Asante Samuel Jr. is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Samuel in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Samuel's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Asante Samuel Jr.
Top 27% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter
Height5'10"
Weight180 lb
BornOct 3, 1999
Age27
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2021 | 21–22 | LAC | 12 | — | 41 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 693 | 84.3% | 71 | 22.2% | 58 | 36 | 0.6 | 96.8 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 22–23 | LAC | 17 | — | 54 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 972 | 92.5% | 91 | 19.4% | 87 | 48 | 0.6 | 95.3 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 23–24 | LAC | 17 | — | 58 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,111 | 96.6% | 87 | 18.6% | 96 | 58 | 0.6 | 87.4 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 24–25 | LAC | 4 | — | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 234 | 98.0% | 17 | 16.8% | 18 | 12 | 0.7 | 89.6 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 25–26 | PIT | 6 | — | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 222 | 62.2% | 15 | 11.2% | 14 | 10 | 0.7 | 123.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 26–27 | PIT | 5 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 281 | 91.4% | 1 | 0.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 61 | — | 191 | 154 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 164 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2248 all-time of 4,695. 8.8/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #47 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2021 · +10.6 vs expected KV-H
60actual
49.4 expected · Δ+10.6
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