Sanoussi Kane Season 2023

2023 / AS A SENIOR
• Started all 12 games
• Recorded 79 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, one forced fumble and seven pass breakups
• Led Purdue in pass breakups, was second in tackles and tird in TFLs
• Produced at least eight tackles in five games
• Forced a fumble at Virginia Tech (Sept. 9)
• Had a pair of TFLs and nine tackles vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 22)
• Recorded his only sack of the season vs. Illinois (Sept. 30)
• Totaled a season-high 10 tackles at Nebraska (Oct. 28)
• Broke up a pair of passes at Michigan (Nov. 4)

2022 / AS A JUNIOR
• Appeared in all 14 games, making 12 starts at safety
• Led the team in total and unassisted tackles with 72 and 54, respectively
• Notched 4.5 tackles-for-loss with one sack, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one hurry and three pass breakups
• Forced a fumble on the opening play of the game to go with seven tackles against Indiana State (Sept. 10)
• Made seven stops with one for a loss against Syracuse (Sept. 17)
• Sealed the win against FAU with a 29-yard fumble recovery late in the fourth quarter (Sept. 24)
• Lone sack of the year was an 11-yard loss against Wisconsin (Oct. 22)
• Recorded a season-high nine tackles with one for loss and forced fumble against Illinois (Nov. 12)

2021 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all 13 games with one start
• Made seven tackles with four unassisted
• Recorded a pair of stops against UConn (Sept. 11)
• Made three tackles, including an assisted tackle-for-loss, against Nebraska (Oct. 30)

2020 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in all six games as a reserve
• Tallied three total tackles on the year

HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-star recruit by ESPN
• No. 69-rated safety in the 2020 recruiting class by ESPN
• Three-star recruit by 247Sports
• No. 95-rated safety in the 2020 recruiting class by 247Sports
• Three-star recruit by Rivals

PERSONAL
• Parent(s): Mamadou Kane and Aninata Dgumbia
• Sibling(s): Moussa
• Birthdate: October 6, 2001
• Major: Master's of Business Administration