Asante Samuel Jr CB #26 93 OVR
5'10''
Height
181
Weight
27
Age
6 yrs
Exp
Florida State
College
X-Factor
Dev
2595
Trade Value
Drafted: 16th Pick, 2nd Round
Trade Worth: Early 1st Rd Pick
$40.15M
Contract
8
Years
$27.95M
Signing Bonus
$10.34M
Salary
$17.47M
Cap Penalty
5
Years Left
Universal Coverage
The most physical coverage defenders prevent catches from happening even when their target has hands on the ball. When they enter the zone, they are nearly guaranteed knockouts.
Force incompletions
Don't allow yards
Inside Shade
Defenders with this ability generally react much faster to receiver cut moves when in man coverage and inside the numbers
Tip Drill
Players with this ability have an increased chance to catch passes that have been tipped into the air.
| 2027 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 7 | LAC @ MIN | 26 - 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | LAC @ NYG | 24 - 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | LAC @ LV | 3 - 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | CLE @ LAC | 42 - 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Chargers | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Chargers | 49 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Chargers | 36 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2027 | Los Angeles Chargers | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |