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
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
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
- ^ 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.