Demetres Samuel Jr.
Syracuse Orange
81
Good

Demetres Samuel Jr.

Syracuse OrangeRebuilding
LCBDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Demetres Samuel Jr. starting?

Demetres Samuel Jr. is the projected starter at LCB for Syracuse Orange.

Sophomore · #1 · 6'1", 195 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Syracuse Orange

  1. 1181Demetres Samuel Jr.Starter
  2. 22556Cam Hairston-Taylor

Syracuse Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the ACC

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Up next for Syracuse

Syracuse plays Clemson at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

The Ballhawk

A 4-star recruit out of Heritage, ranked #244 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 37 tackles, 1 INT, 7 PBU. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 89th-percentile production nationally — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #244 NatlTeam Share10%Percentile89th
Palm Bay, FL
Jersey
#1
Class
SO
Height
6'1"
Weight
195 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20253717

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9149
National Rank
#244
High School
Heritage
Hometown
Palm Bay, FL

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 89th-percentile production (×0.89 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 89% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WSMUTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 30-27

Oct 24WUNCTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 31-30 OT

Oct 17LLOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 34-26

Oct 10LUVATKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-25

Oct 3WCONNTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 42-41 OT

Sep 17LPITTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-13

Sep 12LCALTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-18

Sep 5WUNHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 66-3

Demetres Samuel Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
37 tkl · 7 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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