Usage / Role
47%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2011-2015Florida International
RB • 6'0" • Miami, FL, USA
Anthon Samuel leans balanced backfield option traits and 24.5 efficiency.
Usage / Role
47%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a back
Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Bowling Green
Snapshot
Player Story
Anthon Samuel built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Bowling Green and Florida International. The clearest part of Anthon Samuel's career...
Read the storyAnthon Samuel, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Bowling Green. Anthon Samuel leans balanced backfield option traits and 24.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 9 | 937 | 844 | 93 | 5 | 79.6 |
| 2012 Postseason | Bowling Green | 12 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 78.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 12 | 1,152 | 966 | 186 | 11 | 78.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida International | 11 | 585 | 582 | 3 | 5 | 49.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida International | 8 | 120 | 104 | 16 | 1 | 20.1 |
Related Context
Anthon Samuel played RB for Bowling Green and Florida International. Across 5 tracked seasons, Anthon Samuel recorded 2,528 rushing yards, 310 receiving yards, and 23 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Bowling Green.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Bowling Green paired 937 primary output with 61 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.8 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Bowling Green, Florida International.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
53.2
Efficiency
38.8
Usage
22.2
Consistency
46.1
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Game by game trend chart. Wagner: 24. Pittsburgh: 1. Louisville: 38. UAB: 16. Florida Atlantic: 57. UTSA: 45. Marshall: 25. Rice: 33. Old Dominion: 137. Middle Tennessee: 120. North Texas: 89
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wagner: 9 by 27.8. Pittsburgh: 2 by 5.2. Louisville: 13 by 30.4. UAB: 8 by 20.8. Florida Atlantic: 13 by 45.7. UTSA: 12 by 39.5. Marshall: 7 by 37.2. Rice: 11 by 31.3. Old Dominion: 25 by 57.1. Middle Tennessee: 19 by 65.8. North Texas: 14 by 66.2
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11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
66.2 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ North Texas | L 14-17 | 14 | 89 | 6.40 | 0 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Middle Tennessee100 rush yards | W 38-28 | 19 | 120 | 6.30 | 1 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Old Dominion100 rush yards | L 35-38 | 25 | 137 | 5.50 | 1 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Rice | L 17-31 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Marshall | L 13-45 | 7 | 25 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ UTSA | L 13-16 | 11 | 42 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Thu 10/2 | vs Florida Atlantic2+ TD | W 38-10 | 13 | 57 | 4.40 | 2 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ UAB | W 34-20 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Louisville | L 3-34 | 13 | 38 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Pittsburgh | L 25-42 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Wagner | W 34-3 | 9 | 24 | 2.70 | 1 | — | — | 2.7 |
Player Story
Anthon Samuel built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Bowling Green and Florida International. The clearest part of Anthon Samuel's career was his backfield work: 2,528 rushing yards, 510 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 310 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Bowling Green. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 310 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Bowling Green and Florida International.
The arc is straightforward: Anthon Samuel moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Bowling Green
2011-2012
Opening stop
Florida International
2013-2015
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 937 | 61 | 33.8 | — |
| 2012 Postseason | Bowling Green | 1,196 | 49.9 | 36.2 | 259 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 1,196 | 49.9 | 36.2 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | -1,196 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida International | 585 | 38.8 | 22.2 | 585 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida International | 120 | 24.5 | 8.2 | -465 |
#1 Featured game
vs Miami (OH)
Week 7 · W 37-12 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
196
Scrimmage Yards
93.7 takeover
196 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.
#2
@ Idaho
Week 1 · W 32-15
147
Scrimmage Yards
88.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
147 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.
#3
@ Ohio
Week 11 · W 26-14 · Conference game
186
Scrimmage Yards
86.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
186 scrimmage yards and 73.2 usage.
#4
vs Rhode Island
Week 5 · W 48-8
169
Scrimmage Yards
86.2 takeover
Win with 169 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
169 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.
#5
@ Old Dominion
Week 11 · L 35-38 · Conference game
137
Scrimmage Yards
85.7 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
137 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Bowling Green
937 primary output · 61 efficiency · 33.8 usage
79.6
#2
2012 Postseason · Bowling Green
78.1
1,196 primary · 49.9 efficiency · 36.2 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Bowling Green
78.1
1,196 primary · 49.9 efficiency · 36.2 usage
12
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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