Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Florida 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.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Stanford Samuels III built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive back from Pembroke Pines, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Stanford Samuels III's career was...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Stanford Samuels III, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State. Stanford Samuels III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 145
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Stanford Samuels III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 145
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Flanagan · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Flanagan · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DB 98th (top 11%) · ACC 57th (top 9%) · National 467th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 62 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 60 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 58 |
Related Context
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Stanford Samuels III played DB for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Stanford Samuels III recorded 145 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Florida State paired 10 primary output with 28.5 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.
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2019 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
29.6
Usage
5.4
Consistency
61.8
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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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. Alabama State: 1. Florida: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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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. Alabama State: 3 by 22.5. Florida: 5 by 35.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
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 | @ Florida | L 17-40 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Alabama State | W 49-12 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Boston College | W 38-31 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Miami | L 10-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 35-17 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Wake Forest | L 20-22 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Clemson | L 14-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs NC State | W 31-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Louisville | W 35-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Virginia | L 24-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 45-44 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Boise State | L 31-36 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Stanford Samuels III story
Stanford Samuels III built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive back from Pembroke Pines, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Stanford Samuels III's career was his defensive production: 145 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 8 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Stanford Samuels III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida State
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 11 | 22.2 | 4.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 11 | 22.2 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 28.5 | 9.1 | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 10.5 | 29.6 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Notre Dame
Week 11 · L 13-42
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Samford
Week 2 · W 36-26
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Syracuse
Week 9 · W 35-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Boston College
Week 11 · W 38-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida
Week 13 · W 38-22
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Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Florida State
10 primary output · 28.5 efficiency · 9.1 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida State
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10.5 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Florida State
53.3
11 primary · 22.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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