Asante Samuel Jr.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Sunrise, FL · St. Thomas Aquinas
Asante Samuel Jr.: CB · Florida State · #26.
Asante Samuel Jr.
His first career honor landed in 2020: All-ACC.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Florida State in the news
- Travis criticizes ACC officiating
Sports Illustrated Oct 23 - Seminole Boosters' retention efforts
Tomahawk Nation Oct 23 - Alex Steen granted 5th year
- Norvell rips ACC officials
Where to follow him
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
41.7%
186 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
63.7
7 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
216 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
All-Conference 1st team
First team in his league at the position.
Two seasons at Florida State
- 2019 Florida State TaggartYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2018 Florida State TaggartYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Florida State in 2018 as a 4-star recruit, No. 60 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Florida State in the 2018 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with Florida State4-star out of St. Thomas Aquinas
2020
- All-ACCfirst
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Odell Haggins. Worth noting in scheme + development context.