Sam Brumfield

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
5-11
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Pearl, Miss.
High School:
Pearl HS
Prev School:
Northwest Mississippi CC / Middle Tennessee / Virginia Tech

Honors

• 2023 Second Team All-Conference USA
• 2023 All-Conference USA Academic Team

2024 (at Virginia Tech)

• Played in 12 games, making seven starts
• Tallied 60 tackles (17 solo), including 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks
• Also registered a pass breakup and a fumble recovery

2023 (at Middle Tennessee)

• Named Second Team All-Conference USA and an All-Conference USA Academic Team selection, carrying a 4.0 GPA
• Played in 12 games (starting 10) and led all linebackers with 642 snaps
• Led the Blue Raiders with 81 tackles, including 6.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks to go with two forced fumbles and a team-best eight hurries
• Earned a grade of 73.0 from Pro Football Focus.

2021-2022 (at Northwest Mississippi CC)

• Helped Northwest to a 9-3 overall record, the MACCC Championship and an appearance in the inaugural NJCAA Division I Football Championship in 2022 … Led Northwest with 115 tackles, including 13 TFLs, six sacks, five hurries, and two forced fumbles … One of just three players nationally with 100 tackles in 2022
• Led the team with 93 tackles, including 7.5 TFLs, 6.5 sacks, seven hurries and a forced fumble during his freshman season in 2021

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Had 123 total tackles, 93 solo, one sack, one interception and a blocked punt during his senior campaign at Pearl High School for head coach John Perry
• Totaled 345 tackles, 17 for loss and eight forced fumbles over three years for the Pirates
• Led the team in tackles from his sophomore to senior season
• Selected to the 2019 Mississippi Gridiron preseason second team and the inaugural Priority One Bank/Mississippi Scoreboard All-Metro second team as a linebacker
• Also selected to the 2018 Mississippi Association of Coaches 6A All-State second team
• A member of Pearl’s 2017 6A state championship squad where he led the team in tackles as a sophomore with 13 in the championship game
• Also competed in track and powerlifting for the Pirates
• Born on December 12, 2001, to Samuel and Bernadette Brumfield … Has two siblings, SamBreanna and Sa’mya (fraternal twin)