Samuel Dankah is a defensive lineman at East Carolina who has not played in East Carolina's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
East Carolina lists 19 defensive linemen this season.
East Carolina is 4-4. Next: vs South Florida, Fri Nov 6.
Dankah wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at East Carolina: Mike Houston and Blake Harrell. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Memphis — Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 58 | 30 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 34 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 16 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 112 | 51 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24@ NC State | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-3vs Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-0@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-34vs BYU | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-6vs Army | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-26@ Tulane | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-27vs Tulsa | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-14@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-22vs Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-27vs Memphis | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 24-58@ UTSA | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-3@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 23-17vs Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 30 | 7.0 | 1.5 | — | 3 |
Week 5 · 2025
W 28-6
vs Army
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Army.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%7 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry58 tackles · 7 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
44.5%
440 pass / 548 run
Plays / game
76.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
58 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #24 at the position.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
