2018 Football Roster
Samuels, Kayton
vs
Illinois
Sep 20 (Sat)
7:30 p.m.
Jersey Number 52
Kayton Samuels
- Weight:
- 325
- Height:
- 6-0
- Position:
- DL
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Ellenwood, Ga.
- High School:
- Arabia Mountain
Bio
Samuels graduated from Syracuse University in May 2018 with a degree in psychology and is pursuing his master’s degree in informatics. He played in 46 career games with 24 starts.
2018 (Senior): Played in all 12 games at tackle ... made nine tackles, seven solo, with two sacks and one forced fumble ... posted a season-high three stops with his first sack as a Hoosier in the Virginia win (9/8) ... forced the first fumble of his career and added one sack in the Maryland victory (11/10) ... IU defensive player of the week (Maryland).
2017 (Junior): Started seven games and played in 12 overall ... posted 12 tackles, nine solo, one sack and two quarterback hurries ... added three multi-tackle games ... collected the first sack of his career at LSU (9/23) ... matched a career-high with three stops at N.C. State (9/30) ... game captain (N.C. State).
2016 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games with five starts ... made 17 tackles, 12 solo, with one for loss ... tallied three stops, one for loss, at Clemson (11/5) ... matched the three tackles in the Colgate win (9/2).
2015 (Freshman): Started all 12 games at nose tackle ... picked up 15 tackles, eight solo, and six multi-tackle contests ... registered one TFL and recovered a fumble in his collegiate debut and win over Rhode Island (9/4) ... added three stops at N.C. State (11/21) ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... named to the fall SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2014: Redshirted the 2014 season ... named to the spring 2015 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Prep/Personal: Defensive lineman at Arabia Mountain High School ... played in the 2013 Florida-Georgia All-Star Game ... forced three fumbles, made two sacks and tallied five tackles in an overtime victory against Miller Grove as a senior ... parents are Shana and Rendell Samuels ... born on Oct. 12, 1995.
2018 (Senior): Played in all 12 games at tackle ... made nine tackles, seven solo, with two sacks and one forced fumble ... posted a season-high three stops with his first sack as a Hoosier in the Virginia win (9/8) ... forced the first fumble of his career and added one sack in the Maryland victory (11/10) ... IU defensive player of the week (Maryland).
2017 (Junior): Started seven games and played in 12 overall ... posted 12 tackles, nine solo, one sack and two quarterback hurries ... added three multi-tackle games ... collected the first sack of his career at LSU (9/23) ... matched a career-high with three stops at N.C. State (9/30) ... game captain (N.C. State).
2016 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games with five starts ... made 17 tackles, 12 solo, with one for loss ... tallied three stops, one for loss, at Clemson (11/5) ... matched the three tackles in the Colgate win (9/2).
2015 (Freshman): Started all 12 games at nose tackle ... picked up 15 tackles, eight solo, and six multi-tackle contests ... registered one TFL and recovered a fumble in his collegiate debut and win over Rhode Island (9/4) ... added three stops at N.C. State (11/21) ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... named to the fall SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2014: Redshirted the 2014 season ... named to the spring 2015 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Prep/Personal: Defensive lineman at Arabia Mountain High School ... played in the 2013 Florida-Georgia All-Star Game ... forced three fumbles, made two sacks and tallied five tackles in an overtime victory against Miller Grove as a senior ... parents are Shana and Rendell Samuels ... born on Oct. 12, 1995.
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