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O'Maury Samuels

RB · New Mexico State · Sr. · #5

New Mexico State 2022 alumnus
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O'Maury Samuels

RB · New Mexico State · Sr · #5

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#270 national
CFB
College
New Mexico State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
New Mexico State
2022
New Mexico State
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Doug Martin → Jerry Kill. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021New Mexico State2-10HC: Doug Martin · Pass-leaning
2022New Mexico State7-6HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022New Mexico State9697.70--
2021New Mexico State652023.11--
Career742713.71--
SeasonTeam
2022New Mexico State----------
2021New Mexico State12726.00--
Career12726.00--

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Will Jones’s 2021 season.

Will Jones

64%match

Ball State · 2021

#2

Amir Rasul

Middle Tennessee · 2021

NFL Rd 7
62%
#3

John Lovett

Penn State · 2021

62%
#4

Destin Coates

Georgia State · 2021

All-Sun Belt
59%
#5

Deion Smith

Colorado · 2021

59%

Matches Will on

Yards / carry
Height

Differs from Will on

Weight (lower)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Curtis Douglas’s path through Kent State.

Kent State · 2024

#2

Angel Johnson

Washington State · 2025

85%
#3

Janari Dean

Southern Miss · 2022

83%
#4

Zach Hrbacek

Weber State · 2025

84%
#5

Kobe Johnson

Colorado State · 2023

83%

Matches Curtis on

Yards per carry
Weight
Height

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Al-Shadee Salaam's freshman season at Rutgers (2022).

Rutgers · 2022

#2

Lloyd Avant

Tulsa · 2024

70%
#3

Asa Martin

Memphis · 2020

70%
#4

Jaiden Credle

Northern Illinois · 2022

68%
#5

Chandler Rogers

UL Monroe · 2021

68%

Matches Al-Shadee on

Height
Yards / carry
Weight

Differs from Al-Shadee on

Recruiting rating (higher)
Rush TD rate (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like O'Maury Samuels

#1

Curtis Douglas

Kent State · 2024

88%
#2

Janari Dean

Southern Miss · 2022

83%
#3

Amir Rasul

Middle Tennessee · 2021

78%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
2022021
69.02022

-66%

Sharp dropoff (-66%) — career inflection point.