Sam Neely III
Stanford Cardinal
54
Depth

Sam Neely III

Stanford CardinalAverage
LCBDefenseDepth
3rd String

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Sam Neely III is listed 3rd string at LCB for Stanford Cardinal.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Weddington, ranked #1,414 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 6 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 54 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,414 NatlTeam Share1%
Charlotte, NC
Jersey
#28
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
185 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025601

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
0.8553
National Rank
#1414
High School
Weddington
Hometown
Matthews, NC

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 38th-percentile production (×0.79 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 54.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 38% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 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.

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Team Role

6 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement17%

Depth at LCB · Stanford Cardinal

  1. 13168Aaron MorrisStarter
  2. 2468Leroy Bryant
  3. 32854Sam Neely IIIYou
Coach StanfordTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.