Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 15-34@ Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#90
Keith Sampson
Junior defensive lineman on Boston College's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 305 lb · New Bern, NC
Transferred Florida State → Boston College for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Cincinnati
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Boston College's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida State in 2023.
Keith Sampson
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Keith Sampson has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Cincinnati, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Florida State4-star out of New Bern
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Boston College
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Boston College
2025Florida State
2026Boston College
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced
2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Boston College1-1HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jayden Williams’s 2025 season.
83%match
Matches Jayden on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Jayden on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Williams's junior season at Wyoming (2025).
Matches Jayden on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Jayden on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Keith Sampson
The defensive line · Boston College
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- #13Demetrius Ballard2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Keith Sampson1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Favor Bate1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #59Micah Amedee1 tackle for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Boston College team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology