Demetres Samuel Jr.

DB · #1 · Syracuse · SO · 6'1" · 195 · Palm Bay, FL

Projected LCB starter

15 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

18 Career games (18 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Syracuse	6	6	15	0	0	0	0	0
2025	Syracuse	12	12	45	0	3	1	1	0

2026 Percentile vs DBs

Tackles per game 2.5 64

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Syracuse 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 12.8% 20

Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 67

Sack rate 6.6% 54

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W2	CAL	5

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2025 board

#242

Chris Ewald Jr. CB · Chaminade-Madonna MIA

#243

Kaleb Burns LB · Cy Falls BAY

#244

Demetres Samuel Jr. S · Heritage SYR

#245

Tramell Jones Jr. QB · Mandarin FLA

#246

Peyton Joseph IOL · Houston County GT

Ss in the class

#16

Jontae Gilbert Douglass UGA

#17

Zelus Hicks Carrollton TEX

#18

Demetres Samuel Jr. Heritage SYR

#19

Omarion Robinson Parkview Magnet OKLA

#20

Byron Baldwin Jr. St. Frances Academy IND

2026 · 0th pctile of DBs

Recruit · 92th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.