Safety, Ole Miss (from Miami (OH)), 2020–24
John Saunders Jr.
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- High Point, NC
- Born
- Oct 24, 2001
John Saunders Jr. played safety at Miami (OH) (2020–22) and Ole Miss (2023–24).
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Oklahoma, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 49 | 32 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 65 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 46 | 27 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 175 | 109 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 5 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 5 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 5 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 5 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 5 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 200 |
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
2024 Ole Miss 12 games, 46 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Furman | W 76–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 52–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Wake Forest | W 40–6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 52–13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Kentucky | L 17–20 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at LSU | L 26–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Oklahoma | W 26–14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Arkansas | W 63–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Georgia | W 28–10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | at Florida | L 17–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Mississippi State | W 26–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Duke | W 52–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Ole Miss 13 games, 65 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Mercer | W 73–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Tulane | W 37–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 48–23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Alabama | L 10–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.LSU | W 55–49 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Arkansas | W 27–20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Auburn | W 28–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 33–7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Texas A&M | W 38–35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atGeorgia | L 17–52 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UL Monroe | W 35–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atMississippi State | W 17–7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Penn State | W 38–25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Miami (OH) 11 games, 49 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atKentucky | L 13–37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Robert Morris | W 31–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Cincinnati | L 17–38 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Northwestern | W 17–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Buffalo | L 20–24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Kent State | W 27–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Bowling Green | L 13–17 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Akron | W 27–9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Ohio | L 21–37 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | at Northern Illinois | W 29–23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. Ball State | W 18–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Miami (OH) 7 games, 13 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | atCincinnati | L 14–49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Long Island University | W 42–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Akron | W 34–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atBall State | W 24–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | atOhio | L 33–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Buffalo | W 45–18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. North Texas | W 27–14 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 Miami (OH) 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | atAkron | W 38–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅜″ |
| Weight | 211 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 77½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
| Bench press | 14 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.81 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.32 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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