Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023SMU
Je'lin Samuels
DE • 6'7" • 241 lbs • Pasadena, TX, USA
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Je'lin Samuels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Je'lin Samuels built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive end from Pasadena, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Je'lin Samuels' career was his defensive production: 19...
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- Committed To
- Florida International
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Je'lin Samuels, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · SMU. Je'lin Samuels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 19
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 6
Quick Answers
Je'lin Samuels quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DE
- Career Tackles
- 19
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · True North Classical Academy · Florida International
- High school pipeline
- True North Classical Academy · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Sophomore
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 9 tackles · DE 179th (top 62%) · American Athletic 308th (top 49%) · National 2,910th (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 65 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 8 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 44.4 |
Related Context
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Je'lin Samuels played DE for SMU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Je'lin Samuels recorded 19 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
SMU paired 10 primary output with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.5 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: TCU
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 Postseason · SMU
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
13.5
Usage
4.4
Consistency
57.8
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 0. Prairie View A&M: 2. TCU: 2. Temple: 1. Tulsa: 0. North Texas: 1. Memphis: 0. Navy: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Prairie View A&M: 0 by 20. TCU: 2 by 28.3. Temple: 1 by 14.2. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 0 by 10. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0.2 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
TCU
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | @ Boston College | L 14-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Navy | W 59-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Memphis | W 38-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs North Texas | W 45-21 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Tulsa | W 69-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/20 | @ Temple | W 55-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ TCUSplash game | L 17-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Prairie View A&MSplash game | W 69-0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Je'lin Samuels story
Je'lin Samuels built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive end from Pasadena, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Je'lin Samuels' career was his defensive production: 19 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Je'lin Samuels' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 23.6 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 7 | 13.5 | 4.4 | -3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs TCU
Week 4 · L 34-42
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ TCU
Week 4 · L 17-34
2
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Tulsa
Week 9 · W 45-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#4
vs Cincinnati
Week 8 · L 27-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Prairie View A&M
Week 3 · W 69-0
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Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · SMU
10 primary output · 23.6 efficiency · 9.4 usage
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#2
2023 Postseason · SMU
44.4
7 primary · 13.5 efficiency · 4.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · SMU
44.4
7 primary · 13.5 efficiency · 4.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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