Andre Sam: S · LSU · #14.
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Andre Sam
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Charles Huff and Brian Kelly. On tape: 14 tackles against Ole Miss, Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
82 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs No. 8 Florida State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-10vs Grambling | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-14@ Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-31vs Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 49-55@ No. 20 Ole Miss | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 49-39@ No. 21 Missouri | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-18vs Auburn | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 62-0vs Army | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-42@ No. 8 Alabama | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-35vs Florida | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-14vs Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-30vs Texas A&M | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31vs Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 44 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Week 8 · 2023
W 62-0
vs Army
2 interceptions · 3 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 62-point win at home against Army.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
82tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL82 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
49.0%
407 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
82 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons, at Marshall and LSU, 128 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Charles Huff and Brian Kelly.
