Senior defensive end for Texas State. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
6′7″ · 275 lb · Austin, TX
The story
4 defensive end for Texas State. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
Sam Latham
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Sam Latham arrived at Texas State from Incarnate Word. One game to point at: 1 tackles, 0.5 TFL against UL Monroe — Week 7, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Texas State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Strength: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (15th 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
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas State | 15 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-31@ Baylor | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 5 | W 50-36@ Southern Miss | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 30-34@ Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-20vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Braiden McGregor’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Braiden McGregor's senior season at Michigan (2023).
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Player DNA