Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Western Michigan
Sam Beal
DB • 6'1" • 185 lbs • Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Beal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
52
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Sam Beal built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Grand Rapids, MI wearing No. 1, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Sam Beal's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Sam Beal, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Sam Beal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 18
Quick Answers
Sam Beal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ottawa Hills · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Ottawa Hills · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DB 356th (top 45%) · Mid-American 152nd (top 28%) · National 1,644th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Michigan | 14 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 14 | 47 | - | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 49.5 |
Related Context
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Sam Beal played DB for Western Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Sam Beal recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 15 primary output with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
3.9
Consistency
41.8
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 2. Michigan State: 1. Idaho: 1. Wagner: 1. Ball State: 3. Buffalo: 0. Eastern Michigan: 3. Central Michigan: 3. Kent State: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Toledo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7. Idaho: 3 by 22.5. Wagner: 1 by 14.2. Ball State: 4 by 46.7. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 50.8. Central Michigan: 0 by 30. Kent State: 0 by 10. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | @ Toledo | L 10-37 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/16 | @ Northern Illinois | L 31-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/9 | vs Kent State | W 48-20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | L 28-35 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 20-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Buffalo | W 71-68 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 55-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Wagner | W 49-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Idaho | W 37-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Michigan State | L 14-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ USCSplash game | L 31-49 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Sam Beal story
Sam Beal built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Grand Rapids, MI wearing No. 1, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Sam Beal's career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 18 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Western Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Sam Beal's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Sam Beal 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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Western Michigan
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Michigan | 8 | 22.1 | 3.3 | 8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 8 | 22.1 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 15 | 23.5 | 3.9 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · W 20-17 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Ball State
Week 5 · W 55-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#3
@ USC
Week 1 · L 31-49
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Northern Illinois
Week 6 · W 45-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 10 · W 52-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
15 primary output · 23.5 efficiency · 3.9 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
29.3
8 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
29.3
8 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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