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52 Sam Naasz
Sam Naasz
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    225
  • Year:
    RS-Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Winner, S.D.
  • High School:
    Winner High School
  • Position:
    OLB
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    33.0
  • sac
    1.0
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    1

Bio

General: Provides experience at linebacker in his redshirt junior season ... will also be the starting punter.
 
Redshirt Sophomore (2017): Played in 11 games ... recorded 19 total tackles and 13 solo tackles ... finished with a tackle for loss ... also punted with an average of 36.1 yards per punt.
 
Redshirt Freshman (2016): Tallied 11 tackles in 10 games for DWU ... added a tackle for loss ... also handled the punting duties.
 
High School: Played four seasons for the Winner Warriors … also participated in basketball and track.
 
Personal: Born on April 1, 1996 … son of Brian and Sharon Naasz … an athletic training major. 

Sponsored by:

Grossenburg Implement

31341 US Highway 18 Winner, S.D. 57580

Contact: Justin Kenzy

605-840-9010

www.grossenburg.com

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 13 11
Assists 20 18
Tackles 33.0 29.0
Tackles per game 3.0 3.2
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 3 3
Interceptions 1 0
Returned for touchdown 0 -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 1 1 100.0% -2 -2.0 0 0 0 0
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - 0
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 4 149 37.3 41 3 0 1 0
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 1 49 49.0 49 1 0 0 0
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 10 346 34.6 47 2 2 0 0
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 6 209 34.8 43 1 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 5 219 43.8 53 2 0 0 0
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 8 322 40.3 47 4 0 1 0
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 3 116 38.7 55 2 0 1 0
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 7 323 46.1 60 1 0 3 0
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 5 205 41.0 48 1 0 2 0
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 5 167 33.4 42 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 3 92 30.7 34 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 1 - - - - 0
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 1 3 - - - 3
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 1 - - - - 0
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 - - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 1 1 2.0 - - 1.0 5 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 1 6 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 4 2 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 0 3 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 4 3 7.0 1.0 3 1.0 3 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 10 1 1 100.0% 22 2.2 22.0 0 0 22 284.8
2017-18 11 1 1 100.0% 8 0.7 8.0 0 0 8 167.2
2018-19 11 1 1 100.0% -2 -0.2 -2.0 0 0 0 83.2
Total 32 3 3 100.0% 28 0.9 9.3 0 0 22 178.4

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 1 -5 -0.5 -5.0 0 0 - -
2018-19 11 1 3 0.3 3.0 0 3 - -
Total 32 2 -2 -0.1 -1.0 0 3 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
Total 32 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 32 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 30 987 32.9 51 11 5 2 0
2017-18 11 35 1265 36.1 56 13 6 1 1
2018-19 11 57 2197 38.5 60 18 2 8 0
Total 32 122 4449 36.5 60 42 13 11 1

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 - - - - - 0 -
2016-17 10 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 11 -5 - - - -5 -.5
2018-19 11 3 - - - 3 .3
Total 32 -2 - - - -2 -.1

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 8 3 11.0 1.1 0.0 0 1.0 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017-18 11 13 6 19.0 1.7 0.0 0 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018-19 11 13 20 33.0 3.0 1.0 3 2.0 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 32 34 29 63.0 2.0 1.0 3 4.0 25 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 11 1 1 100.0% -2 -0.2 -2.0 0 0 0 83.2
Conference 9 1 1 100.0% -2 -0.2 -2.0 0 0 0 83.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 1 1 100.0% -2 -0.4 -2.0 0 0 0 83.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 1 1 100.0% -2 -0.2 -2.0 0 0 0 83.2
Month                      
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 1 1 100.0% -2 -0.5 -2.0 0 0 0 83.2
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 11 1 3 0.3 3.0 0 3 - -
Conference 9 1 3 0.3 3.0 0 3 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 1 3 0.6 3.0 0 3 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 1 3 0.3 3.0 0 3 - -
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 1 3 0.8 3.0 0 3 - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - -
Month                
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 11 57 2197 38.5 60 18 2 8 0
Conference 9 52 1999 38.4 60 14 2 7 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 31 1079 34.8 55 9 2 2 0
Away 5 26 1118 43.0 60 9 0 6 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 6 254 42.3 49 2 0 2 0
Losses 9 51 1943 38.1 60 16 2 6 0
Month                  
August 1 4 149 37.3 41 3 0 1 0
September 4 22 823 37.4 53 6 2 0 0
October 4 23 966 42.0 60 8 0 7 0
November 2 8 259 32.4 42 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 11 3 - - - 3 .3
Conference 9 3 - - - 3 .3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 3 - - - 3 .6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 9 3 - - - 3 .3
Month              
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 3 - - - 3 .8
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0
Month                        
August 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 11 13 20 33.0 3.0 1.0 3 2.0 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Conference 9 11 18 29.0 3.2 1.0 3 2.0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 3 5 8.0 1.3 - - 1.0 5 - - - 1 0 - -
Away 5 10 15 25.0 5.0 1.0 3 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 5 4 9.0 4.5 1.0 3 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 9 8 16 24.0 2.7 - - 1.0 5 - - - 1 0 - -
Month                                
August 1 1 1 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -
September 4 3 9 12.0 3.0 0.0 0 1.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 8 9 17.0 4.3 1.0 3 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 1 1 2.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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Photos

Sam Naasz action photo 1
Dakota St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

8/23/2018 7:00 PM CDT

Sam Naasz action photo 2
Dakota St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

8/23/2018 7:00 PM CDT

Sam Naasz action photo 3
Morningside College vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/15/2018 1:00 PM CDT

Sam Naasz action photo 4
Northwestern (Iowa) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/22/2018 7:00 PM CDT

Sam Naasz action photo 5
Doane vs. Dakota Wesleyan

11/3/2018 1:00 PM CDT