Last confirmed: BYU, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 236 lb · Pleasant Grove, UT
Nate Sampson: LB · BYU · #35.
Nate Sampson
This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at BYU. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Massachusetts — Week 11, 2018.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 30-3vs McNeese | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 11 | W 35-16@ Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 49-18vs Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Kalani Sitake, all run-leaning offenses — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
44.2%
373 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at BYU, 3 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Kalani Sitake. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
