Khalen Saunders
Khalen Saunders, a DL, appears on NFL rosters across 2019–2025. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | DL |
|---|---|
| College | Western Illinois |
| Born | 1996-08-09 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
| Weight | 324 lb |
| Drafted | pick 84 by KC in 2019 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
7 seasons of roster appearances, 2019–2025. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints |
| 2025 | New York Jets |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | Int | Int Yds | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 16 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 66 | 74 | 106 | 8 | 7.5 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 6 |
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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