Asante Samuel, 2008
Photo: Master Sgt. Donna T. Jeffries. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Defensive back, UCF, 1999–⁠2002

Asante Samuel

Born
Jan 6, 1981, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Asante Samuel played defensive back at UCF (1999–⁠2002). The New England Patriots took Samuel in round 4, No. 120 overall in the 2003 NFL Draft.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2003
Height5′10⅞″
Weight185 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.10 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 4 (2007–⁠10) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2007 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2009

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2007; AP second team 2009; Pro Football Writers first team 2007, 2010; Sporting News first team 2007, 2010; Sporting News second team 2009.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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