Ricky Samuel: DL · Jacksonville State · #97.
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Ricky Samuel
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the Jacksonville State defensive front. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Eastern Michigan — Week 3, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 23 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 27 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-55vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-49@ No. 22 Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-37@ Eastern Michigan | 7 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 44-7vs Southern Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 63-24@ Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 54-13vs New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-20vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-37@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-31vs Florida International | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 21-11vs Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries23 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Rich Rodriguez — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
33.1%
313 pass / 634 run
Plays / game
67.6
14 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
328 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Jacksonville State, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chip Lindsey and Rich Rodriguez.
