Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-38@ Western Kentucky | 20 | 77 | 3.9 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 77 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 0-34@ No. 8 Alabama | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 76 | 3.6 | 0 | 24 |
Joshua Samuel
Last confirmed: Western Kentucky, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 212 lb · Greenville, SC
Joshua Samuel: RB · Western Kentucky · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joshua Samuel
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two seasons at Western Kentucky, two different head coaches: Mike Sanford Jr. and Tyson Helton. One game to point at: 77 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Western Kentucky — Week 1, 2022.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Western Kentucky in the news
- WKU wins first conference game
College Heights Herald Oct 9
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 121 | 639 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Career | 127 | 656 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2022
W 38-27
vs Austin Peay
77 rush yds (20 car)
With D. McCray — 6 rec · 90 yds · 2 TD · 17 rush yds (1 car) · M. DiLiello — 156 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · 31 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD
Teams and coaches
2018Western Kentucky3-9HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced
2019Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 38.0 YDS/g, 1.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
60.9%
620 pass / 398 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
605 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Five seasons, three schools
- 2022 Austin PeayYear 5 · 2 games
- 2021 Jacksonville StateYear 4 · 2 games
- 2020 Jacksonville StateYear 3 · 2 games
- 2019 Western Kentucky HeltonYear 2 · 3 games
- 2018 Western Kentucky Jr.Year 1 · 12 games
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Kentucky, 656 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2019
2 coaches2018
Mike Sanford Jr.
Western Kentucky
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.