Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Florida State
Asante Samuel Jr.
DB • 5'10" • 184 lbs • Sunrise, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Asante Samuel Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Asante Samuel Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Sunrise, FL wearing No. 26, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Asante Samuel Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 47
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Asante Samuel Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida State. Asante Samuel Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 29
Quick Answers
Asante Samuel Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Florida State
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Gulf Shores · Arkansas State
- High school pipeline
- Gulf Shores · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 2 · Pick 15 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DB 172nd (top 22%) · ACC 120th (top 18%) · National 789th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 47 | 1 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 8 | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 46.5 |
Related Context
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Asante Samuel Jr. played DB for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Asante Samuel Jr. recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Florida State paired 16 primary output with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.1 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: Georgia Tech
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
28.1
Usage
5.8
Consistency
47.5
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 4. Miami: 0. Jacksonville State: 1. Notre Dame: 1. North Carolina: 2. Louisville: 0. Pittsburgh: 2. NC State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 5 by 60.8. Miami: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 9 by 47.5. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. North Carolina: 5 by 40.8. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 3 by 32.5. NC State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Georgia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/15 | @ NC State | L 22-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs PittsburghSplash game | L 17-41 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Louisville | L 16-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | W 31-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Notre Dame | L 26-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Jacksonville State | W 41-24 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Miami | L 10-52 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Georgia TechSplash game | L 13-16 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Asante Samuel Jr. story
Asante Samuel Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Sunrise, FL wearing No. 26, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Asante Samuel Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 29 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Florida State. 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 Asante Samuel Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida State.
The arc is straightforward: Asante Samuel Jr. 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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Florida State
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 16.3 | 1.5 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 16 | 30 | 3.6 | 6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 16 | 30 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 28.1 | 5.8 | -6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia Tech
Week 2 · L 13-16 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami
Week 10 · L 10-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Virginia
Week 3 · L 24-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#4
vs NC State
Week 5 · W 31-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Jacksonville State
Week 5 · W 41-24
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Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Florida State
16 primary output · 30 efficiency · 3.6 usage
56.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida State
56.1
16 primary · 30 efficiency · 3.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Florida State
46.5
10 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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