Braxton Sampson

2025 (R-Jr.): 2025 MVFC All-Academic Second Team … Finished third on the Sycamores with 73 total tackles (34 solo, 39 assisted) … Recorded 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks … Recorded two quarterback hurries … Recorded two forced fumbles … Season-high 16 tackles and 1.0 TFL on Oct. 18 against North Dakota State … Eight tackles, 3.0 TFL, a sack, and a forced fumble on Sept. 6 against Eastern Illinois … Eight tackles and a TFL against both Montana (Sept. 20) and North Dakota (Oct. 25) … Five tackles and a forced fumble on Nov. 22 against Murray State. 2024: 2024 MVFC All-Academic Honorable Mention … Lined up and played in all 12 games in the 2024 season … Finished with 30 tackles (five solo, 25 assisted) … Recorded 4.5 tackles-for-loss and 2.0 sacks … Added two quarterback hurries … Forced a fumble and recovered a fumble … Season-high six tackles on Nov. 2 against North Dakota … Five tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on Oct. 19 at Missouri State … Two tackles, 1.0 TFL, and a sack on Sept. 28 against Houston Christian … Four tackles and 1.5 TFL on Oct. 26 against Southern Illinois … Recorded at least three tackles in five games. 2023: Finished the 2023 season with nine total tackles (four solo, five assisted) … Recorded on quarterback hurry and forced a fumble … Season-high three tackles, a forced fumble, and a quarterback hurry at Ball State … Two tackles at Illinois State … Four games with one tackle including Indiana, Murray State, North Dakota, and Western Illinois. 2022: Did not make an appearance on the field in the 2022 season. High School/Personal: Joins the Sycamores by way of Northview High School and Brazil, Ind. ... Posted 155 solo tackles, 346 total tackles, and four sacks over his high school career ... Added 12 interceptions and five forced fumbles ... Offensively, he posted 577 receiving yards and 12 total touchdowns ... Was a North/South All-Star selection ... Was recognized on the 2021 Indiana Football Digest Prime Time 25 ... All-State selection and three-time All-Conference selection ... Also competed on the Northview basketball and track teams ... Son of Jarrod and Tascha Sampson ... Plans on majoring in construction science at Indiana State.