Samuel Omosigho

ILB·UCLA#165 overall
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#159 · Jun 8#165 · now

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Scouting Report

Samuel Omosigho, who goes by Sammy, is a converted-safety-turned-linebacker who spent three seasons at Oklahoma before transferring to UCLA for 2026, joining Bob Chesney's first roster as a Power Four portal addition. A consensus four-star and top-200 recruit out of Crandall (Heartland), Texas, he starred on both sides of the ball in high school, piling up over 200 tackles, six interceptions and nine sacks across his last two years while catching 10 touchdowns and topping 1,500 career receiving yards. At Oklahoma he took the patient route: just seven tackles as a 2023 freshman, then a breakout in 2024 manning the hybrid Cheetah role for 39 tackles and 5.0 TFL with three starts, and a 2025 campaign where he ranked fifth on the team with 50 tackles, 4.5 TFL, two sacks and three pass breakups across all 13 games. PFF's Trevor Sikkema praised his size-speed combination, hip fluidity and first step, noting he can play strong as a SAM on the line and projecting a starting role if he stacks snaps. On3 likened his lean two-way athleticism to Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. The draft market is far cooler than the toolsy profile suggests: NFL Mock Draft Database has him a 2027 projected UDFA at consensus No. 692, though Draft Countdown's Shane Hallam once ranked him LB62. His coverage background from safety is a genuine three-down selling point, but he remains light on experience and unproven against the run inside, making the fresh UCLA start a chance to convert traits into production.

Strengths

  • Rare size-speed combination for an off-ball linebacker with a coverage-ready frame
  • Coverage background from safety lets him carry tight ends and backs better than most second-level defenders
  • Excellent hip fluidity and a quick first step into his drops per PFF
  • Versatile alignment value, comfortable on the line as a SAM or dropping into space
  • Fires downhill as a run defender with violent hand usage
  • Wide lateral range to make tackles outside the formation
  • Proven special-teams contributor with a fumble recovery on a punt at Alabama
  • Production trend up each year, 7 to 39 to 50 tackles

Weaknesses

  • Light on starting experience, only carved out a true rotational role late at Oklahoma before transferring
  • Still learning inside-linebacker reads and gap fits after moving off the Cheetah role
  • Coverage technique needs refinement carrying receivers vertically or handling crossers in traffic
  • Sack and splash production modest for the athletic billing
  • Draft market is cold, projected UDFA on consensus boards
  • New scheme and staff at UCLA mean another adjustment year

NFL Comparison

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (lean two-way safety-to-linebacker convert with coverage range); Cheetah-style hybrid in the mold of a sub-package run-and-chase linebacker

College Stats

Oklahoma 2023: 7 tkl, 0.5 TFL in 10 games (special teams); 2024: 39 tkl, 5.0 TFL, 2 QB hurries, 1 PBU, 1 FF, 3 starts at Cheetah; 2025: 50 tkl, 4.5 TFL, 2 sk, 3 PBU, 1 FR in 13 games, 5th on team

Measurables

Height
6'1"
Weight
235

Awards & Honors

Consensus four-star, top-200 recruit (247 No. 67, On3 No. 100, ESPN No. 115, Rivals No. 200); 2023 All-American Bowl invitee; SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll; Draft Countdown LB62