Sam Burton

DL · Marshall · Sr.

Marshall 2023 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Sam Burton

DL · Marshall · Sr

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Marshall

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches

2020

Doc Holliday

Marshall

2021

Charles Huff

Marshall

era →

2022

Charles Huff

Marshall

2023

Charles Huff

Marshall

Coaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Marshall9-4HC: Charles Huff · Run-heavy

2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Marshall	42	11	7.5	7.0	--	--	--
2022	Marshall	34	11	6.5	5.0	--	--	--
2021	Marshall	24	7	4.5	3.0	1	--	--
2020	Marshall	9	2	1.5	1.5	--	--	--
Career		109	31	20.0	16.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 41–35

vs Old Dominion

4 TOT · 1 QB HUR

Edged out Old Dominion at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Sam Burton’s 2022 season.

Sam Burton

90%match

Marshall · 2022

Jaylen Griffin

Virginia Tech · 2021

83%

Sam Burton

Marshall · 2021

80%

Justin Ademilola

Notre Dame · 2021

80%

Javon Denis

Georgia State · 2023

All-Sun Belt

78%

Matches Sam on

Class year

Weight

TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Javon Denis's senior season at Georgia State (2023).

Javon Denis

81%match

Georgia State · 2023

All-Sun Belt

Adrian Woliver

Toledo · 2023

73%

Jaylen Swain

Jacksonville State · 2023

68%

Derek Wingo

Florida · 2023

68%

Donovan Ezeiruaku

Boston College · 2024

HendricksConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 12

67%

Matches Javon on

Hurry rate

Sack rate

Weight