Player Dossier

2017-2019

Florida State

Stanford Samuels III

DB • 6'2" • 185 lbs • Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Stanford Samuels III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.8

Efficiency

29.6

Consistency

61.8

Season Value

28.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Florida State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Florida State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Stanford Samuels III, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Florida State. Stanford Samuels III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Florida State paired 10.5 primary output with 29.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29.6 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: Syracuse

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Regular Season · Florida State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

29.6

Usage

5.8

Consistency

61.8

Best Game by takeover score

Florida

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 1. UL Monroe: 2. Virginia: 0. Louisville: 0. NC State: 0. Clemson: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Syracuse: 2. Miami: 1. Boston College: 1. Unknown: 1. Florida: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 8 by 43.3. UL Monroe: 7 by 49.2. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 7 by 29.2. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 4 by 26.7. Syracuse: 8 by 53.3. Miami: 2 by 18.3. Boston College: 9 by 47.5. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. Florida: 5 by 35.8

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

53.3 vs Syracuse

Result
Sun 12/1@ FloridaL 17-40510.5001
Sat 11/16vs Unknown320010
Sat 11/9@ Boston CollegeW 38-31920010
Sat 11/2vs MiamiL 10-2722001
Sat 10/26vs SyracuseW 35-1786101
Sat 10/19@ Wake ForestL 20-2243001
Sat 10/12@ ClemsonL 14-4533000
Sat 9/28vs NC StateW 31-1311000
Sat 9/21vs LouisvilleW 35-2475000
Sat 9/14@ VirginiaL 24-3132000
Sat 9/7vs UL MonroeW 45-4474002
Sat 8/31vs Boise StateL 31-3686001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Florida State

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonFlorida State1122.24.8
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida State1122.24.80
2018 Regular SeasonFlorida State927.66.4-2
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida State10.529.65.81.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.

#2

Syracuse

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

#3

UL Monroe

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.

#4

Florida

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.

#5

Notre Dame

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Florida State

10.5 primary output · 29.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage

28.6

#2

2018 Regular Season · Florida State

25.7

9 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Florida State

25.1

11 primary · 22.2 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.982

Flanagan · Hollywood, FL

Committed To
Florida State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

145

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Stanford Samuels III quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
145