Jonas Sanker
| Virginia Cavaliers – No. 20 | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Foreign Affairs |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | The Covenant School (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jonas Sanker is an American college football safety for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Early life
[edit]Sanker attended The Covenant School in Virginia. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Boston College Eagles.[1][2] However, Sanker later flipped his commitment to play for the Virginia Cavaliers.[3]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2021, Sanker notched five tackles.[4] In week 4 of the 2022 season, he recorded his first career interception versus Syracuse.[5] 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.[6] In 2023, he led the Cavaliers in tackles with 107 while also making four for a loss, 11 pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and three forced fumbles.[7][8] For his performance in the 2023 season, Sanker was named first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Harvey, John (June 10, 2020). "Covenant's Jonas Sanker verbally commits to Boston College". The Daily-Progress. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Rowland, Justin (June 9, 2020). "Jonas Sanker goes on the record following commitment". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Harvey, John (July 12, 2020). "Jonas Sanker flips commitment from Boston College to Virginia". The Daily-Progress. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Jonas Sanker 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Madia, Greg (September 28, 2022). "Former Covenant star Jonas Sanker enjoying breakout season with Virginia football team". The Daily-Progress. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Jonas Sanker". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Barber, Mike (November 28, 2023). "Virginia's Malik Washington, Jonas Sanker named first-team All-ACC". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 30, 2024.