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Asante Samuel Jr.
Born October 3, 1999 · College Florida State · Drafted 2021, round 2, pick 47 (LAC) · 5-10, 180 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LAC | 12 | 43 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAC | 17 | 57 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 playoffs | LAC | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | LAC | 17 | 63 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | LAC | 4 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | PIT | 5 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 playoffs | PIT | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | PIT | 8 | 28 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career | PIT | 63 | 214 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LAC | 12 | – | – | 687 | 84.3 |
| 2022 | LAC | 17 | – | – | 958 | 92.7 |
| 2022 playoffs | LAC | 1 | – | – | 72 | 100.0 |
| 2023 | LAC | 17 | – | – | 1,092 | 96.5 |
| 2024 | LAC | 4 | – | – | 229 | 98.3 |
| 2025 | PIT | 6 | – | – | 218 | 58.3 |
| 2025 playoffs | PIT | 1 | – | – | 27 | 39.7 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2025 game log (6 games)
2024 game log (4 games)
2023 game log (17 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs MIA | L 34–36 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | @ TEN | L 24–27 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ MIN | W 28–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs LV | W 24–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2023-10-16 | vs DAL | L 17–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ KC | L 17–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | vs CHI | W 30–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2023-11-06 | @ NYJ | W 27–6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | vs DET | L 38–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | @ GB | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | vs BAL | L 10–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ NE | W 6–0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs DEN | L 7–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2023-12-14 | @ LV | L 21–63 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 2023-12-23 | vs BUF | L 22–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | @ DEN | L 9–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs KC | L 12–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (18 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | vs LV | W 24–19 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2022-09-15 | @ KC | L 24–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs JAX | L 10–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ HOU | W 34–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | @ CLE | W 30–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-17 | vs DEN | W 19–16 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | vs SEA | L 23–37 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | @ ATL | W 20–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ SF | L 16–22 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs KC | L 27–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | @ ARI | W 25–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | @ LV | L 20–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | vs MIA | W 23–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs TEN | W 17–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2022-12-26 | @ IND | W 20–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | vs LA | W 31–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | @ DEN | L 28–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2023-01-14 | @ JAX | L 30–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 |
2021 game log (12 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | @ WAS | W 20–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | vs DAL | L 17–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | @ KC | W 30–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2021-10-04 | vs LV | W 28–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | vs CLE | W 47–42 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | @ BAL | L 6–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs NE | L 24–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | vs MIN | L 20–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | vs PIT | W 41–37 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | @ HOU | L 29–41 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | vs DEN | W 34–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | @ LV | L 32–35 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |