Senior defensive end for Boise State. 2020: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Folsom, CA
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 1880 nationally · Signed with Boise State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Boise State. 2020: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.
Sam Whitney
He has spent four seasons in the Boise State defensive front. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Utah State — Week 8, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Boise State, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bryan Harsin.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Bryan Harsin — 36-11 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (82nd percentile). Concern: qb hurries (29th 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
2020 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Boise State | 21 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Boise State | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Boise State | 21 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Boise State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 57 | 33 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 42-13vs Utah State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 49-30@ Air Force | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-51vs BYU | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-21vs Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |