Defensive line, East Carolina, 2022–25
Samuel Dankah
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lorton, VA
Samuel Dankah played defensive line at East Carolina (2022–25).
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Memphis, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 16 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 34 | 10 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 58 | 30 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 112 | 51 | 15 | 4.5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East Carolina | 7 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | East Carolina | 7 | DL | So. | ||
| 2024 | East Carolina | 7 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | East Carolina | 7 | DL | Sr. | 6′6″ | 225 |
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
2025 East Carolina 13 games, 58 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at NC State | L 17–24 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Campbell | W 56–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at Coastal Carolina | W 38–0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. BYU | L 13–34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Army | W 28–6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Tulane | L 19–26 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Tulsa | W 41–27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at Temple | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Charlotte | W 48–22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Memphis | W 31–27 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at UTSA | L 24–58 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Florida Atlantic | W 42–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Pittsburgh | W 23–17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 East Carolina 13 games, 34 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Norfolk State | W 42–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Old Dominion | W 20–14 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. App State | L 19–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Liberty | L 24–35 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.UTSA | W 30–20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atCharlotte | L 24–55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atArmy | L 28–45 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Temple | W 56–34 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 49–14 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | atTulsa | W 38–31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at North Texas | W 40–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Navy | L 20–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs.NC State | W 26–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 East Carolina 8 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Marshall | L 13–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 44–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Rice | L 17–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Charlotte | L 7–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Tulane | L 10–13 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 22–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | atNavy | L 0–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Tulsa | L 27–29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 East Carolina 4 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | vs. UCF | W 34–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atBYU | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Cincinnati | L 25–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atTemple | W 49–46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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