Education
Sample attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California, where he was teammates with Viliami Moala and Shaq Thompson.
Sample attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California, where he was teammates with Viliami Moala and Shaq Thompson.
He played college football at Washington and Louisville. As a junior, he was named first-team All-Metro and a PrepStar All-American as he helped lead Grant to a 12-1 record, totaling 111 tackles. He recorded 109 tackles as a senior at Grant, being named a high school All-American and was voted to participate in the United States. Army All-America Bowl.
He was also named first-team All-CIF San Joaquin Section, first-team All-Metro by the Sacramento Bee, first-team All-Delta Valley Conference, and first-team All-NorCal by NorCalPreps.com.
He was dubbed a third-team All-state performer by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com in 2011. Also a standout in track & field Sample was a state qualifier sprinter.
At Grant, he posted personal-best times of 11.1 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 23.37 seconds in the 200-meter dash. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit.
He committed to the University of Washington to play college football.
Sample attended Washington from 2011 to 2012. After playing in five games over two years, Sample left Washington and transferred to American River College. After one year there, he transferred to the University of Louisville in 2014.
He played in 13 games, recording 90 tackles and four interceptions.
After the season he entered the 2015 NFL Draft, forgoing his senior year. Jacksonville Jaguars
Sample was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 104th overall pick in the 4th round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
He was also a member of the 4 × 100 m squad.