Junior defensive back for Memphis. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 166 lb · Douglasville, GA
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 148 nationally · Joined Memphis
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive back for Memphis. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Samson Israel
Erases the deep middle of the field. The receipt: 2 tackles against Edward Waters — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Memphis | 15 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-24@ Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Edward Waters | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Tuskegee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Season context · Team result + system
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
40.7%
101 pass / 147 run
Plays / game
62.0
4 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
114 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Markevious Brown’s 2022 season.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylen Mbakwe's freshman season at Alabama (2024).
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