Samuel Dankah
Samuel Dankah
Wins his gap play after play. Samuel Dankah has been at East Carolina through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Memphis — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 58 | 30 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 34 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 16 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 112 | 51 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 23–17
vs Pittsburgh
7 TOT · 5 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
East Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · East Carolina
Returning around him
- 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (24 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #94
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Samuel Dankah’s 2023 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jake Golday's senior season at Cincinnati (2024).
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