Sam Martin
2024: Appeared in all 12 games as a key contributor on defense and special teams … Finished the season with 51 total tackles, including 32 solo stops and 3.5 sacks … Notched a season-high eight tackles at Stonehill (10/5), including 1.5 tackles for loss … Added sacks in three different games, highlighted by a 6-yard sack against Robert Morris (9/21) … Tallied an interception and returned it 48 yards at Duquesne (11/16) … Broke up four passes and forced one fumble on the year … Also served as a consistent kickoff returner, compiling 477 yards on 21 returns, including a season-long 57-yard return at Stonehill. Before Wagner: Standout kick returner and defensive back at Temple ... Midseason All-American kick returner in 2023 ... led the team in kick return yards (548) and recorded a 95-yard kick return touchdown against Tulsa ... Redshirted during the 2022 season.
- TransferredPortal · 2/21/26, 4:13 PMSam Martin (S) officially transferred from Wagner College to Mercer University
- EnteredPortal · 1/16/26, 4:30 PMSam Martin (S) officially entered the transfer portal · from Wagner College
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | PBU | PDEF | INT | TACK | SOLO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mercer University | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Wagner College | 12 | 10 | -- | Elite | 6 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 58 |
| 2024 | Wagner College | 12 | 5 | -- | High | 4 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 32 |
| 2023 |  Temple University | 12 | 0 | -- | Low | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 2022 | Temple University | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 41 | 15 | -- | High | 10 | 11 | 1 | 158 | 97 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026