Player Profile

Sam Carrell

DL • 6'4" • 271 lbs • Albuquerque, NM, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Sam Carrell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.4

Efficiency

8.8

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

8.2

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
Washington State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Sam Carrell, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Sam Carrell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Texas Tech paired 1 primary output with 10 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington State, Texas Tech, Rice.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Rice

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

8.8

Usage

1.4

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

UAB

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Charlotte: 1. UTSA: 0. UAB: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Charlotte: 1 by 14.2. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. UAB: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2
First Half0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · -0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Charlotte

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Charlotte

Result
Sat 11/8vs UABW 24-1710000
Sat 10/11@ UTSAL 13-6121000
Thu 9/18@ CharlotteW 28-1710001
Sat 9/13vs Unknown20000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Washington State

    2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas Tech

    2022-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Rice

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonWashington State0
2022 Regular SeasonTexas Tech11001
2023 Regular SeasonTexas Tech0-1
2024 Regular SeasonTexas Tech17.53.11
2025 Regular SeasonRice18.81.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.

#2

Charlotte

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#5

UTSA

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech

1 primary output · 10 efficiency · 0 usage

31.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · Texas Tech

9

1 primary · 7.5 efficiency · 3.1 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Rice

8.2

1 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 1.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8433

Parker · Birmingham, AL

Committed To
Miami (OH)
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

3

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

9

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 8 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
9