Defensive back, Purdue (from Cal Poly, Texas A&M, Utah), 2022–26
Donovan Saunders
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 197 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA
Donovan Saunders plays defensive back for Purdue, after Cal Poly (2022–23), Texas A&M (2024) and Utah (2025). Last time out, against Washington: 5 tackles.
2026 so far
36 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 5 tackles vs. Washington, L 26–38
Next game: at Penn State, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highat UCLA, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cal Poly | 7 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Cal Poly | 7 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 7 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Utah | 7 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Purdue | 7 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 197 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Purdue 7 games, 36 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Indiana State | W 44–19 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Wake Forest | L 36–38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at UCLA | L 38–52 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | at Illinois | W 24–17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Washington | L 26–38 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Utah 6 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | vs. Arizona State | W 42–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Colorado | W 53–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Cincinnati | W 45–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | at Baylor | W 55–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Kansas State | W 51–47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Nebraska | W 44–22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Texas A&M 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. McNeese | W 52–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. New Mexico State | W 38–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Cal Poly 2 games, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs. Idaho | L 14–42 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 11 | at Sacramento State | L 30–41 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Lincoln (CA), so that game is not listed.
2022 Cal Poly 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | at UC Davis | L 17–59 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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