Usage / Role
23%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Oregon
Sampson Niu
LB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sampson Niu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Oregon
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Player Story
Sampson Niu built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from San Diego, CA, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Sampson Niu's career was his defensive production: 51 tackles, 2 tackles...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Sampson Niu, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Oregon. Sampson Niu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 51
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Sampson Niu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · LB
- Career Tackles
- 51
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Oregon
- Top game
- Boise State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Madison · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- Madison · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon | 4 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oregon | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Sampson Niu played LB for Oregon. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sampson Niu recorded 51 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Oregon.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Oregon paired 5 primary output with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Oregon
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
19.2
Usage
4.4
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 0. Auburn: 2. Nevada: 1. Montana: 0. Stanford: 0. California: 0. Colorado: 1. Washington State: 1. USC: 0. Oregon State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 4 by 16.7. Auburn: 2 by 28.3. Nevada: 4 by 26.7. Montana: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. California: 2 by 8.3. Colorado: 9 by 47.5. Washington State: 4 by 26.7. USC: 4 by 16.7. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 9 · -1.7 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 1 · +1.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | @ Wisconsin | W 28-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Oregon State | W 24-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ USC | W 56-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | vs Washington State | W 37-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Colorado | W 45-3 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | vs California | W 17-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Stanford | W 21-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Montana | W 35-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Nevada | W 77-6 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ AuburnSplash game | L 21-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sampson Niu story
Sampson Niu built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from San Diego, CA, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Sampson Niu's career was his defensive production: 51 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Sampson Niu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Oregon
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Oregon | 1 | 10.8 | 3.2 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon | 1 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | 9.4 | 1.5 | -1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oregon | 5 | 19.2 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon | 5 | 19.2 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | — | — | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Boise State
Week 1 · L 28-38 · Postseason
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Auburn
Week 1 · L 21-27
2
Havoc Plays
65.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Washington State
Week 9 · W 37-35 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Colorado
Week 7 · W 45-3 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#5
vs Nevada
Week 2 · W 77-6
1
Havoc Plays
41.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Oregon
5 primary output · 19.2 efficiency · 4.4 usage
42.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Oregon
42.3
5 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 4.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Oregon
40.8
0 primary · 9.4 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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