Player Dossier

2004-2006

Notre Dame

Jeff Samardzija

Impact contributor

Jeff Samardzija shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

Production sample still building

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Reliability

66

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

74

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2004 Regular Season · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8253

Lansing Catholic · Lansing, MI

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Jeff Samardzija, player. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2004 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Jeff Samardzija shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Quick Answers

Jeff Samardzija quick answers

Latest team and position
Notre Dame · Position unavailable
Career Touchdowns
0
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 31 games
Best season
2004 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Top game
Michigan State
Recruit profile
3-star · Lansing Catholic · Central Michigan
High school pipeline
Lansing Catholic · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
Class 2006

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTDPrimaryOverall
2004 Regular SeasonNotre Dame600100
2005 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1201582.9
2006 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1301381.5

Related Context

Jeff Samardzija is listed for Notre Dame. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2004 Regular Season

Notre Dame paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2005 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2006 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Loss with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2005 Regular Season · Notre Dame

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

1.3

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

65.7

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Pittsburgh: 1. Michigan: 1. Michigan State: 3. Washington: 1. Purdue: 2. USC: 1. BYU: 2. Tennessee: 1. Navy: 0. Syracuse: 1. Stanford: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.2 · Games = 9 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Touchdowns

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

— vs Ohio State

Result
Mon 1/2@ Ohio StateL 20-34
Sun 11/27@ StanfordW 38-3122102
Sat 11/19vs SyracuseW 34-10
Sat 11/12vs NavyW 42-2116606
Sat 11/5vs TennesseeW 41-212-10-500
Sat 10/22vs BYUW 49-2319909
Sat 10/15vs USCL 31-34
Sat 10/1@ PurdueW 49-2813303
Sat 9/24@ WashingtonW 36-17231.5005
Sat 9/17vs Michigan StateL 41-44
Sat 9/10@ MichiganW 17-10
Sun 9/4@ PittsburghW 42-21

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Notre Dame

    2004-2006

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200420052006
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2004 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0
2005 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1515
2006 Regular SeasonNotre Dame13-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Michigan State

Week 3 · L 41-44

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

3

Touchdowns

100 takeover

3 primary-metric impact.

#2

vs UCLA

Week 8 · W 20-17

2

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

2 primary-metric impact.

#3

@ Michigan State

Week 4 · W 40-37

2

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

2 primary-metric impact.

#4

@ Stanford

Week 13 · W 38-31

2

Touchdowns

66.7 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

2 primary-metric impact.

#5

vs BYU

Week 8 · W 49-23

2

Touchdowns

66.7 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

2 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2004 Regular Season · Notre Dame

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2005 Regular Season · Notre Dame

82.9

15 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2006 Regular Season · Notre Dame

81.5

13 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games