Adam Samaha

Class:
Freshman
Position:
K
Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Ypsilanti, Mich.
High School:
Huron

Pronunciation

At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2024)
• One-year letterman (2023)

Sophomore (2024)
• Did not see game action

Freshman (2023)
• Appeared and kicked in one game to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut kicking the final extra point against Indiana (Oct. 14)

Prep
• Attended Huron High School (2023) coached by Antaiwn Mack
• Helped the River Rats reach the playoffs three straight seasons (2020-22)
• As a senior, Huron went 5-5; also went .500 during the COVID-shortened 2020 season at 3-3
• Part of a Huron team that went 8-2 and reached the state championship his junior year in 2021, the program’s best record in 20 years
• Also lettered in basketball for the River Rats and set a program record with 65 made three-pointers as a junior in 2021
• A first-team All-Conference (SEC) and Academic All-State performer
• Detroit News All-State honorable mention on the court while leading his team to a state championship appearance and league, district, regional titles

Key Statistics
• Set the school record for longest field goal in a game (49 yards)
• Converted 11-of-14 field goals with a 49-yard long his senior year (2022) and was perfect on extra points
• Connected on 7-of-10 field goals with a 42-yard long in 2021; converted 34-of-34 extra points
• Also hit 50 touchbacks on 56 kickoffs during his junior year

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 1,908 overall player nationally, the No. 6 kicker and the No. 32 player in the state of Michigan
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 7 kicker and the No. 50 player in the state of Michigan
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 138 player in the region, the No. 11 kicker and the No. 20 player in the state of Michigan
• Rivals.com two-star prospect and a three-star prospect by On3.com
• On3.com three-star consensus prospect, the No. 1998 player nationally, the No. 6 kicker in the nation and the No. 32 player in Michigan
• Ranked by Kornblue Kicking as the No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2023; a five-star prospect and the youngest player to earn a five-star ranking in the service’s history
• Listed by Kohl’s Professional Camps as a five-star prospect
• U.S. Army Bowl participant; converted a 49-yard field goal in the game
• MHSFCA All-Region (2021) and All-State (2022)
• Two-time Detroit Free Press Dream Team (2021-22)
• Two-time Detroit News All-State first team (2021-22)
• Two-time MLive All-Area Dream Team (2021-22)
• Finished his career ranked in six categories of the MHSAA record book
• Two-time All-Southeastern Conference performer as a junior and senior (2021-22)

Personal
• Adam Samaha was born March 20, 2005
• Son of Waleed and Sheri Samaha
• Mother, Sheri, works at the University of Michigan Center for Educational Outreach