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Jonas Sanker

Virginia · Safety · 2021-24

TKL
273
INT
2
PD
17

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2021 to 2024, Sanker recorded 273 tackles and 13.5 tackles for loss. In 2022 and 2024, Sanker also had 2 interceptions.

Sanker was the No. 93 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 77 overall, the 5th-highest safety rating at Virginia since 1990 and No. 36 among all safeties of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • No. 93 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Jonas Sanker season-by-season statistics at Virginia
SeasonTklTFLPDInt
20215000
2022630.521
20231074110
202498941
Total27313.5172

Seasons with tracked stats at Virginia. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Virginia Teammates

  1. 80Brennan Armstrong2018-22QB
  2. 80Malik Washington2023WR
  3. 77Dontayvion Wicks2019-22WR
  4. 75Zane Zandier2017-20LB
  5. 74Anthony Johnson2021-22CB
  6. 70Nick Jackson2019-22LB
  7. 70Keytaon Thompson2020-22WR
  8. 70Jelani Woods2021TE
  9. 69Malachi Fields2021-24WR
  10. 69Kamren Robinson2023-25LB

Full Virginia all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Xavier WattsNotre Dame · 2021-24S
  2. 91Caleb DownsOhio State · 2024-25S
  3. 90Chris Smith IIGeorgia · 2018-22S
  4. 90Dillon ThienemanPurdue · 2023-24S
  5. 88Dalton JohnsonArizona · 2021-25S
  6. 88Jason Taylor IIOklahoma State · 2019-22S
  7. 88Verone McKinley IIIOregon · 2018-21S
  8. 88Kyle HamiltonNotre Dame · 2019-21S

Best college safeties since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Jonas Sanker) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.