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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Nevada
Sam Hammond
DE • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Yerington, NV, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Hammond shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Sam Hammond built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Yerington, NV wearing No. 98, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Sam Hammond's career was his defensive production: 119...
Read the storySam Hammond, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Nevada. Sam Hammond shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 119
- TFL
- 19.5
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Sam Hammond quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nevada · DE
- Career Tackles
- 119
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Nevada
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DE 67th (top 24%) · Mountain West 119th (top 22%) · National 1,222nd (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Nevada | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 9 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Nevada | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 12 | 29 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 8 | 32 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 68.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Nevada | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nevada | 12 | 32 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
Related Context
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Sam Hammond played DE for Nevada. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sam Hammond recorded 119 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Nevada.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Nevada paired 14.5 primary output with 34.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Nevada
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
25.6
Usage
7.4
Consistency
52.4
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 0.5. California: 2. Idaho State: 0. Kansas State: 0. Boise State: 2. New Mexico State: 4. Hawai'i: 2. UNLV: 1. San José State: 2. San Diego State: 0. Air Force: 0. Colorado State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 2 by 13.3. California: 2 by 28.3. Idaho State: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 3 by 32.5. New Mexico State: 2 by 48.3. Hawai'i: 0 by 20. UNLV: 1 by 14.2. San José State: 4 by 36.7. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5. Air Force: 11 by 45.8. Colorado State: 3 by 42.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 8 · +1.9 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -1.9 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/27 | vs Western Michigan | L 24-52 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | @ Colorado StateSplash game | W 52-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Air Force10+ tackles | L 39-41 | 11 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ San Diego State | L 21-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | vs San José StateSplash game | W 27-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs UNLV | W 51-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 34-17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | vs New Mexico State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 55-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Boise StateSplash game | W 41-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Kansas State | L 17-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Idaho State | W 49-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | W 22-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sam Hammond story
Sam Hammond built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Yerington, NV wearing No. 98, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Sam Hammond's career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 23 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sam Hammond's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nevada
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Nevada | 2 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 2 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Nevada | 6.5 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 6.5 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 14.5 | 34.8 | 12.4 | 8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Nevada | 16.5 | 25.6 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nevada | 16.5 | 25.6 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Hawai'i
Week 13 · L 21-24 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 11 · W 17-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Wyoming
Week 8 · W 37-34 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#4
vs New Mexico State
Week 6 · W 55-28
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Fresno State
Week 14 · W 37-26 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Nevada
14.5 primary output · 34.8 efficiency · 12.4 usage
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#2
2021 Postseason · Nevada
60
16.5 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Nevada
60
16.5 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
11
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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