Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Boise State
Sam McCaskill
DE • 6'3" • Eugene, OR, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam McCaskill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Player Story
Sam McCaskill built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive end from Eugene, OR wearing No. 94, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Sam McCaskill's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Boise State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Sam McCaskill, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Boise State. Sam McCaskill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Sam McCaskill quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Boise State
- Top game
- Utah State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Sheldon · Boise State
- High school pipeline
- Sheldon · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 94 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · DE 30th (top 9%) · Mountain West 68th (top 14%) · National 721st (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Boise State | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 70.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boise State | 13 | 48 | 13 | 5.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 70.2 |
Related Context
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Sam McCaskill played DE for Boise State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sam McCaskill recorded 50 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Boise State paired 26.5 primary output with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Boise State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
36.4
Usage
10.8
Consistency
54.2
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 2. Louisiana: 4. Washington State: 2. Oregon State: 5. Utah State: 5. New Mexico: 3.5. Colorado State: 0. BYU: 1. Wyoming: 0. San José State: 1. Hawai'i: 0. UNLV: 3. Air Force: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 2 by 28.3. Louisiana: 4 by 56.7. Washington State: 6 by 45. Oregon State: 3 by 62.5. Utah State: 5 by 70.8. New Mexico: 5 by 55.8. Colorado State: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 4 by 26.7. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. San José State: 5 by 30.8. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. UNLV: 7 by 59.2. Air Force: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 10 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | @ BaylorSplash game | L 12-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Air Force | L 20-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs UNLVSplash game | W 42-25 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Hawai'i | W 52-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs San José State | W 45-31 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Wyoming | L 28-30 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/21 | vs BYU | W 28-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Colorado State | W 28-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ New MexicoSplash game | W 49-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Utah StateSplash game | W 21-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | W 38-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Washington StateSplash game | W 31-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Louisiana2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sam McCaskill story
Sam McCaskill built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive end from Eugene, OR wearing No. 94, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Sam McCaskill's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Boise State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Sam McCaskill's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boise State.
The arc is straightforward: Sam McCaskill moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Boise State | 26.5 | 36.4 | 10.8 | 26.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boise State | 26.5 | 36.4 | 10.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah State
Week 5 · W 21-10 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Oregon State
Week 4 · W 38-24
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Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Louisiana
Week 1 · W 45-10
4
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
@ New Mexico
Week 6 · W 49-21 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
vs UNLV
Week 12 · W 42-25 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Boise State
26.5 primary output · 36.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Boise State
70.2
26.5 primary · 36.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Boise State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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