sep 20, 2026@ BALW 24-17330000034
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs LVL 27-35730000046
Week 4Oct 5, 2026vs ATLL 24-45640000035
Week 5Oct 11, 2026vs MINL 13-23750000048
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ NYGW 34-27210001069
Week 7Oct 25, 2026vs PITL 10-16970000046

College to the NFL: Virginia to New Orleans Saints

Verified identity bridge linking Jonas Sanker's college regular-season tackles at Virginia to official NFL game lines.

Virginia (College tackles)

52021
632022
1072023
982024
9393rd pick
2025 Draft

NO (NFL tackles)

792025
442026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 2 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2025NO17794534030620978
2026 (so far)NO7443014010100329

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