Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Washington State
Sam Lockett III
DB • 6'1" • 207 lbs • Spokane, WA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Lockett III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah State • Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Sam Lockett III built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Spokane, WA, spending time with Utah State and Washington State. The clearest part of Sam Lockett III's career was his...
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Sam Lockett III, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Washington State. Sam Lockett III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 129
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Sam Lockett III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 129
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Washington State
- Top game
- UCLA
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Muscatine
- High school pipeline
- Muscatine · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 73 tackles · DB 38th (top 4%) · Pac-12 19th (top 4%) · National 213th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 73 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51.5 |
Related Context
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Sam Lockett III played DB for Utah State and Washington State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sam Lockett III recorded 129 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Washington State paired 7.5 primary output with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Utah State, Washington State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Washington State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
31.2
Usage
7.4
Consistency
30
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Northern Colorado: 0. Oregon State: 1. UCLA: 2. Arizona: 0. Oregon: 0.5. Arizona State: 2. Stanford: 0. California: 0. Colorado: 1. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 13 by 60. Northern Colorado: 3 by 12.5. Oregon State: 5 by 30.8. UCLA: 9 by 57.5. Arizona: 6 by 25. Oregon: 8 by 38.3. Arizona State: 6 by 45. Stanford: 6 by 25. California: 4 by 16.7. Colorado: 3 by 22.5. Washington: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
60 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Washington | L 21-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Colorado | W 56-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ California | L 39-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs Stanford | L 7-10 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Arizona StateSplash game | L 27-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Oregon | L 24-38 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Arizona | L 6-44 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ UCLASplash game | L 17-25 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Oregon State | W 38-35 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Northern Colorado | W 64-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Wisconsin10+ tackles | W 31-22 | 13 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Colorado State | W 50-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sam Lockett III story
Sam Lockett III built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Spokane, WA, spending time with Utah State and Washington State. The clearest part of Sam Lockett III's career was his defensive production: 129 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Washington 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 Sam Lockett III's production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State and Washington State.
The arc is straightforward: Sam Lockett III 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.
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Utah State
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Washington State
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 5.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 9 | 27.5 | 6.1 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 7.5 | 31.2 | 7.4 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCLA
Week 6 · L 17-25 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Arizona
Week 12 · W 31-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Arizona State
Week 9 · L 27-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 2 · W 31-22
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#5
@ Oregon State
Week 7 · L 10-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Washington State
7.5 primary output · 31.2 efficiency · 7.4 usage
51.5
#2
2022 Regular Season · Washington State
48.4
9 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Utah State
37.3
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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