#25

Jahmal Sam

Junior safety for UL Monroe. 2021: 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 36 tackles.

S · UL Monroe · Jr. · #25

5′9″ · 185 lb · New Orleans, LA

CFB Index 71 · #87 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceUTSA 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 2351 nationally · Signed with UTSA

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 safety for UL Monroe. 2021: 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 36 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at UTSA, 60 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

201910 games

Signed with UTSA3-star out of Warren Easton

2022

Entered the portal

2024

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2351 national

CFB

College

UTSA

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

2 coaches

2019

Matt Viator

UL Monroe

2021

Terry Bowden

UL Monroe

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Viator → Terry Bowden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019UTSA4-8HC: Frank Wilson · Run-leaning

2021UTSA12-2HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

71Quality starter #87 of 509?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#943 / 2743 · 65th pct

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles#1084 / 2743 · 60th pct

Tackles for loss#1047 / 2743 · 58th pct

3.0

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.0	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road4g	4.0	0.5	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-73g	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	0.5	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bryant Vincent

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

71 · #87 of 509 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #87 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	UTSA	36	23	3.0	1.0	2	2	--
2019	UTSA	24	19	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		60	42	3.5	1.0	2	2	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 5	W 24-17vs UNLV	2	2	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 6	W 52-46@ Western Kentucky	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 45-0vs Rice	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 45-16@ Louisiana Tech	3	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 44-23@ UTEP	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 27-17vs Southern Miss	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 34-31vs UAB	5	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 23-45@ North Texas	6	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 49-41vs Western Kentucky	7	5	0.0	0.0	1	1	Season-high 7 tackles
Total		36	23	3.0	1.0	2	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology