Howard Sampson

CAREER AWARDS & HONORS PFF All-Big 12 Team (2025, Sr.) DCTF All-Texas College First Team (2025, Sr.) All-Big 12 Third Team (2025, Sr.) Bruce Feldman’s College Football Freaks List (No. 80) (2025, Sr.) Shrine Bowl 1000 (2025, Sr.) Preseason DCTF All-Texas College first team (2025, Sr.) Preseason Phil Steele All-Big 12 first team (2025, Sr.) Preseason Athlon All-Big 12 second team (2025, Sr.) All-ACC Honorable Mention (2024, So.) 2025 (SENIOR) Joined the Red Raiders prior to the spring of 2025 ... Texas native returning to the Lone Star State ... will have two seasons of eligibility at Texas Tech ... rated by ESPN as the No. 2-ranked offensive tackle from the transfer portal and No. 18 portal prospect overall. PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH Arrived at Texas Tech after playing two seasons at North Texas (2022-23) and then the 2024 campaign for North Carolina … played in four games at UNT ... in sophomore season at North Carolina, started all 12 games for the Tar Heels at left tackle, making him one of the top offensive line targets in the transfer portal. Credited with 911 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus between his time at UNT and North Carolina … bulk of those snaps – 824 in fact – came as a sophomore in 2024 … combined to allow only seven sacks in 463 pass-blocking opportunities over his career. 2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE at NORTH CAROLINA): tabbed an honorable mention All-ACC selection by the conference coaches in its postseason awards ... started all 12 games at left tackle before entering the transfer portal prior to the Tar Heels' bowl game ... logged over 800 snaps according to Pro Football Focus ... received a 70.3 overall grade by the publication and a 73.3 grade as a pass blocker … surrendered five sacks over 423 opportunities … blocked for Omarion Hampton, who ranked second in the FBS in rushing yardage ... made first career start on Aug. 29 at Minnesota. 2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN at NORTH TEXAS): played in two games as a redshirt freshman with the Mean Green ... saw action in each of the final two games of the season which was at Tulsa (11/18) and at home against UAB (11/25) ... combined to play in 83 snaps over those two games, all at left tackle. 2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN at NORTH TEXAS): redshirt season … played in two games as a true freshman ... made collegiate debut against Texas Southern (9/10) and also saw snaps later in the season against FIU (11/5). HIGH SCHOOL Attended Humble High School just north of Houston … named a second team All-District selection as a senior … helped Humble to 11 wins and an appearance in the regional semifinals of the Class 6A Division II playoffs his sophomore season. Listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports for the 2022 class … overlooked recruit who ranked 228th in the state and at No. 172 among offensive tackles nationally by the publication … chose North Texas out of high school over offers from Grambling, Texas Southern and Texas State. PERSONAL Howard Sampson III … son of Renetta and Howard Sampson II. An interdisciplinary studies major at Texas Tech. Skip Ad