Jahmal Sam: S · UL Monroe · #25.
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Jahmal Sam
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The two seasons span two head coaches: Frank Wilson and Jeff Traylor. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against North Texas, Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 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
2021 season · 9 games
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| 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%3 TFL36 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
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
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
45.1%
445 pass / 542 run
Plays / game
75.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
468 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #87 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at UTSA, 60 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Frank Wilson, Jeff Traylor and Terry Bowden.
