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Jonas Sanker

S·New Orleans Saints
Tier 8Round 3, pick 93 in 2025
Updated November 10, 2026
75.9
Model Score
Down from 78.0 last year
Trade value ·a 4th

Recruited

Class of 2021 · Safety · High school: The Covenant School, Charlottesville, VA

Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 1,250 in the nation. Composite 0.8478, the recruiting sites' average
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment
Committed to

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2021 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 43 of 3,366 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

College: Virginia 2021-24

Every recruit in the 2021 class →

Our College Grade

87.7 MODEL
2022
73.3
2023
72.0
2024
81.9
Ranked #16 among SBroke out at 19.0

How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.

College Production

Virginia · ACC

SeasonTklTFLSacksHurPDINTPos Rk
20226300.002149
202310740.011116
20249892.01411

The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Scouting Report

Virginia · 2025 draft class

Sanker is a physical, downhill safety with impressive play recognition and run defense instincts. He diagnoses plays quickly and takes direct angles to the ball carrier, arriving with authority at the point of contact. His tackling technique is fundamentally sound with good form and follow-through. Sanker demonstrates solid zone coverage awareness, maintaining proper depth and positioning while keeping plays in front of him. He contributes effectively in blitz packages, timing his rushes well and finishing when he reaches the backfield. His versatility allows him to line up at multiple spots in the defensive backfield.

Strengths

  • Physical play style
  • tackling technique
  • run support
  • play recognition
  • blitz effectiveness
  • zone coverage awareness
  • versatility
  • football intelligence

Concerns

  • Man coverage limitations against shifty receivers
  • deep range needs refinement
  • change of direction skills can be improved
  • sometimes takes overly aggressive angles
  • ball skills in contested situations need development

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