Asante Samuel Jr.

Experience: 6 years

Height: 5-10

Age: 26

Weight: 180 lbs

College: Florida State

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Year

Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
3	09/27/2026	Bengals	W 30 - 27	2	1	1	1
2	09/20/2026	@Patriots	L 3 - 20	5	3	2	1
1	09/13/2026	Falcons	W 20 - 13	1	1	0	0

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has played in 56 regular-season games (50 starts) in five seasons with the L.A. Chargers (2021-24) and Pittsburgh (2025)
Has recorded 186 tackles (154 solo), seven interceptions, 38 passes defensed, three tackles for loss and one fumble recovery
Became the first player in NFL history to record three interceptions in the first half of a postseason game in the Wild Card Round at Jacksonville during the 2022 season

PRO CAREER

Has played in 56 regular-season games (50 starts) in five seasons with the L.A. Chargers (2021-24) and Pittsburgh (2025)
Has recorded 186 tackles (154 solo), seven interceptions, 38 passes defensed, three tackles for loss and one fumble recovery
Became the first player in NFL history to record three interceptions in the first half of a postseason game in the Wild Card Round at Jacksonville during the 2022 season

2025 (STEELERS)

Saw action in six games (three starts) and registered 10 tackles (six solo), one interception and one pass defensed
Started at cornerback and posted two tackles and one interception on 12/15 vs Miami

2024 (CHARGERS)

Saw action in four games (four starts) and registered 13 tackles (11 solo) and two passes defensed

2023 (CHARGERS)

Saw action in 17 games (16 starts) and registered 63 tackles (56 solo), two interceptions, 13 passes defensed, and one tackle for loss

2022 (CHARGERS)

Saw action in 17 games (15 starts) and registered 57 tackles (48 solo), two interceptions, 11 passes defensed, one tackle for loss, and one fumble recovery

2021 (CHARGERS)

Saw action in 12 games (12 starts) and registered 43 tackles (33 solo), two interceptions, 11 passes defensed, and one tackle for loss

COLLEGE

Appeared in 32 games (23 starts) in his three-year career at Florida State (2018-20)
Registered 96 tackles (71 solo), 33 passes defensed, four interceptions, three tackles for a loss, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble
Recorded 31 tackles (23 solo), three interceptions, one tackle for loss, nine passes defensed, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in 2020
Earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors following his final season with the Seminoles and led the conference in passes defensed per game (1.13) while finishing second in interceptions (three) despite playing in just eight games
Became the first ACC player since 2003 to record three INTs and two fumble recoveries in his team's first four games in 2020
Tallied a career-high 48 tackles (34 solo), one tackle for loss, one interception and 15 passes defensed in 2019
Led the conference with 14 pass breakups in 2019 and was the only defender across the Power Five conferences to record 14 pass breakups and 45-plus tackles

PERSONAL

Attended St. Thomas Aquinas H.S. (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), where he helped lead them to 7A state titles as a sophomore and junior, and the state semifinals in 2017
Outstanding cornerback ranked No. 25 overall by ESPN and a consensus four-star recruit
Named an Under Armour All-American
Earned first-team all-state honors as senior
Blocked a field goal in his final high school game against Venice
Finished 2017 with 32 tackles, one interception, two blocked field goals and two blocked PATs
Named the fourth-best prospect in recruit-heavy Brevard County prior to his senior season
Father is Asante Samuel, who spent 11 years in the NFL with the Patriots, Eagles and Falcons

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