Lucas Samsula
Utah Utes
85
Great

Lucas Samsula

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LDTDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Wyoming
2nd String / Backup

Is Lucas Samsula starting?

Lucas Samsula is listed 2nd string at LDT for Utah Utes.

Redshirt junior · #97 · 6'4", 306 lbs

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Depth at LDT · Utah Utes

  1. 19091Jireh MoeStarter
  2. 29785Lucas SamsulaYou
  3. 39464Mike Tauteoli

Utah Starting Lineup

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Up next for Utah

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

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Plano West, ranked #2,158 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 15 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,158 NatlTeam Share3%
Plano, TX
Jersey
#97
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
306 lbs
Transfer
Wyoming

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—151.51.5

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8204
National Rank
#2158
High School
Plano West
Hometown
Plano, TX

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 65th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.77 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 65% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 34% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.77)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 31WCINTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-25

Oct 25WHOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-13

Sep 19WUSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-0

Lucas Samsula's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

15 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement33%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.