Senior defensive lineman for Kansas. 2022: 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.
6′4″ · 295 lb · Abilene, KS
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 story
4 defensive lineman for Kansas. 2022: 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 3176 nationally · Signed with Kansas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonSam Burt
Wins his gap play after play. Sam Burt has been at Kansas through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 11, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Lance Leipold. 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: 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
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #203 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-10vs Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-42@ West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 48-30@ Houston | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 14-11vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-38vs TCU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-35@ Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-43@ Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-47@ Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 2.0 | 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
18 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.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Makius Scott’s 2022 season.
Matches Makius on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Logan-Redding's senior season at Minnesota (2023).
Matches Jalen on
Player DNA