
Khalen Saunders
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Experience: 5 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 27
Weight: 324 lbs
College: Western Illinois
2023 SEASON
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Solo13
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SCK0
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FF0
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INT--
Recent Games
WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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1 | Titans | W 16 - 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2 | @Panthers | W 20 - 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
3 | @Packers | L 17 - 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
4 | Buccaneers | L 9 - 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
5 | @Patriots | W 34 - 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
6 | @Texans | L 13 - 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
7 | Jaguars | L 24 - 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
8 | @Colts | W 38 - 27 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Bears | W 24 - 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
10 | @Vikings | L 19 - 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
12 | @Falcons | L 15 - 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
13 | Lions | L 28 - 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 18 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
2023 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
TOTAL | 50 | 17 | 56 | 63 | 119 | 46 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
NFL CAREER – Originally selected by the Chiefs in the third round (84th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Western Illinois, Khalen Saunders enters his fifth NFL season and first with the New Orleans Saints. The St. Louis, Mo. native has appeared in 38 career regular season games with five starts, recording 81 tackles (40 solo), 4.5 sacks, two passes defensed and three stops for loss. The fifth-year pro has also appeared in six postseason contests, posting eight tackles (six solo) and one sack as a member of Kansas City's Super Bowl LIV and LVII Championship teams. Saunders comes to the Saints after turning in his most productive season as a pro in 2022, setting career highs in games played (16), tackles (48), sacks (3.5) and stops for loss (three)