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2025 Cowboy Football Roster
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Jersey Number 70
Markell Samuel
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, NC
- High School:
- E.E. Smith
A super senior transfer who played in 29 career FBS games with 18 starts at left tackle ... All-Sun Belt honorable mention in 2024.
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2024 (Senior at App State): All-Sun Belt honorable mention ... Started all 11 games at left tackle … Played the second-most snaps (817) among Sun Belt tackles … Played key role on an offensive line that protected the Sun Belt leader in passing yards, while ranking No. 2 in the league at just 15 sacks allowed ... Contributed to a streak of five straight 100-yard-rushing games to end the season.
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2023 (Junior at App State): Appeared in all 14 games, making four starts at left tackle … After the opener, started the next four games at left tackle (UNC, ECU, Wyoming, ULM) … Played double-digit offensive snaps in each of the last five games.
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2022 (Sophomore at App State): Appeared in two games, playing right tackle against The Citadel and Robert Morris ... Moved from the defensive line to offensive line late in fall camp.
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2021 (Freshman at App State): Appeared in one game, playing against Arkansas State.
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2020 (Redshirt at App State): Appeared in one game as a true freshman, taking the field as a defensive lineman at ULM.
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High School: Played for coach Deron Donald at E.E. Smith ... Recorded 70 tackles with 50 solo stops, six sacks and three fumble recoveries as a senior … Had three multi-sack games ... Focused more on basketball early in high school and made his varsity football debut as a junior, when he posted 52 tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles … Two-time all-conference selection.
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Personal: Son of Saniye Samuel.
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2024 (Senior at App State): All-Sun Belt honorable mention ... Started all 11 games at left tackle … Played the second-most snaps (817) among Sun Belt tackles … Played key role on an offensive line that protected the Sun Belt leader in passing yards, while ranking No. 2 in the league at just 15 sacks allowed ... Contributed to a streak of five straight 100-yard-rushing games to end the season.
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2023 (Junior at App State): Appeared in all 14 games, making four starts at left tackle … After the opener, started the next four games at left tackle (UNC, ECU, Wyoming, ULM) … Played double-digit offensive snaps in each of the last five games.
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2022 (Sophomore at App State): Appeared in two games, playing right tackle against The Citadel and Robert Morris ... Moved from the defensive line to offensive line late in fall camp.
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2021 (Freshman at App State): Appeared in one game, playing against Arkansas State.
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2020 (Redshirt at App State): Appeared in one game as a true freshman, taking the field as a defensive lineman at ULM.
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High School: Played for coach Deron Donald at E.E. Smith ... Recorded 70 tackles with 50 solo stops, six sacks and three fumble recoveries as a senior … Had three multi-sack games ... Focused more on basketball early in high school and made his varsity football debut as a junior, when he posted 52 tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles … Two-time all-conference selection.
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Personal: Son of Saniye Samuel.
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