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Don Saunders

Position coach (Purdue, 2026): Charles Clark

San Diego, CAFifth Year#7
Estimated NIL value
$282K
Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.
Transfer Vulnerability Score
2 / 100
4th
Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.
HS recruit
Class
Fifth Year
Seasons left (incl. 2026)
Final season
Portal entry
January 11, 2026

Don Saunders is a Fifth Year CB from San Diego, CA. Don Saunders entered the transfer portal from Utah on January 11, 2026 and committed to Purdue. TransferPortl estimates Don Saunders's NIL market value at $282K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Don Saunders has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026
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Transfer Details

Advanced Statistics

2026 · 46 tkl
Havoc Plays
9
90th
Ball Plays
6
87th
Solo Tackle Rate
65.2%
63rd

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS DBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History
Current TVS
14
Highest TVS
23
Sep 20, 2026
TVS historyThe current transfer risk score is 14 out of 100. The highest saved score is 23.050100Sep 20, 2026Nov 9, 2026
Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.
Before past portal windows
WindowTeamTVSOutcome
2026Utah40 HighEntered portal
2025Texas A&M21 ModerateDid not enter
2024Cal Poly2 LowDid not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History
Current market value
$282,288
Highest market value
$333,560
Sep 12, 2026
Market value historyThe current estimated market value is $282,288. The highest estimated value is $333,560.$0$187K$374K20252026Texas A&MUtahPurdueSep 7, 2024Nov 9, 2026
Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.
Transfer History
Original School
Utah logoUtah
January 11, 2026
Utah → Purdue
Committed
Season Statistics
SeasonTeamTacklesSoloTFLSacksINTPBU
2026Purdue46303015

No recorded college statistics for 2025.

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