Sophomore defensive tackle for Utah. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
6′4″ · 306 lb · Plano, TX · Plano West HS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1.5 TFL · 15 tackles
Best game: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 2 tackles, at Akron
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive tackle for Utah. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
Lucas Samsula
Wins his gap play after play. Lucas Samsula arrived at Utah from Wyoming. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Northern Iowa — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Utah
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (18th 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
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #274 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wyoming | 15 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-0@ Akron | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-7vs Northern Iowa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-37@ Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-28vs San José State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-0vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-13vs Nevada | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to R.J. Jackson’s 2024 season.
Matches R.J. on
Differs from R.J. on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Darrell Prater's freshman season at Jacksonville State (2023).
Matches Darrell on
Differs from Darrell on
Player DNA
Prior to Utah: Began his collegiate career at Wyoming (2023-25). Played in all 12 games of the 2025 for the Cowboys, recording 15 tackles, 1.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks. Missed the entire 2024 season with an injury suffered during fall camp. Redshirted during the 2023 season. Career-long reception was a...
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