James Sample (American football)

James Sample

refer to caption Sample in 2015
No. 23 Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1992-06-23) June 23, 1992
Place of birth:	Sacramento, California
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Sacramento (CA) Grant Union
College:	Louisville
NFL draft:	2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104
Career history
Jacksonville Jaguars (2015–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2015
Total tackles: 15 Forced fumbles: 0 Pass deflections: 1 Interceptions: 0 Player stats at NFL.com

James Sample (born June 23, 1992) is an American football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He played college football at Washington and Louisville.

Early years

Sample attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California, where he was teammates with Viliami Moala and Shaq Thompson. As a junior, he was named first-team All-Metro and a PrepStar All-American as he helped lead Grant to a 12-1 record, totaling 111 tackles. He recorded 109 tackles as a senior at Grant, being named a high school All-American and was voted to participate in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl. He was also named first-team All-CIF San Joaquin Section, first-team All-Metro by the Sacramento Bee, first-team All-Delta Valley Conference, and first-team All-NorCal by NorCalPreps.com. He was dubbed a third-team All-state performer by ESPN.com in 2011.

Also a standout in track & field Sample was a state qualifier sprinter. At Grant, he posted personal-best times of 11.1 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 23.37 seconds in the 200-meter dash. He was also a member of the 4 × 100 m squad.

He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit. He committed to the University of Washington to play college football.

College career

Sample attended Washington from 2011 to 2012. After playing in five games over two years, Sample left Washington and transferred to American River College. After one year there, he transferred to the University of Louisville in 2014. He played in 13 games, recording 90 tackles and four interceptions. After the season he entered the 2015 NFL Draft, forgoing his senior year.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Sample was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 104th overall pick in the 4th round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

External links

• Louisville Cardinals bio
• Washington Huskes bio