Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Marshall
Sam Burton
DL • 6'0" • 253 lbs • Boca Raton, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Burton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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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
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Player Story
Sam Burton built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Boca Raton, FL, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Sam Burton's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Sam Burton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Marshall. Sam Burton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 17.5
- QB hurries
- 26
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Sam Burton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · DL
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- Georgia State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Spanish River · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- Spanish River · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DL 64th (top 7%) · Sun Belt 100th (top 16%) · National 827th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Marshall | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 12 | 24 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Marshall | 3 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 48.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 8 | 24 | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 11 | 34 | 6.5 | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 39 | 7.5 | 7 | 8 | - | 0 | 53.4 |
Related Context
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Sam Burton played DL for Marshall. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sam Burton recorded 137 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Marshall paired 18.5 primary output with 29.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAlbany
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Marshall
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
28.5
Usage
6.4
Consistency
32.1
Best Game by takeover score
UAlbany
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0. UAlbany: 8. East Carolina: 2. Virginia Tech: 5. Old Dominion: 1. NC State: 0.5. Georgia State: 0. James Madison: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0. App State: 0. Georgia Southern: 2. South Alabama: 1. Arkansas State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 3 by 12.5. UAlbany: 4 by 66.7. East Carolina: 5 by 40.8. Virginia Tech: 4 by 66.7. Old Dominion: 4 by 26.7. NC State: 4 by 21.7. Georgia State: 2 by 8.3. James Madison: 2 by 18.3. Coastal Carolina: 2 by 8.3. App State: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 4 by 36.7. South Alabama: 4 by 26.7. Arkansas State: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.3 · Games = 6 · +3.0 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -3.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UAlbany
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/20 | vs UTSA | L 17-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | W 35-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ South Alabama | L 0-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Georgia SouthernSplash game | W 38-33 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ App State | L 9-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 6-34 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/19 | vs James Madison | L 9-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Georgia State | L 24-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ NC State | L 41-48 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Old Dominion | W 41-35 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | W 24-17 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | W 31-13 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs UAlbany2+ sacks · Splash game | W 21-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sam Burton story
Sam Burton built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Boca Raton, FL, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Sam Burton's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sam Burton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Marshall
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Marshall | 8.5 | 16.8 | 4.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 8.5 | 16.8 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Marshall | 6 | 32.5 | 7.1 | -2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 11.5 | 26.9 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 18.5 | 29.7 | 8.1 | 7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 22.5 | 28.5 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 22.5 | 28.5 | 6.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia State
Week 13 · W 28-23 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida International
Week 14 · W 30-27 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Navy
Week 1 · W 49-7
4.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
vs UAlbany
Week 1 · W 21-17
8
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 9 · L 13-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Marshall
18.5 primary output · 29.7 efficiency · 8.1 usage
59.4
#2
2023 Postseason · Marshall
53.4
22.5 primary · 28.5 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Marshall
53.4
22.5 primary · 28.5 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
17
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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