Player Dossier

2023-2025

Memphis

Sam Brumfield

LB • 5'11" • 225 lbs • Pearl, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Sam Brumfield shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

14.5

Efficiency

48.6

Consistency

57.1

Season Value

55.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Memphis

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Middle Tennessee • Virginia Tech • Memphis
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Scouting Read

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Sam Brumfield, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Memphis. Sam Brumfield shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.6 disruption score.

Sam Brumfield played LB for Middle Tennessee, Virginia Tech, and Memphis. Across 3 tracked seasons, Sam Brumfield recorded 233 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Memphis.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Memphis paired 18.5 primary output with 48.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 48.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Middle Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Memphis.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Loss with 4 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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2025 Postseason · Memphis

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

48.6

Usage

14.5

Consistency

57.1

Best Game by takeover score

UAB

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. Chattanooga: 2. Georgia State: 3. Troy: 2.5. Arkansas: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0.5. Tulsa: 2. UAB: 4. South Florida: 3.5. East Carolina: 0. Navy: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 7 by 29.2. Chattanooga: 5 by 40.8. Georgia State: 8 by 63.3. Troy: 4 by 41.7. Arkansas: 5 by 30.8. Florida Atlantic: 8 by 38.3. Tulsa: 5 by 40.8. UAB: 6 by 65. South Florida: 13 by 85. East Carolina: 12 by 50. Navy: 17 by 50

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2.1 · Games = 7 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UAB

Best efficiency game

85 vs South Florida

Result
Fri 12/19@ NC StateL 7-3171000
Fri 11/28vs Navy10+ tacklesL 17-28179000
Sat 11/15@ East Carolina10+ tacklesL 27-31125000
Sat 10/25vs South Florida10+ tackles · Splash gameW 34-311392.5010
Sat 10/18@ UABSplash gameL 24-31632.500.5010
Sun 10/5vs TulsaSplash gameW 45-751200
Sat 9/27@ Florida AtlanticW 55-26820.5000
Sat 9/20vs ArkansasW 32-3152000
Sat 9/13@ TroySplash gameW 28-7401.5010
Sat 9/6@ Georgia StateSplash gameW 38-1685110
Sat 8/30vs ChattanoogaSplash gameW 45-1053110

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Middle Tennessee

    2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Virginia Tech

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Memphis

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee1843.112.5
2024 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech5.525.84.9-12.5
2025 PostseasonMemphis18.548.614.513
2025 Regular SeasonMemphis18.548.614.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UAB

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.6 takeover score.

#2

South Florida

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.

#3

Colorado State

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.

#4

New Mexico State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.5 takeover score.

#5

Murray State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Memphis

18.5 primary output · 48.6 efficiency · 14.5 usage

55.1

#2

2025 Regular Season · Memphis

55.1

18.5 primary · 48.6 efficiency · 14.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

50.2

18 primary · 43.1 efficiency · 12.5 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

13

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

3

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

233

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.