Quarterback, Stanford (from Air Force), 2016–⁠21

Isaiah Sanders

Height
6′2″
Weight
226 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Colorado Springs, CO

Isaiah Sanders played quarterback at Air Force (2016–⁠19) and Stanford (2020–⁠21). He won the 2021 Wuerffel Trophy.

At a glance

Best season
844
Passing yards, 2018 (Air Force, 5–⁠7)
Best game
173 yards
At UNLV, week 8, 2018: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

217passing yards, career highat UNLV, 2018196rushing yards, career highvs. Utah State, 20173rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at UNLV, 2018

Honors

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Air Force41526.7332.201
2018Air Force487861.584410.843
2019Air Force55100.07615.200
2021Stanford3650.0467.700
Career6010457.79999.644

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Air Force502184.4311
2018Air Force1204663.9645
2019Air Force10727.2021
2020Stanford3103.325
2021Stanford22663.0311
Career2058324.11445

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2016Air ForceQBYr 1
2017Air ForceQBYr 2
2018Air ForceQBYr 3
2019Air ForceQBYr 4
2020StanfordQBYr 5
2021StanfordQBSr. (Yr 6)6′2″226

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2017Air Force630.01––0.427%–0.20
2018Air Force1980.3681st (n=160)0.2671.734%0.470.25
2019Air Force150.43––6.5–––
2020Stanford31.64––4.9–––
2021Stanford240.74––17.87%––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Stanford 8 games, 66 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11atUSCW 42–⁠28–––––5
Sep 18atVanderbiltW 41–⁠23–––––0
Sep 25vs.UCLAL 24–⁠35–––––−2
Oct 2vs.OregonW 31–⁠24–––––2
Oct 30vs.WashingtonL 13–⁠20–––––8
Nov 5vs.UtahL 7–⁠522329006
Nov 13atOregon StateL 14–⁠3513170037
Nov 27vs.Notre DameL 14–⁠45–––––10
2020 Stanford 2 games, 10 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 27atCaliforniaW 24–⁠23–––––5
Dec 19atUCLAW 48–⁠47–––––5
2019 Air Force 5 games, 76 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.ColgateW 48–⁠7114100–
Sep 20atBoise StateL 19–⁠302230005
Sep 27vs.San José StateW 41–⁠24–––––23
Oct 26vs.Utah StateW 31–⁠71180039
Nov 2vs.ArmyW 17–⁠1311−3005
2018 Air Force 8 games, 844 passing yards, 4 TD; 466 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Stony BrookW 38–⁠0–––––27
Sep 8atFlorida AtlanticL 26–⁠338131641134
Sep 22atUtah StateL 32–⁠429171250058
Oct 6vs.NavyW 35–⁠7–––––7
Oct 12atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠21715510149
Oct 19atUNLVW 41–⁠3591121710173
Oct 27vs.Boise StateL 38–⁠4810152102097
Nov 3atArmyL 14–⁠1757770121
2017 Air Force 3 games, 218 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.VMIW 62–⁠0–––––11
Nov 18atBoise StateL 19–⁠440300011
Nov 25vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠354123301196

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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