Sam Brumfield is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Memphis.
Brumfield is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. Another came in 2025: All-AAC. A game that shows it: 17 tackles against Navy — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
90 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 11 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Memphis | 90 | 40 | 11.0 | 4.5 | -- | 1 |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 61 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 82 | 46 | 6.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 233 | 103 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Chattanooga | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-16@ Georgia State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-7@ Troy | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-31vs Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-26@ Florida Atlantic | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-7vs Tulsa | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ UAB | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31vs No. 18 South Florida | 13 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31@ East Carolina | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-28vs Navy | 17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
 Bowl | L 7-31vs NC State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 90 | 40 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 |
Week 9 · 2025
W 34-31
1 sack · 2.5 tackles for loss · 13 tackles
Edged out South Florida at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
90tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%11 TFLSack rate
5%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups90 tackles · 11 for loss · 4.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 9.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 12.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
46.9%
412 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
425 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #48 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #4 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Rick Stockstill, Brent Pry and Ryan Silverfield.
