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Khalen Saunders

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New York Jets · DT

Khalen Saunders recorded 66 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

2.7

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

66

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Khalen Saunders's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
LVII
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
FEB 12, 2023

Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles

Super Bowl LVII · Feb 12, 2023

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
LIV
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
FEB 2, 2020

San Francisco 49ers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl LIV · Feb 2, 2020

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2022
CINCINNATIBENGALS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 29, 2023

Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs

Conference Championship · Jan 29, 2023

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2019
HOUSTONTEXANS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 12, 2020

Houston Texans vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2020

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2022
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 21, 2023

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 21, 2023

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Khalen Saunders's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2022
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 25, 2022

Kansas City Chiefs vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2022

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2025
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 28, 2025

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2025

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2024
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 8, 2024

New Orleans Saints vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2024

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2024
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 7, 2024

New Orleans Saints vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2024

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Khalen Saunders's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2018–present

01
KCSAUNDERS—Khalen Saunders
KCMAHOMES15Patrick Mahomes
KCKELCE87Travis Kelce

Improvisation, adaptability and annual championship stakes

Kansas City Chiefs · The Mahomes dynasty

Mahomes won MVP in his first season as starter and Kansas City converted his unmatched creation into repeated Super Bowl trips and multiple championships.

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Franchise era

2021–present

02
NOSAUNDERS—Khalen Saunders
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara
NODAVIS56Demario Davis

Veteran continuity meets an overdue reset

New Orleans Saints · After Brees and Payton

The championship partnership ended and New Orleans began navigating the difficult transition from an aging, aggressively financed roster.

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Franchise era

2011–present

03
NYJSAUNDERS—Khalen Saunders
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2019–present

04
JAXSAUNDERS—Khalen Saunders
JAXLAWRENCE16Trevor Lawrence
JAXHINES-ALLEN41Josh Hines-Allen

Another top pick tries to make winning durable

Jacksonville Jaguars · The Lawrence rebuild

Jacksonville reset again, then Lawrence led a remarkable playoff comeback and a division title while the organization continued building around him.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2019, 20227 NFL seasons66 career games74 career solo tackles8 career sacksCollege: Western IllinoisDrafted by: KCDraft pick: 84Jersey: 996 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 6, 2019Most recent: Jan 4, 2026

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history