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Player Dossier
2006-2009Miami
Sam Shields
DB • 6'0" • Sarasota, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Shields shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 0 disruption score.
Impact Production
0
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2006 Postseason · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Sam Shields built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a defensive back from Sarasota, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Sam Shields' career was his receiving role: 75 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
Sam Shields, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2006 Postseason · Miami. Sam Shields shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 0 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Sam Shields quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · DB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2006 Postseason · Miami
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Booker · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Booker · 24 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Miami | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 50 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Miami | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 50 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Miami | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 50 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Miami | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2009 Postseason | Miami | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
Related Context
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Sam Shields played DB for Miami. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sam Shields recorded -11 rushing yards, 971 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2006 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2006 Postseason
Miami paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Postseason tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Miami
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
0
Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game Log
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Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
0 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
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| Wed 12/30 | @ Wisconsin | L 14-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Sam Shields story
Sam Shields built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a defensive back from Sarasota, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Sam Shields' career was his receiving role: 75 catches, 971 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2006 with Miami. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 84 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami.
The arc is straightforward: Sam Shields moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Miami
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20062006200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2006 Postseason | Miami | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Miami | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 1 · W 21-20 · Postseason
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
0 takeover
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#2
vs Boston College
Week 13 · W 17-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#3
@ Virginia
Week 12 · L 7-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 11 · L 13-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#5
vs Virginia Tech
Week 10 · L 10-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2006 Postseason · Miami
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2006 Regular Season · Miami
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Miami
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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