Senior defensive lineman for Indiana. 2018: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
6′0″ · 320 lb · Ellenwood, GA
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 2152 nationally · Signed with Syracuse
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Indiana. 2018: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
Kayton Samuels
Kayton Samuels has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 sacks against Virginia, Week 2, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Indiana, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tom Allen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2018 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2018
W 20–16
vs Virginia
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
With H. Whitehead — 35 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 58 LONG · S. Scott — 204 rush yds (31 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 20-16vs Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 38-10vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-35vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-32vs Maryland | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-31@ Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-28vs Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |