6′5″ · 275 lb · Carroll, IA
Sam Brincks: DE · Iowa · #90.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sam Brincks
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Third year in the Iowa defensive front. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Indiana — Week 7, 2018.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-3vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Northern Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-28vs No. 18 Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-31@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-16@ Indiana | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 23-0vs Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-30@ No. 17 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-38@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-14vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-22vs No. 18 Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 7 · 2018
W 42-16
at Indiana
0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 26-point win on the road against Indiana.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
3%0 TFL17 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 25-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
45.7%
407 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
