Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-24@ Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Edward Waters | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Samson Israel
Junior defensive back for Memphis. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 166 lb · Douglasville, GA
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Memphis)
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 148 nationally · Joined Memphis
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back for Memphis. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Memphis in 2024.
Samson Israel
Erases the deep middle of the field. The receipt: 2 tackles against Edward Waters — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Memphis3-star out of Itawamba C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Memphis
NFL
NFL Draft
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In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Memphis
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Memphis8-5HC: Ryan Silverfield · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 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
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Memphis | 15 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Markevious Brown’s 2022 season.
Matches Markevious on
Height
TFL rate
Class year
Differs from Markevious on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylen Mbakwe's freshman season at Alabama (2024).
Matches Jaylen on
Height
Interceptions
PD rate
Differs from Jaylen on
Class year (higher)
Weight (lower)
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology