Last confirmed: Oregon, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 215 lb · San Diego, CA · Madison
Sampson Niu: LB · Oregon.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sampson Niu
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Sampson Niu has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Oregon. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Colorado — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27@ No. 16 Auburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-6vs Nevada | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-3vs Montana | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-6@ Stanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-7vs California | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-3vs Colorado | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 37-35vs Washington State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-24@ USC | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-10vs Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-27@ No. 11 Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 21 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups34 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
47.2%
444 pass / 497 run
Plays / game
67.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
478 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oregon, 51 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
