Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Ohio
Sam McKnight
DL • 6'2" • 265 lbs • Cleveland Heights, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam McKnight shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Ohio
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Sam McKnight built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Cleveland Heights, OH wearing No. 55, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Sam McKnight's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ohio
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Sam McKnight, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Ohio. Sam McKnight shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 39
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 7
Quick Answers
Sam McKnight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio · DL
- Career Tackles
- 39
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Ohio
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Glenville · Ohio
- High school pipeline
- Glenville · 74 FBS recruits · 9 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · DL 434th (top 51%) · Mid-American 217th (top 38%) · National 2,455th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio | 6 | 13 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 53.3 |
Related Context
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Sam McKnight played DL for Ohio. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sam McKnight recorded 39 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Ohio.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Ohio paired 9 primary output with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Ohio
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
19.9
Usage
7
Consistency
63.1
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 1. Buffalo: 0. Miami (OH): 2. Western Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Akron: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Marshall: 4 by 26.7. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 1 by 24.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 2 by 28.3. Akron: 3 by 27.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Bowling Green
Player Story
Sam McKnight story
Sam McKnight built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Cleveland Heights, OH wearing No. 55, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Sam McKnight's career was his defensive production: 39 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Sam McKnight's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Ohio
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio | 1 | 18.3 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio | 9 | 18.2 | 6.1 | 8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio | 9 | 18.2 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio | 6.5 | 19.9 | 7 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Bowling Green
Week 8 · W 49-14 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami (OH)
Week 11 · L 21-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Bowling Green
Week 13 · W 66-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Howard
Week 1 · W 38-32
2
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Akron
Week 14 · W 52-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Ohio
9 primary output · 18.2 efficiency · 6.1 usage
57.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · Ohio
57.2
9 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Ohio
53.3
6.5 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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