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2022 Football Roster

5 O'Maury Samuels

  • Position
    RB
  • Ht./Wt.
    5-11 / 195
  • Class
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown
    Los Lunas, N.M.
  • High School
    Los Lunas
  • Previous School
    Michigan

Biography

2021 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in nine games, making three starts in his first season in Las Cruces … Logged 202 rushing yards and a touchdown on 65 rushing attempts … Added 72 yards of receiving out of the backfield … Ran for a season-high 35 yards twice in the state of California – at San Diego State and at San Jose State … Broke off a season-long run of 23 yards against San Diego State … Picked up a season-high 24 yards of receiving against South Carolina State … Picked up his first collegiate touchdown on September 18 against South Carolina State … Picked up single-game career-highs in rushing attempts, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, longest rush, receptions, receiving yards, and longest reception.

2020 (Redshirt Junior)
Season postponed to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (Junior)
Redshirt season ... Did not play in any games while completing his NCAA-mandated year in residency for transfer students.

2018 (Sophomore at Michigan)
Played in seven games ... Totaled 66 rushing yards on 13 attempts (5.1 avg.) ... Saw snaps at running back against Western Michigan (9/8), earning one carry for four yards ... Carried the ball three times for 26 yards against SMU (9/15), including an 18-yard scamper ... Totaled six carries for 23 yards against Nebraska (9/22) ... Ran the ball once for three yards against Wisconsin (10/13).

2017 (Freshman at Michigan)
Played in nine games, appearing mostly on special teams ... Rushed for 13 yards on eight carries ... Ran the ball once for three yards against Cincinnati (9/9) ... Recorded three carries for seven yards against Rutgers (10/28) ... Earned three carries for one yard against Minnesota (11/4) ... At Maryland (11/11), carried the ball once for two yards.

High School
Four-year letter winner at Los Lunas HS under head coach Terrell Trantham ... Finished prep career with 4,306 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns ... Carried the ball 160 times for 1,376 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior while also catching seven passes for 46 yards and a touchdown ... Also returned a kickoff for a touchdown ... Rushed for 1,468 yards and 21 touchdowns on 185 carries as a junior ... Ran for 1,397 yards and 14 touchdowns on 187 carries as a sophomore ... Four-star prospect per 247Sports, rated as the No. 21 RB and the No. 1 player in New Mexico ... Four-star prospect by ESPN and ranked as the No. 240 player nationally ... Four-star prospect per Scout.com, ranking as the No. 4 RB in the West and the No. 1 player in New Mexico ... Tabbed a four-star prospect by PrepStar and ranked as the No. 245 player nationally... 2015 and 2016 NMHSCA Class 5A All-State First Team ... PrepStar Top 350 All-American selection ... USA Today All-USA New Mexico first-team selection as a senior and second-team pick as a junior.

Personal
Son of Aquinas Samuels and Yolitzma Antoine ... Has an older sister, Quayshaun ... Majoring in kinesiology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2019Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 195 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 195 lbs
    24
  • 5

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 195 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 195 lbs
    5