Player·
Khalen Saunders
Khalen Saunders
DT · NYJ
29 yrs
Western Illinois
Description
Position
DT
Team
NYJ
Status
UFA
Born
1996-08-09
Age
29
Height
6'0"
Weight
324 lb
College
Western Illinois
Draft
2019 · R3 · Pick 20 · KAN
Rookie yr
2019
Contract
EXPIRED
APY
$1.2M/yr
Total
$1.2M
Guaranteed
$0K
% of cap
0.4%
Term
2025–2026 (1y)
Career Résumé
7 seasons
Seasons7 2019–2025
Games66
Tackles180
Sacks7.5
TFL8
INT1
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.232.150.00+0.23
QB Hits0.311.728.211.00+0.72
Sacks0.030.694.321.00-0.31
Solo Tackles12.919.624.05.00+14.6
Tackles for Loss0.443.107.511.00+2.10
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025NYJ757121.0110000010100.0%110.0%
2024NO121725422.053130007228.6%24.4%
2023NO161933520.02101000200.0%46.6%
2022KC161826443.583010009138.9%12.0%
2021KC31670.00000000220.0%00.0%
2020KC23030.0000000000125.0%
2019KC10119201.020010003133.3%00.0%
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2018W Illinois
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks7.5773rd
INTs11132nd
Solo Tkl741589th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.156
QBH/g
0.133
TFL/g
0.130
FF/g
066
Solo/g
0.720
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs60
Conf. Championship20
Super Bowl20
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles82022 Wk3 vs IND52'23
Sacks12019 Wk8 vs GB3.5'22
TFL12022 Wk9 vs TEN3'22
INT12024 Wk5 vs KC1'24
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity