O'Maury Samuels

Class:
Freshman
Position:
RB
Height:
5-10
Weight:
192
Hometown:
Los Lunas, N.M.
High School:
Los Lunas

CAREER BESTS

Rushing
• Attempts: 6 - Nebraska, 2018
• Yards: 23 - Nebraska, 2018
• Touchdowns: 0
• Long: 18 - SMU, 2018

At Michigan
• 2017 letterwinner

Sophomore (2018)
• Contributed on special teams against Notre Dame (Sept. 1)
• Saw snaps at running back against Western Michigan (Sept. 8) with one carry for four yards
• Carried the ball three times for 26 yards against SMU (Sept. 15) with a career-long 18 yard run
• Totaled six carries for 23 yards against Nebraska (Sept. 22)
• Ran the ball once for three yards while playing running back against Wisconsin (Oct. 13)

Freshman (2017)
• Played in nine games as a special teams contributor, including four at running back, and rushed for 13 yards on eight carries
• Appeared in nine games contributing mostly on special teams with four games played at running back
• Carried the ball once for three yards against Cincinnati (Sept. 9)
• Recorded three carries for seven yards against Rutgers (Oct. 28)
• Earned three carries for one yard against Minnesota (Nov. 4)
• At Maryland (Nov. 11), carried the ball once for two yards

Prep
• Attended Los Lunas High School (2017) coached by Terrell Trantham

Key Statistics
• Finished prep career with 4,306 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns
• Carried the ball 160 times for 1,376 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior while also catching seven passes for 46 yards and a touchdown and also returned a kickoff for a touchdown.
• Rushed for 1,468 yards and 21 touchdowns on 185 carries as a junior
• Ran for 1,397 yards and 14 touchdowns on 187 carries as a sophomore

Honors and Rankings
• 247.com four-star prospect, rated as the No. 21 RB and the No. 1 player in New Mexico
• ESPN four-star prospect and ranked as the No. 240 player nationally
• Scout.com four-star prospect, ranked as the No. 4 RB in the West and the No. 1 player in New Mexico
• PrepStar four-star prospect and ranked as the No. 245 player nationally
• 2015 and 2016 NMHSCA Class 5A All-State First Team
• PrepStar Top 350 All-American selection
• Attended the 2016 The Opening in Beaverton, Oregon
• USA Today All-USA New Mexico first-team selection as a senior and second-team pick as a junior

Personal
• O'Maury Samuels was born June 18, 1999
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts

Coach Jay Harbaugh on O'Maury Samuels
"O'Maury is an exciting back because he can do everything. He's a sturdy guy who can run the ball between the tackles as well as out on the perimeter. He has the ability to be an effective contributor in the passing game as well. O'Maury is a versatile player, and what might be most exciting is his burst. He has a great ability to stop and start. If there's a hole, he is going to hit it and hit it fast, and he can really take advantage of any creases in the defense."

In the Words of the Samuels Family
"O'Maury is a great kid! He is kind, caring, honest and hardworking. He always has time for others and is a true and valued friend to those within his circle. He is outgoing and the life of the party among his friends. O'Maury has always excelled in athletics, and it has been apparent from an early age that one day he would use athletics as a vehicle to do something special with his life. Once O'Maury sets his sights on something, he is hard to detour. At an early age, that particular trait was a bit difficult to manage at times.

"O'Maury has always had a knack with children younger than himself and always takes the time to share a moment with them, whether it was teaching a child to ride a bicycle or spending time with kids after his games. One of my proudest moments as a parent occurred last year as I sat in the empty football stadium watching football practice. I noticed a gentleman walk into the stands and sit close to me. Several minutes after he sat down, he approached me and introduced himself. He had previously coached O'Maury as a freshman and had since left coaching to raise his young children. I anticipated the conversation was going to be about football. To my surprise, the topic had nothing to do with sports but with life. The gentleman went on to say that I had a great son with character, which was rarely displayed in a kid O'Maury's age. When O'Maury was a freshman, there was a female student with severe disabilities and was wheelchair bound. Each day before PE, he would observe O'Maury go over to her and sit and talk with her until he was able to make her laugh. He stated that he never approached O'Maury about it but simply enjoyed the moments from a distance.

"O'Maury has provided us with many moments of joy, happiness and pride in sports for which we are eternally grateful. I will never forget how a stranger gave me insight into the character of my son, ironically at a football field."