Player Dossier

2022-2023

LSU

Andre' Sam

S • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Iowa, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Andre' Sam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

44%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

79

High-end production for a safety

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Reliability

56

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

80

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Marshall • LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: James Madison

Player Story

Andre' Sam built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a safety from Iowa, LA wearing No. 14, spending time with LSU and Marshall. The clearest part of Andre' Sam's career was his defensive production: 128...

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Andre' Sam, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Marshall. Andre' Sam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
128
TFL
5.5
Passes defended
9

Quick Answers

Andre' Sam quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · S
Career Tackles
128
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 26 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Marshall
Top game
James Madison
Latest roster
No. 14 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
82 tackles · S 15th (top 3%) · SEC 12th (top 2%) · National 125th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2022 Regular SeasonMarshall10464.50-7055
2023 PostseasonLSU137-0--034.7
2023 Regular SeasonLSU137510-2034.7

Related Context

Andre' Sam played S for Marshall and LSU. Across 2 tracked seasons, Andre' Sam recorded 128 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with LSU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Marshall paired 12.5 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 31.7 efficiency.

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Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Marshall, LSU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: James Madison

Win with 4 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 · Marshall

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

31.7

Usage

5

Consistency

46.7

Best Game by takeover score

James Madison

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Norfolk State: 0. Notre Dame: 1.5. Bowling Green: 3. Troy: 0. Gardner-Webb: 2. Louisiana: 0. James Madison: 4. Coastal Carolina: 1. Old Dominion: 1. Georgia State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Norfolk State: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 10 by 56.7. Bowling Green: 7 by 59.2. Troy: 4 by 16.7. Gardner-Webb: 1 by 24.2. Louisiana: 6 by 25. James Madison: 6 by 65. Coastal Carolina: 5 by 30.8. Old Dominion: 4 by 26.7. Georgia 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.

Wins1.4 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · -0.4 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

James Madison

Best efficiency game

65 vs James Madison

Result
Sat 11/26vs Georgia StateW 28-2310000
Sat 11/5@ Old DominionW 12-042001
Sat 10/29vs Coastal CarolinaL 13-2453001
Sat 10/22@ James MadisonSplash gameW 26-12652011
Wed 10/12vs LouisianaL 13-2363000
Sat 10/1vs Gardner-WebbSplash gameW 28-711101
Sat 9/24@ TroyL 7-1642000
Sat 9/17@ Bowling GreenSplash gameL 31-3474102
Sat 9/10@ Notre Dame10+ tacklesW 26-211050.5001
Sat 9/3vs Norfolk StateW 55-320000

Player Story

Andre' Sam story

Andre' Sam built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a safety from Iowa, LA wearing No. 14, spending time with LSU and Marshall. The clearest part of Andre' Sam's career was his defensive production: 128 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Andre' Sam's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU and Marshall.

The arc is straightforward: Andre' Sam 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

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  1. 1

    Marshall

    2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    LSU

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMarshall12.531.75
2023 PostseasonLSU630.36-6.5
2023 Regular SeasonLSU630.360

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ James Madison

Week 8 · W 26-12 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Army

Week 8 · W 62-0

3

Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#3

@ Bowling Green

Week 3 · L 31-34

3

Havoc Plays

70.3 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

#4

@ LSU

Week 2

1

Havoc Plays

65.4 takeover

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.4 takeover score.

#5

@ Notre Dame

Week 2 · W 26-21

1.5

Havoc Plays

62.8 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Marshall

12.5 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 5 usage

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#2

2023 Postseason · LSU

34.7

6 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 6 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · LSU

34.7

6 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

4

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games