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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

8 seasons

Seasons	8 2019–2025
Games	68
Tackles	180
Sacks	7.5
TFL	8
INT	1

2026 Projection

Stat	Floor	Median	Ceiling	vs ’25	Δ
Forced Fumbles	0.00	0.43	1.29	0.00	+0.43
QB Hits	0.10	1.88	6.17	1.00	+0.88
Sacks	0.01	1.00	2.24	1.00	0.00
Solo Tackles	7.92	14.9	21.4	5.00	+9.95
Tackles for Loss	0.00	2.01	5.37	1.00	+1.01

Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season

Year	Tm	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	Sk	QBH	TFL	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
2025	JAX	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	NYJ	7	5	7	12	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024	NO	12	17	25	42	2.0	5	3	1	3	0	0	0
2023	NO	16	19	33	52	0.0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
2022	KC	16	18	26	44	3.5	8	3	0	1	0	0	0
2021	KC	3	1	6	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	KC	2	3	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	KC	10	11	9	20	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0

College

Year	School	G	Car	Ru Yds	Ru TD	Rec	Rc Yds	Rc TD
2018	W Illinois	—	1	1	0	—	3	1

Career Milestones

league finishes · all-time rank

Stat	Career	All-Time	Led	Top 5	Top 10
Sacks	7.5	773rd	—	—	—
INTs	1	1132nd	—	—	—
Solo Tkl	74	1589th	—	—	—

League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999

Stat Profile

2025 · vs 469 peers

QBH/g

0.129

TFL/g

0.127

FF/g

066

Solo/g

0.612

PlayerMedian (50th)

Postseason

team record · since 1999

Round	W	L
Playoffs	6	0
Conf. Championship	2	0
Super Bowl	2	0

NextGen Stats

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Career Highs

regular season

Stat	Game	When	Season
Tackles	8	2022 Wk3 vs IND	52'23
Sacks	1	2019 Wk8 vs GB	3.5'22
TFL	1	2022 Wk9 vs TEN	3'22
INT	1	2024 Wk5 vs KC	1'24

Athletic Profile

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Aging Curve

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Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Dawuane SmootJAX31y
10 solo · 2.0 sk · 0 INT
99%
vs
Jerry TilleryIND29y
8 solo · 1.5 sk · 0 INT
99%
vs
Marshawn KneelandDAL24y
6 solo · 1.0 sk · 0 INT
98%
vs
Isaiah McGuireCLE24y
13 solo · 2.0 sk · 0 INT
97%
vs
Greg GainesTB30y
11 solo · 2.0 sk · 0 INT
97%
vs
Christian BarmoreNE26y
15 solo · 2.0 sk · 0 INT
97%
vs
Mario EdwardsHOU32y
6 solo · 1.5 sk · 0 INT
97%
vs
Barryn SorrellGB23y
7 solo · 1.5 sk · 0 INT
96%
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Year over Year

season trajectory

Yr	Tm	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
21	KC	7	0.0	0	0
22	KC	44▲	3.5▲	3▲	0
23	NO	52▲	0.0▼	1▼	0
24	NO	42▼	2.0▲	3▲	1▲
25	JAX	0▼	—	—	—
25	NYJ	12▲	1.0	1	0

Game Trend

2025 · Tackles

WinLossTackles per game

Season Timeline

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Vs Defense Quality

2025 · per game

Faced	G	Tackles	Sacks	TFL
Top-10 D	4	1.5	0.2	0.2
Middle	1	1	0	0
Bottom-10 D	2	2.5	0	0

defense rank by EPA/play allowed

Consistency

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