Player Dossier

2017-2022

Kansas

Caleb Sampson

DL • 6'3" • 305 lbs • Covington, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Caleb Sampson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.2

Efficiency

17.7

Consistency

14.8

Season Value

17.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Missouri • Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

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.

Caleb Sampson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Kansas. Caleb Sampson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Kansas paired 7 primary output with 13.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Missouri, Kansas.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Houston

Win with 3 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

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2022 Regular Season · Kansas

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

17.7

Usage

6.2

Consistency

14.8

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. West Virginia: 0. Houston: 3. Duke: 0. TCU: 1. Baylor: 2. Texas Tech: 0. Texas: 0. Kansas State: 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. Unknown: 2 by 28.3. West Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Houston: 2 by 38.3. Duke: 3 by 12.5. TCU: 0 by 10. Baylor: 1 by 24.2. Texas Tech: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 3 by 12.5. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Houston

Best efficiency game

38.3 vs Houston

Result
Sun 11/27@ Kansas StateL 27-4711000
Sat 11/19vs TexasL 14-5533000
Sun 11/13@ Texas TechL 28-4332000
Sat 10/22@ BaylorL 23-3511110
Sat 10/8vs TCUL 31-3800001
Sat 9/24vs DukeW 35-2733000
Sat 9/17@ HoustonW 48-3021111
Sat 9/10@ West VirginiaW 55-4241000
Sat 9/3vs Unknown211.500.500

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Missouri

    2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2018-2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

201720182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonMissouri0
2018 Regular SeasonKansas00
2019 Regular SeasonKansas713.43.77
2020 Regular SeasonKansas213.75.6-5
2021 Regular SeasonKansas5.517.273.5
2022 Regular SeasonKansas817.76.22.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Baylor

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.

#2

Texas Tech

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.

#3

Houston

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#4

TCU

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Kansas

7 primary output · 13.4 efficiency · 3.7 usage

24.3

#2

2022 Regular Season · Kansas

17.7

8 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 6.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Kansas

15.3

5.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8059

Northlake Christian School · Covington, LA

Committed To
Missouri
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

70

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
70