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Jason Sanders New York Jets · #19

Kicker · 5' 11", 186 lbs · Orange, CA · Age 31

Jason Sanders is a Kicker for the New York Jets, drafted 229th overall, 2018. In 2026 he scored 26 points.

KickerDrafted 229th overall8-yr veteran
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New York Jets · #19 · Kicker
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Season avg7 fg · 26 pts
Career avg194 fg · 852 pts
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
7fg
26pts
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Scouting report

Jason Sanders — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Kicker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jason Sanders is a Kicker for the New York Jets, drafted 229th overall, 2018. In 2026 he scored 26 points.
C+
Field goals
D
Extra pts
C-
Scoring
C+
Field goals
Strong · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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D
Extra points
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Jason Sanders stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1245 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
56Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jason Sanders — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Field goals
7 FGM
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A+
Scoring
26 PTS
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A+
Extra points
5 XPM
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The engine

How the model sees Jason Sanders

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
17
fg
5–29
18
xp
-3–40
71
points
26–115
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the fg line vs last season
Last season 7 → projected 17 fg
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+12.8
Age curve
-2.4
Net vs last season+10.5 fg
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 31 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jason Sanders career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGFGMXPMPts
201816183589
2019162329104
2020163636144
2021172334103
2022172641119
2023172458130
2024173726137
2026 in progress · 4 games47526
Career120194264852
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Jets built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
92off index
98def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
68roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jason Sanders

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1995-11-16

The beginning

Jason Sanders is a Kicker for the New York Jets, in his 9th NFL season.

New York Jets

Turning pro

Drafted 229th overall, 2018 as a Kicker.

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Jason Sanders is a New York Jets kicker, drafted 229th overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2018–2026) he has made 194 field goals and scored 852 points.

Chapter

Most recently he scored 26 points on 7 field goals in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
186 lbs
Draft
229th overall, 2018
Born
Orange, CA
Age
31
Jersey
#19
Background

Jason Sanders is from Orange, CA and is 31 years old. He was drafted 229th overall, 2018 and plays kicker at 5' 11", 186 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2018–2026) he has made 194 field goals and scored 852 points. Sanders is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Jason Sanders is a long-time starting kicker who has made 194 field goals and scored 852 points across 8 seasons (2018–2026).

Scoring852 career points on 194 field goals and 264 extra points.
Best season144 points on 36 field goals in 2020.
Draft pedigree229th overall, 2018.
Durability120 career games played.
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FAQ

Jason Sanders — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jason Sanders, answered.

What position does Jason Sanders play?
Jason Sanders is a Kicker for the New York Jets.
When was Jason Sanders drafted?
Jason Sanders was drafted 229th overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Jason Sanders played?
8 (2018–2026).
What are Jason Sanders's career stats?
He has made 194 field goals and scored 852 points.
Jason Sanders career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2019
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Hip (Out)2025 Wk17 · Hip (Out)2025 Wk16 · Hip (Out)2019 Wk16 · Illness (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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