Linebacker for Miami (OH). 2017: 28 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
6′1″ · 245 lb · Chicago, IL
The story
2017 linebacker for Miami (OH). 2017: 28 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
Recruiting
ILB recruit
No. 3232 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonSam Connolly
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Miami (OH) behind him. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Central Michigan, Week 4, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami (OH), 29 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chuck Martin.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Chuck Martin — 14-23 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th 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
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Miami (OH) | 28 | 14 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Miami (OH) | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 14 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 17-21vs Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-14@ Central Michigan | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 17-52@ Notre Dame | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-37vs Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17@ Kent State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-45@ Ohio | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-7@ Ball State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 14 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |