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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 | |
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High school | The Covenant School (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jonas Sanker is an American football safety for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Sanker attended high school at the 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]
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]
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