Usage Score
4.5
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.
Efficiency
23.5
Consistency
41.8
Season Value
25.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Scouting Read
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Sam Beal, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Sam Beal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
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.
Analysis workspace
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2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
4.5
Consistency
41.8
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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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. Unknown: 1. Ball State: 3. Buffalo: 0. Eastern Michigan: 3. Central Michigan: 3. Kent State: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Toledo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7. Idaho: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs First Half
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 Michigan | 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 State | W 55-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Unknown | — | 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 | @ USC | L 31-49 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Western Michigan
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season 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 | 4.5 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Eastern Michigan
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#2
Ball State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
#3
Northern Illinois
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#4
Ball State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.
#5
Central Michigan
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
15 primary output · 23.5 efficiency · 4.5 usage
25.3
#2
2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
14.1
8 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
14.1
8 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.7972
Ottawa Hills · Grand Rapids, MI
- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
81
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.