Player Career

Josh Samuel Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Josh Samuel story

Josh Samuel built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a running back from Greenville, SC wearing No. 3, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Josh Samuel's career was his backfield work: 656 rushing yards, 127 carries, 1 rushing touchdown, and 19 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 19 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.

The arc is straightforward: Josh Samuel moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Western Kentucky

    2018-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky64851.917.3
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky2726.64.3-621

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Florida International

Week 8

Game driven by a workhorse rushing load.

201

Scrimmage Yards

84.4 takeover

201 scrimmage yards and — usage.

#2

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 11 · L 15-34 · Conference game

102

Scrimmage Yards

83 takeover

Loss with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

102 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.

#3

@ Ball State

Week 4 · W 28-20

91

Scrimmage Yards

72.2 takeover

Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

91 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.

#4

vs Florida International

Week 9 · L 17-38 · Conference game

83

Scrimmage Yards

71.5 takeover

Loss with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

83 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

#5

@ Florida State

Week 2

35

Scrimmage Yards

71 takeover

Game with 35 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

35 scrimmage yards and — usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

648 primary output · 51.9 efficiency · 17.3 usage

65.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

25.8

27 primary · 26.6 efficiency · 4.3 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games