Usage Score
6.6
Player Dossier
2017-2021Northwestern
Samdup Miller
DL • 6'3" • 270 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Samdup Miller shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.2
Consistency
14.3
Season Value
17.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
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.
Samdup Miller, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Northwestern. Samdup Miller shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.2 disruption score.
Samdup Miller played DL for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Samdup Miller recorded 141 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 19 primary output with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
23.2
Usage
6.6
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 1. Duke: 0. Nebraska: 2. Rutgers: 2. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 0. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7. Duke: 11 by 45.8. Nebraska: 3 by 32.5. Rutgers: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 5 by 20.8. Iowa: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 1 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Duke
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northwestern
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 19 | 26.9 | 7.6 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 14.5 | 27.5 | 8.2 | -4.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 14.5 | 27.5 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 22.6 | 5.4 | -8.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | -6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5 | 23.2 | 6.6 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Ohio State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.
#2
Penn State
3.5
Primary metric
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.
#3
Nebraska
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.
#4
UNLV
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.
#5
Iowa
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
19 primary output · 26.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage
50.5
#2
2018 Postseason · Northwestern
42.4
14.5 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
42.4
14.5 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
16
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
141
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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