Sam Lockett: DB · Washington State.
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Sam Lockett
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Gary Andersen and Jake Dickert. On tape: 13 tackles against Wisconsin, Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 3 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington State | 73 | 43 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 51 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | Utah State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 129 | 69 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-24@ Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-22vs No. 19 Wisconsin | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 64-21vs Northern Colorado | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-35vs No. 14 Oregon State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-25@ UCLA | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-44vs Arizona | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-38@ No. 9 Oregon | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-38@ Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-10vs Stanford | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 39-42@ California | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-14vs Colorado | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-24@ No. 4 Washington | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 43 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%3 TFL73 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
60.5%
511 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
552 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
73 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #105 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Utah State and Washington State, 129 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile and Jake Dickert.
