Age
30
Aug 9, 1996
Khalen Saunders
KC · 2019–2022→NO · 2023–2024→JAX · 2025→NYJ · 2025UFA
KhalenSaunders#0IDL
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
9
2025
TFL
1
regular season
Sacks
1.0
regular season
QB Hits
1
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
27%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2016 — Present · Includes honors2025
New York Jets · Interior DL
IDL · 7 active weeks
NFL
2025
Jacksonville Jaguars · Interior DL
IDL · 9 active weeks
NFL
2023–2024
New Orleans Saints · Interior DL
IDL · 34 active weeks
NFL
2019–2022
Kansas City Chiefs · Interior DL
IDL · 65 active weeks
NFL
2016–2018
Western Illinois · DL
NCAA
Draft Profile
2019 DraftSelection
Round 3, Pick 84
#84 overall by Kansas City Chiefs
TeamKC
Overall#84
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — NFL officialA local silhouette placeholder is shown in the hero. Official artwork is not embedded for licensing reasons; the `View headshot` button links to the source on NFL.com.
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.