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Jonas Sanker

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Jonas Sanker
Virginia Cavaliers – No. 20
PositionSafety
ClassSenior
MajorForeign Affairs
Personal information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolThe Covenant School (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Career highlights and awards

Jonas Sanker is an American football safety for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Early life and high school

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Sanker attended high school at The Covenant School. Coming out of high school, Sanker was rated as a three star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Boston College Eagles.[1][2] However, Sanker decided to de-commit from Boston College, where he flipped his commitment to play for the Virginia Cavaliers.[3][4]

College career

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In Sanker's first collegiate season in 2021, he notched five tackles.[5] In week four of the 2022 season, Sanker recorded his first career interception versus Syracuse.[6] Sanker finished the 2022 season totaling 63 tackles with half a tackle being for a loss, two pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble.[7][8] During the 2023 season, Sanker led the Cavaliers in tackles with 107 while also making four for a loss, 11 pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and three forced fumbles.[9][10] For his performance in the 2023 season, Sanker was named first team all-ACC.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Harvey, John (June 10, 2020). "Covenant's Jonas Sanker verbally commits to Boston College". The Daily-Progress. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Rowland, Justin (June 9, 2020). "Jonas Sanker goes on the record following commitment". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Harvey, John (July 12, 2020). "Jonas Sanker flips commitment from Boston College to Virginia". The Daily-Progress. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Franklin, Brad (July 13, 2020). "Three-star safety Sanker explains why he flipped to UVa". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Jonas Sanker 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Madia, Greg (September 28, 2022). "Former Covenant star Jonas Sanker enjoying breakout season with Virginia football team". The Daily-Progress. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  7. ^ Hudtloff, Marty (August 16, 2023). "Charlottesville's Jonas Sanker sets big goals for junior season at UVA Close". WVIR.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Jonas Sanker". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  9. ^ Madia, Greg (March 15, 2024). "Spring positional primer: With Jonas Sanker leading the way, Virginia's safeties are a solid group". The Daily-Progress. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Madia, Greg (March 18, 2024). "Virginia has 'more than enough talent' to improve in 2024, which excites veterans Malachi Fields and Jonas Sanker at start of spring". The Daily-Progress. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Barber, Mike (November 28, 2023). "Virginia's Malik Washington, Jonas Sanker named first-team All-ACC". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
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