Tight end, Western Michigan, 2017–⁠20

Luke Sanders

Number
No. 83
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Fishers, IN

Luke Sanders played tight end at Western Michigan (2017–⁠20).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Western Michigan34013.3015
2018Western Michigan11919.0019
2020Western Michigan144.004
Career56312.6019

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Western Michigan210000
2019Western Michigan100000
2020Western Michigan110000
Career420000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Western Michigan83TEFr.
2018Western Michigan83TESo.
2019Western Michigan83TEJr.
2020Western Michigan83TESr.6′4″220

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Western Michigan41.06––4.2–
2018Western Michigan12.72––2.7–
2020Western Michigan11.61––1.6–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Western Michigan 2 games, 1 catch, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 4atAkronW 58–⁠13140–––
Nov 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 30–⁠27–––100
2019 Western Michigan 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 12atOhioW 37–⁠34–––100
2018 Western Michigan 1 game, 1 catch, 19 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 15vs.Delaware StateW 68–⁠01190–––
2017 Western Michigan 4 games, 3 catches, 40 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 23vs.WagnerW 49–⁠141120–––
Sep 30vs.Ball StateW 55–⁠3–––100
Oct 15vs.AkronL 13–⁠141150100
Nov 8vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠201130–––

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

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