Sam Macy
Minnesota Golden Gophers
64
Depth

Sam Macy

Minnesota Golden GophersSolid
DEDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Sam Macy starting?

Sam Macy is listed 3rd string at DE for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Sam Macy is listed DE #3 for Minnesota at 64 OVR.

See full Minnesota Golden Gophers depth chart ›

Depth at DE · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1091Anthony SmithStarter
  2. 2180Jaxon Howard
  3. 34564Sam MacyYou
  4. 43360Rhett Hlavacka

What's Next

Who do they play next?Jacob Lane — at Washington · Sat, Sep 26Who's the backup?Jaxon Howard — No. 2 at DE for MinnesotaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Chanhassen, ranked #1,570 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,570 Natl
Chanhassen, MN
Jersey
#45
Class
RS SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
250 lbs

Sam Macy is currently behind Anthony Smith at DE on the Minnesota depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 82 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8508
National Rank
#1570
High School
Chanhassen
Hometown
Chanhassen, MN

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 64 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −12 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

Sep 4WEIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-7

Sam Macy's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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