Defensive line, Missouri, 2009–13
Michael Sam
- Number
- No. 52
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Hitchcock, TX
- Born
- Jan 7, 1990, in Houston, Texas
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Michael Sam played defensive line at Missouri (2009–13). He was a consensus All‑American in 2013. The St. Louis Rams took Sam in round 7, No. 249 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013N | 14 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 19 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| On file | 67 | 56 | 123 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 6 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Missouri | 52 | DL | |
| 2010 | Missouri | 52 | DL | |
| 2011 | Missouri | 52 | DL | |
| 2012 | Missouri | 52 | DL | |
| 2013 | Missouri | 52 | DL | 6′2″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Missouri 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19 | vs. Texas Tech | W 31–27 | 1 |
2010 Missouri 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 51–13 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2014 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2014 | Combine or pro day 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ | |
| Weight | 261 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.91 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.74 s | |
| Vertical jump | 25½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.80 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.70 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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