Usage Score
2.4
Player Dossier
2019-2024Jacksonville State
Ricky Samuel
DL • 6'3" • 305 lbs • Brewton, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ricky Samuel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
12.1
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
7.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Jacksonville State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Troy • Jacksonville State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Scouting Read
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Ricky Samuel, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Jacksonville State. Ricky Samuel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.1 disruption score.
Ricky Samuel played DL for Troy and Jacksonville State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ricky Samuel recorded 27 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Jacksonville State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Jacksonville State paired 2 primary output with 18.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Troy, Jacksonville State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Loss with 2 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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2024 Regular Season · Jacksonville State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
12.1
Usage
2.4
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Sam Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 0. Louisville: 0. Eastern Michigan: 2. Southern Miss: 0. Kennesaw State: 0.5. New Mexico State: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Florida International: 0. Sam Houston: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 49.2. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. Kennesaw State: 2 by 13.3. New Mexico State: 4 by 16.7. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 2 by 8.3. Sam Houston: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.1 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/23 | vs Sam Houston | W 21-11 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Florida International | W 34-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 44-37 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/23 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 42-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/9 | vs New Mexico State | W 54-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/4 | @ Kennesaw State | W 63-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Southern Miss | W 44-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 34-37 | 7 | 0 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Louisville | L 14-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 27-55 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Troy
2019
Opening stop
- 2
Jacksonville State
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
201920232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Jacksonville State | 2 | 18.4 | 9.6 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Jacksonville State | 2.5 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Eastern Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.7 takeover score.
#2
Liberty
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.
#3
UAB
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 29.6 takeover score.
#4
Kennesaw State
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 14.8 takeover score.
#5
New Mexico State
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Jacksonville State
2 primary output · 18.4 efficiency · 9.6 usage
21.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Jacksonville State
7.9
2.5 primary · 12.1 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Troy
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8583
Riverside · Jacksonville, FL
- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
27
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.