Sam Burton: DL · Marshall.
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Sam Burton
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons at Marshall span two head coaches: Doc Holliday and Charles Huff. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against East Carolina — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 31-13@ East Carolina | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-35vs Old Dominion | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 41-48@ NC State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-41@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-20vs James Madison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-34@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 9-31@ App State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-33vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-28@ South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-21vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-35vs UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 11 | 7.5 | 7.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2023
W 21-17
vs UAlbany
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%8 TFLSack rate
17%7 sacksHurry rate
19%8 hurries42 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
49.1%
425 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
66.6
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
445 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
42 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Marshall, 18 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
