Caleb Sampson: DL · Kansas · #98.
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Caleb Sampson
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Kansas. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against West Virginia — Week 2, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-10vs Tennessee Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-42@ West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 48-30@ Houston | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-27vs Duke | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-38vs No. 17 TCU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-35@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-43@ Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-55vs Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-47@ No. 15 Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 2 |
Week 3 · 2022
W 48-30
at Houston
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Houston on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%4 TFLSack rate
13%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries19 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
46.0%
371 pass / 435 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
386 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #314 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 33 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Barry Odom, David Beaty, Les Miles and Lance Leipold.
