Don Saunders

DB · #7 · Purdue · SR · 6'4" · 201 · San Diego, CA

Projected LCB starter

21 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

4 2026 INT + PD

17 Career games (7 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	INT	PD
2026	Purdue	7	7	21	1	3
2025	Utah	8	0	7	0	0
2024	Texas A&M	2	0	2	0	0

Tackles per game 3.0 74

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 4 92

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 13.4% 16

Line yards per carry allowed 3.0 14

Sack rate 2.6% 6

Week	Opponent	Tkl	INT	PD
W1	Indiana State Sycamores	2	1	1
W2	WAKE	4
W3	@ UCLA	3
W4	ND	1		2

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#1520

Grant Lyons LB · St. Xavier M-OH

#1524

Justin Evans IOL · Irvington NEB

#1525

Don Saunders S · Cathedral Catholic

#1571

Terrance Carter Jr. TE · Harker Heights ULL

#1571 Marcus Simien IOL · Patterson FRES

Ss in the class

#111

Jahsiah Galvan West Liberty

#112

AJ Brown Walton UAB

#113

Don Saunders Cathedral Catholic

#115

Eli Coppess Pickerington North M-OH

#116 Rowan Zolman East Noble M-OH

2026 · 0th pctile of DBs

Recruit · 41th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.