Jack
Sanborn
LB
#57
Jack Sanborn
#57LB
Chicago Bears
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 234 lbs · Age : 26
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago Bears | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Contract
Chicago Bears payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.08 M$
- Average per year
- 1.22 M$
- Total value
- 1.2 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
1.08 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Linebackers
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
33
10th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
5th percentile
Sacks
0.0
6th percentile
Pressures
—
Interceptions
0
30th percentile
Passes defended
1
17th percentile
Yards allowed per target
10.7 yd
4th percentile
Passer rating allowed
111.3
20th percentile
Missed tackle rate
15.0 %
9th percentile
Defensive snaps
230
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.1
Games
10
WAR 2025
-0.3
Games played
6
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-8)
- 2022-0.1 WAR · -0.007 per game
- 2023-0.1 WAR · -0.006 per game
- 2024-0.1 WAR · -0.006 per game
- 2025-0.3 WAR · -0.050 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+2 · 25 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
60
Depth player
- TCK
- Tackling
- 73
- COV
- Coverage
- 45
- RDF
- Run defense
- 86
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 70
- DUR
- Durability
- 45
- EX
- Experience
- 50
Why these ratings?Hide details
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
-0.3
PAL Rating
6 / 100
Value Rating · 2025
17 / 100
2025 PAL (6) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $1.2M.PAL expected for this salary: 25PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DAL | 6 | -0.3 | 6 | 60 | 33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CHI | 17 | -0.1 | 31 | 77 | 31 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | CHI | 17 | -0.1 | 27 | 74 | 54 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | CHI | 14 | -0.1 | 82 | 83 | 51 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 |
Jack Sanborn in five questions
What are Jack Sanborn's stats in 2025?
Jack Sanborn has 0 sacks and 0 QB hits in 6 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Jack Sanborn?
Jack Sanborn is 26 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 234 lb (106 kg).
How good is Jack Sanborn?
Jack Sanborn produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 6 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Jack Sanborn make?
Jack Sanborn earns $1.2M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 17 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does Jack Sanborn wear, and what team does he play for?
Jack Sanborn plays for Chicago Bears in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 57.
