Asante Samuel Jr.: DB · Florida State · #26.
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Asante Samuel Jr.
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at Florida State: Willie Taggart and Mike Norvell. One game to point at: 5 tackles against North Carolina — Week 7, 2020.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 6 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Florida State | 30 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | Florida State | 48 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2018 | Florida State | 15 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 | -- |
| Career | 93 | 69 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 29 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-16vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-52@ No. 12 Miami | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-24vs Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 26-42@ No. 5 Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28vs No. 5 North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-48@ Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-41vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-38@ NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL30 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
45.6%
289 pass / 345 run
Plays / game
70.4
9 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida State, 93 tackles — drafted at #47 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins, and Mike Norvell. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 6th NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 6th NFL season
