Khalen Saunders
Career · 2019 to 2025
74Solo tackles
7.5Sacks
1INT
66 regular season games
At a glance
Jets hubLatest gamesBox score
Sun, Jan 4, 2026
L at Bills 8 - 35 · Week 181 tkl Sun, Dec 28, 2025
L vs Patriots 10 - 42 · Week 171 tkl, 1 sk Sun, Dec 21, 2025
L at Saints 6 - 29 · Week 163 tkl Sun, Dec 14, 2025
L at Jaguars 20 - 48 · Week 151 tkl Sun, Dec 7, 2025
L vs Dolphins 10 - 34 · Week 143 tkl Sun, Nov 9, 2025
L at Texans 29 - 36 · Week 101 tkl Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2019 to 2025 · 66 games.
Defense
74solo tackles
7.5sacks
1INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
7 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 18 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 17 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · New York Jets
Most recent results for the franchise while Khalen Saunders was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
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8, 35 @ Bills
2025-18 · Jan 4, 2026 · REGULAR
L
10, 42 vs Patriots
2025-17 · Dec 28, 2025 · REGULAR
L
6, 29 @ Saints
2025-16 · Dec 21, 2025 · REGULAR
L
20, 48 @ Jaguars
2025-15 · Dec 14, 2025 · REGULAR
L
10, 34 vs Dolphins
2025-14 · Dec 7, 2025 · REGULAR
W
27, 24 vs Falcons
2025-13 · Nov 30, 2025 · REGULAR
L
10, 23 @ Ravens
2025-12 · Nov 23, 2025 · REGULAR
L
14, 27 @ Patriots
2025-11 · Nov 13, 2025 · REGULAR
Other "Saunders" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname, ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
Western Illinois alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Western Illinois.
Dennis Houston
WR · 2022 · Buccaneers
LaCale London
DE · 2020 · Falcons
Lance Lenoir
WR · 2017 · Rams
Herb Donaldson
RB · 2009 · Titans
Jason Williams
LB · 2009 · Buccaneers
Marco Thomas
WR · 2007 · Chargers
Jasen Isom
RB · 2003 · 49ers
Mike Scifres
P · 2003 · Chargers
Rob Johnson
WR · 2003 · Packers
Frisman Jackson
WR · 2002 · Browns
2019 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#65
#65
#66
#67
#68
#69
#70
#72
#73
#74
#75
Zach Allen
G · ARI
#65
Zach Allen
DE · ARI
#66
Diontae Johnson
WR · PIT
#67
Jalen Hurd
WR · SFO
#68
Jachai Polite
LB · NYJ
#69
Josh Oliver
TE · JAX
#70
Darrell Henderson
RB · LAR
#71
Dre'Mont Jones
DE · DEN
#72
Germaine Pratt
LB · CIN
#73
David Montgomery
RB · CHI
#74
Devin Singletary
RB · BUF
#75
Jace Sternberger
TE · GNB
DT peers of the era
Other DTs who debuted within five seasons of Khalen Saunders.
Albert Huggins
Debut 2019 · #94 · Falcons
Armon Watts
Debut 2019 · Giants
Bijhon Jackson
Debut 2019 · #95 · Panthers
Braxton Hoyett
Debut 2019 · Saints
Byron Cowart
Debut 2019 · #93 · Jets
Chris Slayton
Debut 2019 · #98 · Packers
Christian Wilkins
Debut 2019 · #94 · Raiders
Cortez Broughton
Debut 2019 · Bills
Born on August 9
Chip Myers
1945 · Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Kiick
1946 · Washington Commanders
Dwayne Crump
1950 · Los Angeles Rams
Steve Colavito
1951 · Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Bain
1952 · New England Patriots
Henry Marshall
1954 · Kansas City Chiefs
Doug Williams
1955 · Washington Commanders
Jimmy Childs
1956 · Los Angeles Rams