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Niu, Sampson
CB
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/ FootballWR
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/ FootballWR
/ FootballDT
/ FootballWR
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDE
/ FootballQB
/ FootballS
/ FootballS
/ FootballRB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballOLB
/ FootballILB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballS
/ FootballQB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballS
/ FootballRB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballS
/ FootballWR
/ FootballS
/ FootballCB/WR
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/ FootballRB
/ FootballS
/ FootballRB
/ FootballOLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballP
/ FootballS
/ FootballRB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballLS
/ FootballS
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/ FootballILB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballK/P
/ FootballILB
/ FootballILB
/ FootballILB
/ FootballDE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballILB
/ FootballLS
/ FootballTE
/ FootballOLB
/ FootballK
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDT
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL/DT
/ FootballILB
/ FootballOLB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballILB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballLS
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDT
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballK
/ FootballDT
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/ FootballDL
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Sampson Niu
- Position:
- Inside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Madison HS
Bio
As A Junior (2019)
Played in all 14 games … Made 34 tackles, including 21 solo, and had one sack … One of nine Pac-12 players with an INT and forced fumble in the same game in 2019 … Had a tackle in 10 games … Led the team in tackles against Colorado … vs. No. 16 Auburn (Aug. 31): Picked up second-quarter sack and had two tackles … vs. Nevada (Sept. 7): Forced first career fumble and picked up first career INT … Both led to Oregon TDs … Added four tackles … vs. Colorado (Oct. 11): Led the team with a career-high nine tackles, including five solo … Second career game with eight or more stops.
As A Sophomore (2018)
» Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
Made first four starts of his career and played in all 13 games … Totaled 23 tackles, including 11 solo, 3.0 tackles for loss and one sack … Had 22 of his 23 tackles over the final five regular season contests … at Arizona (Oct. 27): Made first career start … at Utah (Nov. 10): Made a career-high eight tackles, including four solo, despite playing in just the first half … at Oregon State (Nov. 23): Three tackles for loss were the most by an Oregon player in 2018 … Picked up first career sack and finished with five tackles
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As A Freshman (2017)
Played in six games … Made eight tackles, including one for loss … Had a season-high three tackles, including two solo, against No. 25 Boise State (Dec. 16) in the Las Vegas Bowl … Recorded a tackle in four of six games played.
High School
Four-star prospect and the top inside linebacker in California by Rivals and 247Sports … Consensus top 20 inside linebacker by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Rated the No. 154 prospect in the class, No. 7 inside linebacker and No. 16 player in California by 247Sports … Tabbed the No. 12 inside linebacker by Rivals and No. 18 by ESPN … Selected to play in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Game … Played in the 2017 Polynesian Bowl … Named one of the top 100 recruits on the West Coast by the Tacoma News Tribune ... Named first-team All-CIF San Diego Section as a senior … Helped lead Madison to a CIF Division 2-AA state championship after recording 160 tackles, 16 for loss, eight sacks and one interception … Recorded 14 tackles in the Warhawks’ 21-17 state championship victory over Valley Christian … Earned first-team All-CIF San Diego Section honors as a junior … Had 90 tackles, eight for loss, 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble … Made 90 stops along with two sacks, four tackles for loss and two interceptions as a sophomore … Helped Madison to a CIF San Diego Section semifinal appearance in 2014 … Selected Oregon over Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Louisville, LSU, Michigan, Nevada, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Oregon State, San Diego State, South Carolina, UCF, UNLV, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Washington, Washington State, Wisconsin and others.
Played in all 14 games … Made 34 tackles, including 21 solo, and had one sack … One of nine Pac-12 players with an INT and forced fumble in the same game in 2019 … Had a tackle in 10 games … Led the team in tackles against Colorado … vs. No. 16 Auburn (Aug. 31): Picked up second-quarter sack and had two tackles … vs. Nevada (Sept. 7): Forced first career fumble and picked up first career INT … Both led to Oregon TDs … Added four tackles … vs. Colorado (Oct. 11): Led the team with a career-high nine tackles, including five solo … Second career game with eight or more stops.
As A Sophomore (2018)
» Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
Made first four starts of his career and played in all 13 games … Totaled 23 tackles, including 11 solo, 3.0 tackles for loss and one sack … Had 22 of his 23 tackles over the final five regular season contests … at Arizona (Oct. 27): Made first career start … at Utah (Nov. 10): Made a career-high eight tackles, including four solo, despite playing in just the first half … at Oregon State (Nov. 23): Three tackles for loss were the most by an Oregon player in 2018 … Picked up first career sack and finished with five tackles
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As A Freshman (2017)
Played in six games … Made eight tackles, including one for loss … Had a season-high three tackles, including two solo, against No. 25 Boise State (Dec. 16) in the Las Vegas Bowl … Recorded a tackle in four of six games played.
High School
Four-star prospect and the top inside linebacker in California by Rivals and 247Sports … Consensus top 20 inside linebacker by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Rated the No. 154 prospect in the class, No. 7 inside linebacker and No. 16 player in California by 247Sports … Tabbed the No. 12 inside linebacker by Rivals and No. 18 by ESPN … Selected to play in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Game … Played in the 2017 Polynesian Bowl … Named one of the top 100 recruits on the West Coast by the Tacoma News Tribune ... Named first-team All-CIF San Diego Section as a senior … Helped lead Madison to a CIF Division 2-AA state championship after recording 160 tackles, 16 for loss, eight sacks and one interception … Recorded 14 tackles in the Warhawks’ 21-17 state championship victory over Valley Christian … Earned first-team All-CIF San Diego Section honors as a junior … Had 90 tackles, eight for loss, 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble … Made 90 stops along with two sacks, four tackles for loss and two interceptions as a sophomore … Helped Madison to a CIF San Diego Section semifinal appearance in 2014 … Selected Oregon over Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Louisville, LSU, Michigan, Nevada, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Oregon State, San Diego State, South Carolina, UCF, UNLV, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Washington, Washington State, Wisconsin and others.
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