Senior defensive lineman for Texas State. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 16 tackles.
6′0″ · 285 lb · Ottawa, ON
The story
4 defensive lineman for Texas State. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 16 tackles.
Samuel Obiang
Wins his gap play after play. Texas State to Incarnate Word — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against South Alabama — Week 6, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jake Spavital — 6-18 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (6th 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
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas State | 16 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Texas State | 17 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 33 | 13 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2021
W 33–31
2 TFL · 0 SACKS · 1 SOLO
Edged out South Alabama at home in a shootout.
With B. McBride — 187 yds · 2 TD · 3 INT · QBR 30.0 · 57 rush yds (15 car) · J. Banks — 4 rec · 104 yds · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-29vs Baylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-42vs Incarnate Word | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-59@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-31vs South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 28-31vs Troy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Vidal Scott’s 2021 season.
Matches Vidal on
Differs from Vidal on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Vidal Scott's sophomore season at Arkansas State (2021).
Matches Vidal on
Player DNA