#98

Sam Hammond

DE · Nevada · Sr. · #98

All-Conf HMNevada 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Sam Hammond

DE · Nevada · Sr · #98

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Nevada
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2020)

All-Mountain West

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Nevada8-5HC: Vai Taua · Pass-heavy

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2020)

All-Mountain West

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021

W 41–31

at Boise State

1 TFL  ·  1 SACKS  ·  2 SOLO

Edged out Boise State on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Finisher

Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.

EDGE

His 2021 production profile sits closest to J.T. Tuimoloau’s 2021 season.

Ohio State · 2021

#2

Kyle Kennard

Georgia Tech · 2021

NFL Rd 4
78%
#3

Van Fillinger

Utah · 2021

74%
#4

Ty Shelby

UL Monroe · 2021

70%
#5

Jermaine Johnson

Florida State · 2021

70%

Matches J.T. on

Class year
Height
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jimari Butler's sophomore season at Nebraska (2023).

Nebraska · 2023

#2

Drew Tuazama

UAB · 2022

86%
#3

Jeffrey Gunter

Coastal Carolina · 2021

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 7
85%
#4

Savion Jones

LSU · 2022

85%
#5

Roy Williams

Northern Illinois · 2023

All-MACNFL Rd 1 · Pk 8
83%

Matches Jimari on

Class year
Height
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#17 in market · 3 books

+40002.4% implied