Safety, Virginia, 2021–24
Jonas Sanker
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Charlottesville, VA
- Born
- Nov 23, 2002
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Jonas Sanker played safety at Virginia (2021–24). The New Orleans Saints took Sanker in round 3, No. 93 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Notre Dame, 2024Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia | 20 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Virginia | 20 | S | So. | ||
| 2023 | Virginia | 20 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Virginia | 20 | S | Sr. | 6′1″ | 210 |
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 Virginia 12 games, 98 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Richmond | W 34–13 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Wake Forest | W 31–30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Maryland | L 13–27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Coastal Carolina | W 43–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Boston College | W 24–14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Louisville | L 20–24 | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at Clemson | L 31–48 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. North Carolina | L 14–41 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Pittsburgh | W 24–19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Notre Dame | L 14–35 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. SMU | L 7–33 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at Virginia Tech | L 17–37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Virginia 12 games, 107 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Tennessee | L 13–49 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. James Madison | L 35–36 | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | atMaryland | L 14–42 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. NC State | L 21–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | atBoston College | L 24–27 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. William & Mary | W 27–13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atNorth Carolina | W 31–27 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Miami | L 26–29 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 17–45 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atLouisville | L 24–31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Duke | W 30–27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 17–55 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Virginia 10 games, 63 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Richmond | W 34–17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Illinois | L 3–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Old Dominion | W 16–14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Syracuse | L 20–22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atDuke | L 17–38 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Louisville | L 17–34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atGeorgia Tech | W 16–9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Miami | L 12–14 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.North Carolina | L 28–31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 7–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Virginia 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs.Wake Forest | L 17–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Duke | W 48–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 24–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–22).
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ | |
| Weight | 206 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ | |
| Bench press | 12 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.48 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 79 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 21 | 112 | 0 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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