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
Career highs
217passing yards, career highat UNLV, 2018196rushing yards, career highvs. Utah State, 20173rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at UNLV, 2018Honors
Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Air Force | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Air Force | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Air Force | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Air Force | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Stanford | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Stanford | QB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Air Force | 63 | 0.01 | – | – | 0.4 | 27% | – | 0.20 |
| 2018 | Air Force | 198 | 0.36 | 81st (n=160) | 0.26 | 71.7 | 34% | 0.47 | 0.25 |
| 2019 | Air Force | 15 | 0.43 | – | – | 6.5 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Stanford | 3 | 1.64 | – | – | 4.9 | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Stanford | 24 | 0.74 | – | – | 17.8 | 7% | – | – |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | W 42–28 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 41–23 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 24–35 | – | – | – | – | – | −2 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 31–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | L 13–20 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 7–52 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 14–35 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 14–45 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
2020 Stanford 2 games, 10 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27 | at | W 24–23 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Dec 19 | at | W 48–47 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
2019 Air Force 5 games, 76 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 48–7 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 20 | at | L 19–30 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 41–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 31–7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 17–13 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2018 Air Force 8 games, 844 passing yards, 4 TD; 466 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 38–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 27 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 26–33 | 8 | 13 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 32–42 | 9 | 17 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 35–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 17–21 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 41–35 | 9 | 11 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 173 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 38–48 | 10 | 15 | 210 | 2 | 0 | 97 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 14–17 | 5 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
2017 Air Force 3 games, 218 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 62–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 19–44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 38–35 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 196 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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