Khalen SaundersSaunders, KhalenPosition: DT Height: 6-0 Weight: 324 Born: August 9, 1996 St. Louis, MO High School: Parkway Central (Chesterfield, MO) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Western Illinois | Redshirted |
| 2015 | Western Illinois | Lettered |
| 2016 | Western Illinois | Lettered |
| 2017 | Western Illinois | Lettered |
| 2018 | Western Illinois | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (84th overall) 2019 Kansas City Chiefs |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2019 KC NFL | 99 | LDT | 12 | 4 |
| 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL | 99 | LDT-RDT | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL | 99 | RDT | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 99 | RDT | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL | 99 | RDT | 17 | 17 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 50 | RDT | 14 | 10 |
| 2025 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2025 JAC NFL | 96 | NT | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL | 99 | DT | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 Year (NFL)2025 Year NFL | 9 | 0 | ||
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 69 | 32 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/26/2019 | 2019 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2019 KC NFL |
| Signed | 6/4/2019 | 2019 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2019 KC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/19/2020 | 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL |
| Activated | 10/24/2020 | 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/30/2021 | 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL |
| Activated | 1/25/2022 | 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/15/2023 | 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL |
| Signed | 3/17/2023 | 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL |
| Traded | 8/18/2025 | 2025 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2025 JAC NFL |
| Released | 11/13/2025 | 2025 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2025 JAC NFL |
| Signed | 11/17/2025 | 2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2019 KC NFL | 308 | 0 | 0.0 | 305 | 27.2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL | 78 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 | 6.9 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 144 | 12.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 477 | 2 | 0.2 | 421 | 36.7 | 54 | 11.7 |
| 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL | 540 | 16 | 1.4 | 523 | 47.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 463 | 0 | 0.0 | 461 | 39.1 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 2025 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2025 JAC NFL | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL | 171 | 0 | 0.0 | 141 | 12.5 | 30 | 6.4 |
| 2025 Year (NFL)2025 Year NFL | 196 | 0 | 166 | 30 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2206 | 18 | 2094 | 0.7 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2019 KC NFL | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 3.5 | 22.5 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2025 Year (NFL)2025 Year NFL | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7.5 | 41.5 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2019 KC NFL | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2025 JAC NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Year (NFL)2025 Year NFL | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 193 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Year (NFL)2025 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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