Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Sam Robinson
Redshirt sophomore linebacker for South Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 225 lb · Tallahassee, FL · Lincoln HS
Transferred Rutgers → South Florida for 2026
The numbers
12
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, at Army
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for South Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2024.
- Transferred from Rutgers to South Florida in 2026.
Sam Robinson
Sam Robinson has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Army — Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Rutgers3-star out of Tallahassee Lincoln
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Kevin Patrick
South Florida
2026era →
Brian Hartline
South Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Patrick → Brian Hartline. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
2025Rutgers
2026South Florida
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Rutgers | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
at Army
8 TOT · 4 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · L. Goater — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Game log
Background
A transfer linebacker who joined the Bulls in January 2026 after two seasons at Rutgers…played in 10 games and started one for the Knights…a former four-star recruit from On3…played his high school football at Lincoln HS in Tallahassee, Fla., the alma mater of Bulls standout quarterback B.J. Dani...
The linebacker corps · South Florida
- #25Zavier Hamilton37 tackles · 2025
- #10Shamar Meikle28 tackles · 2025
- #6Rodney Hill18 tackles · 2025
- #45Marshon Oxley15 tackles · 2025
- #7Sam Robinson12 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology