Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Florida State
KJ Sampson
DL • 6'3" • 309 lbs • New Bern, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
KJ Sampson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
22
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 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: Stanford
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
KJ Sampson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Florida State. KJ Sampson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 24
- TFL
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
KJ Sampson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 24
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Florida State
- Top game
- Stanford
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · New Bern · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- New Bern · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 56 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 11 tackles · DL 612th (top 57%) · ACC 359th (top 46%) · National 2,836th (top 46%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Florida State | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida State | 5 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Florida State | 7 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 37 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State to Boston College | P4 to P4 | 81.4 | Jan 6, 2026 |
KJ Sampson played DL for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, KJ Sampson recorded 24 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Florida State paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
10.1
Usage
2.8
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Texas A&M: 0.5. Kent State: 0. Stanford: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Clemson: 1. Virginia Tech: 0. Florida: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Texas A&M: 1 by 9.2. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Stanford: 2 by 18.3. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 1 by 14.2. Virginia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Florida: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Stanford
Career Arc
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Florida State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Florida State | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida State | 2 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Florida State | 2.5 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 112 Stanford
Week 8 · L 13-20 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Charleston Southern
Week 13 · W 41-7
1
Havoc Plays
52.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 34 Clemson
Week 11 · L 10-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
49.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Notre Dame
Week 11 · L 3-52
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Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
vs East Texas A&M
Week 2 · W 77-3
0.5
Havoc Plays
28.1 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 28.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Florida State
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
38.6
#2
2023 Regular Season · Florida State
38.6
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Florida State
37
2.5 primary · 10.1 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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