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James Sample

Louisville · Safety · 2014

COV
70
TAK
65
RNG
63

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In 2014, Sample had 4 interceptions.

Sample was the No. 104 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 69 overall, the 7th-highest safety rating at Louisville since 1990 and No. 107 among all safeties of the 2010-2014 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2015
    • No. 104 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

James Sample season-by-season statistics at Louisville
SeasonInt
20144

Seasons with tracked stats at Louisville. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Louisville Teammates

  1. 90Gerod Holliman2013-14S
  2. 83Teddy Bridgewater2011-13QB
  3. 83Marcus Smith II2010-13EDGE
  4. 74Bilal Powell2007-10RB
  5. 74DeVante Parker2011-14WR
  6. 72Calvin Pryor2013S
  7. 70Lorenzo Mauldin IV2014EDGE
  8. 70Preston Brown2011-13LB
  9. 69Johnny Patrick2007-10CB
  10. 68Deiontrez Mount2014EDGE

Full Louisville all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2010-2014 Era

  1. 91Mark BarronAlabama · 2009-11S
  2. 90Landon CollinsAlabama · 2013-14S
  3. 86Eric ReidLSU · 2010-12S
  4. 86Ha Ha Clinton-DixAlabama · 2012-13S
  5. 86Quinton CarterOklahoma · 2009-10S
  6. 86Tejay JohnsonTCU · 2008-10S
  7. 83Rahim MooreUCLA · 2008-10S
  8. 80Ahmad BlackFlorida · 2007-10S

Best college safeties since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (James Sample (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.