Cameron Sample: DE · Tulane · #5.
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Cameron Sample
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. A two-star recruit with four seasons on the field at Tulane since. The first career honor came in 2020: All-AAC. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Navy — Week 3, 2020.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ South Alabama | 7 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | L 24-27vs Navy | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 66-24@ Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-49@ Houston | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-37vs No. 17 SMU | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-51@ UCF | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-3vs Temple | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-21@ East Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-12vs Army | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-30@ No. 25 Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-21vs Memphis | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 29 | 7.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2020
W 27-24
2 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%5 sacksTFL rate
14%8 TFLHurry rate
6%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
62%5 of 8 pressures52 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
4 seasons under Willie Fritz, all run-heavy offenses — 25-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
38.2%
313 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
74.5
11 games
Team sack rate
10.3%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2020
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulane, 10 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #111 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Willie Fritz.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 6th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 6th NFL season
