Jack Sanborn

Jack Sanborn

Sanborn at Wisconsin in 2018
No. 57 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(2000-07-29) July 29, 2000 (age 24) Lake Zurich, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lake Zurich (Lake Zurich, Illinois)
College:	Wisconsin (2018–2021)
Undrafted:	2022
Career history
Chicago Bears (2022–2024) Dallas Cowboys (2025–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards Brian Piccolo Award (2022) First-team All-Big Ten (2021) Third-team All-Big Ten (2020) Career NFL statistics as of 2024 Total tackles: 164 Sacks: 4.5 Fumble recoveries: 1 Interceptions: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference Jack Sanborn (born July 29, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. Early life Sanborn grew up in Deer Park, Illinois. He was raised by his mother following the death of his father, Paul Sanborn, when he was four years old. [1] Sanborn attended Lake Zurich High School in Lake Zurich, Illinois. As a senior, he played in the Illinois State Football Championship and after the season, was named the Pioneer Press Defensive Player of the Year after recording 120 tackles and three sacks as a senior. [2] Sanborn had 296 tackles and 13 sacks in three varsity seasons at Lake Zurich. [3] He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Wisconsin over several other Power Five offers. [4] College career Sanborn played in 11 games as a freshman. [5] He was Wisconsin's leading tackler in sophomore season with 80 along with nine tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. [6] As a junior, Sanborn led the Badgers for a second straight season with 52 tackles and had four tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one interception and was named third-team All-Big Ten Conference. [7] He was named first-team All-Big Ten as a senior after recording 91 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and five sacks. [8] Following the end of the season, Sanborn announced that he would be entering the 2022 NFL draft. [9] College statistics Season Team Games Tackles Int & Fum GP GS Solo Ast Cmb TfL Yds Sck Int PD FF FR 2018 Wisconsin 11 0 4 3 7 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 2019 Wisconsin 14 14 50 30 80 9.0 44 5.5 3 3 1 1 2020 Wisconsin 7 7 31 21 52 4.0 13 1.0 1 0 1 0 2021 Wisconsin 13 13 45 46 91 16.0 55 5.0 0 0 0 1 Career 45 34 130 100 230 29.0 112 11.5 4 4 3 2 Professional career Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) 4.73 s 1.59 s 2.72 s 4.34 s 6.96 s 34.5 in (0.88 m) 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) 20 reps Sources: [10] [11] Sanborn (center) during pre-game warm-ups in 2024 Chicago Bears Sanborn signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2022. [12] Sanborn eventually made the Bears' 53-man roster for the 2022 season. [13] He became the Bears' starting middle linebacker following the trade of Roquan Smith. [14] On November 13, during his first career start, Sanborn recorded two sacks and 12 total tackles during a 31–30 loss to the Detroit Lions. [15] On December 18, Sanborn suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the Bears' 25–20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, [14] and was placed on injured reserve on December 20. [16] He made six starts for the Bears in 2022, where he recorded 64 total tackles and two sacks. [14] Pro Football Focus (PFF) named Sanborn to their 2022 All-Rookie Team following the regular season. [17] The Bears signed Tremaine Edmunds and T. J. Edwards to reinforce their linebacker corps in the ensuing offseason. Sanborn transitioned to a strong-side linebacker. [18] He started all 17 games of the 2023 Chicago Bears season, where he registered 65 tackles, one interception, one sack, and seven tackles for loss. [19] He was named to ESPN's 2023 ESPN "All-Youngster Team", a collection of players 24 years old and younger. [20] In 2024, Sanborn played in all 17 games while starting in only 3. Sanborn had 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 2 tackles for loss. The Bears announced after the season they would be non-tendering Sanborn making him a free agent. [21] Dallas Cowboys On March 12, 2025, Sanborn signed with the Dallas Cowboys. [22] NFL statistics Legend Bold Career high Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2022 CHI 14 6 64 50 14 2.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 2023 CHI 17 10 65 43 22 1.0 7 2 1 42 42.0 42 0 0 0 2024 CHI 17 3 35 17 18 1.5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 48 19 164 110 54 4.5 14 5 1 42 42.0 42 0 0 1 Personal life Sanborn's father played college football as an offensive lineman for the University of Oregon. [23] His younger brother, Bryan, also plays linebacker at Wisconsin. [24] References Bartholomew, Colten (December 30, 2021). 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"Chicago Bears place rookie linebacker Jack Sanborn (ankle) on injured reserve, while Teven Jenkins (neck) could return this week". Chicago Tribune . Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved December 20, 2022. Bartelson, Jacob; Hammond, Sean (November 13, 2022). "Chicago Bears notes: Lake Zurich's Jack Sanborn has 2 sacks in loss to Detroit Lions". Shaw Local. Retrieved January 29, 2023. Mayer, Larry (December 20, 2022). "Bears put Sanborn on IR, sign LB Elijah Lee". Chicago Bears . Retrieved January 29, 2023. Mayer, Larry (January 12, 2023). "Three Bears named to PFF's NFL All-Rookie Team". Chicago Bears . Retrieved January 12, 2023. Shapiro, Alex (July 27, 2023). "Jack Sanborn still sees self as Chicago Bears starting linebacker". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2024. "Badgers in the NFL: Regular season recap". University of Wisconsin–Madison. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024. Taylor, Ryan (November 29, 2023). "Bears put two players on ESPN's 'All-Youngster team'". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2024. Alper, Josh (March 4, 2025). "Report: Bears won't tender LB Jack Sanborn". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 23, 2025. Yarrish, Tommy (March 12, 2025). "Cowboys agree to terms with former Bears LB Jack Sanborn". Dallas Cowboys. Goe, Ken (December 30, 2019). "Wisconsin linebacker Jack Sanborn is eager to face Oregon, his dad's alma mater". The Oregonian . Retrieved January 13, 2022. "Sanborn leads defense, guides brother for No. 12 Wisconsin". USA Today . Associated Press. August 29, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022. External links Career statistics from NFL.com  ·  ESPN  ·  Yahoo Sports  ·  Pro Football Reference Dallas Cowboys bio Wisconsin Badgers bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.