2025 at JMU – Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt… Sun Belt Elite Award… Fall semester Dean’s List honoree… started all 14 games at free safety… had 80 tackles, including five for loss (one sack), one interception and six pass break-ups… had six or more tackles in eight games… posted a career-high 13 tackles with a pass break-up at Marshall… made seven tackles with career highs of two TFL, one sack and two pass break-ups in Sun Belt Football Championship versus Troy… also made two pass break-ups and an interception in first career start versus Weber State… recorded eight tackles in three straight starts - vs. Louisiana, vs. Old Dominion and at Texas State… had six stops, including 1.5 for loss, at Georgia State… made seven tackles, including one for loss, against Washington State.
2024 at JMU – Played in all 13 games… had 13 tackles, including 1.5 for loss (0.5 sack) and one fumble recovery… posted a season-high four tackles, including 1.5 for loss (0.5 sack) versus Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl… registered a pair of tackles and fumble recovery against Georgia State… had two or more stops in five outings… Dean’s List (spring)… 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
High School Honors – Baltimore Sun Second Team All-Metro as a junior… first-team all-conference as a junior and second team as a sophomore… Baltimore Touchdown Club 26th annual Super 22 Team… Honor Roll student. Career – Helped Archbishop Spalding to 2022 and 2023 MIAA Class A championships… tallied a 125 career tackles with 10 interceptions and 17 pass break-ups… credited with 40 tackles, including three for loss (one sack), two interceptions and five break-ups as a senior… recorded 40 tackles with eight interceptions and four breakups as a junior… had 45 tackles, including five tackles for loss, and eight breakups as a sophomore.
Personal -- Born 2/17/2006... finance major... son of Leslie Saunders... has a sister, Pameire... high school coach was Kyle Schmitt.
