Honors and Awards
2021: Academic All-Big Ten
2020: Academic All-Big Ten
Career: Has appeared in 32 games for UW, with 6 starts ... has started 3 games at center, 2 games as a blocking tight end and 1 game at guard
2021 Season: Earned tihrd letter, appearing in 12 games while starting 2 games ... started at guard vs. Notre Dame ... stared at center in Las Vegas Bowl win over Arizona State
2020 Season: Earned second letter, appearing in 5 games while starting 2 games ... made season debut vs. Illinois on Oct. 23 ... made first career start at center vs. Minnesota on Dec. 19 ... also started at center vs. Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30
2019 Season: Earned first letter with 13 appearances and 2 starts as a blocking tight end ... made first career start as a blocking tight end vs. Illinois on Oct. 19 before starting at that position again vs. Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 4... made Badger debut vs. Central Michigan on Sept. 7
2018 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … first-team all-state at tight end and honorable mention all-state at defensive end by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as a senior … honorable mention all-state by Associated Press as a senior … WFCA all-region and All-Big Rivers Conference as a junior and senior … finished varsity career with 95 tackles, 28.0 TFLs, 16.0 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 1 interception … as a senior, notched 10 receptions for 156 yards and 1 touchdown, as well as 56 tackles, 10.0 sacks and 3 forced fumbles … had 3 catches for 35 yards and 1 touchdown, as well as 39 tackles, 6.0 sacks and 1 interception as a junior … Academic All-State … National Honor Society … also lettered in basketball, averaging 14.9 points and 9.2 rebounds per game as a junior … state qualifier in shot put and discus as a senior … coach was Mike Sinz
Personal: Parents are Dave Sampson and Paulette Sampson … father played football at Augustana College (South Dakota)
