Alex Sanford Jr.

LB · #10 · Pittsburgh · SR · 6'1" · 235 · Oxford, MS

Projected MONEY starter

31 2026 tackles

2 · 5 2026 sacks · TFL

1 2026 INT + PD

42 Career games (16 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Pittsburgh	7	7	31	2	5	0	1	0
2025	Purdue	12	9	42	0	2	0	0	0
2024	Arkansas	12	0
2023	Arkansas	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tackles per game 4.4 77

Havoc plays 9 94

INT + pass breakups 1 87

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 9.9% 63

Line yards per carry allowed 1.1 99

Sack rate 7.1% 67

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	PD
W2	UCF	2	1	1	1
W3	SYR	3		2
W6	UNC	3	1	2
W7	@ BC	3

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#771

Devin McRae IOL · Telfair County WAKE

#771 Isiah Kendall WR · Newport

#777

Alex Sanford Jr. LB · Oxford ARK

#786 Anthony Miller TE · Duluth IND

#786 Jayven Anderson LB · North Shore UNT

LBs in the class

#63

Caleb LaVallee Whitefield Academy UNC

#64

#65

Alex Sanford Jr. Oxford ARK

#67 Jayven Anderson North Shore UNT

#68

Ethan Crisp Mt. Juliet VAN

2026 · 94th pctile of LBs

Recruit · 71th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.