Jack Sanborn
LB
#57
Experience: 2 years
Height: 6-2
Age: 23
Weight: 234 lbs
College: Wisconsin
2023 SEASON
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Solo29
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SCK1
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FF0
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INT1
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 49 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 26 | 96 | 66 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Bears in May 2022 out of the University of Wisconsin
- Played in 14 games as a rookie, with six starts, totaling 59 tackles (47 solo), 2.0 sacks, three QBH, one fumble recovery and five special teams tackles
2022 SEASON (Bears):
- Made his NFL debut Week 1 vs. San Francisco, taking snaps primarily with the special teams unit
- Suited up against Green Bay in Week 2 and played over 60% of the snaps on special teams
- Played the first defensive snap of his NFL career in Week 3 vs. Houston, while also featuring in over half the snaps on special teams
- Saw game action on special teams in Week 4 at New York
- Was on the field for over half the snaps on special teams against the Vikings in Week 5 ... Had an assist on special teams against the Commanders in Week 6
- Notched a special teams tackle in the Bears' Week 7 MNF victory over the Patriots
- Registered the first tackles of his career on defense, finishing with two combined tackles in Week 8 at Dallas
- He played 13 snaps on defense, his most to date
- Made his first NFL start at linebacker in Week 9 vs. Miami, finishing second on the team with seven solo tackles
- In his second career start, he got to Lions quarterback Jared Goff twice, marking his first career sacks
- He is the only undrafted free agent in the 2022 NFL season to have a multi-sack performance
- Finished with a game-high 12 combined tackles (nine solo) and two tackles for loss ... Was second on the team with nine combined tackles (eight solo) against the Falcons in Week 11
- In Week 12 at New York, led the defense with 14 combined tackles, which is the most tackles by a Bears rookie in a single game in franchise history
- Against the Packers in Week 13, finished with a team-high 10 combined tackles (eight solo), with one TFL
- Registered five solo tackles against the Eagles in Week 15