Dru Samia

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Dru Samia
Arlington Renegades
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1997-08-22) August 22, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth: Danville, California, U.S.
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Career information
High school: San Ramon Valley (Danville, California)
College: Oklahoma (2015–2018)
NFL draft: 2019 / Round: 4 / Pick: 114
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Games played: 15
Games started: 4
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Dru Samia III (born August 22, 1997) is an American football offensive guard for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football at Oklahoma. He has played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets.

College career

A four-star offensive tackle recruit, Samia chose Oklahoma out of 15 scholarship offers received.[1]

Samia won the 2018 Joe Moore Award, and was named a second-team All-American and first-team All-Big 12 Conference after moving from right tackle to right guard.[2] Scouts noted Samia for his hustle to the whistle, but also noted an occasionally high pad level.[3] During his time at OU, Samia also made the All-Big 12 Academic Team twice.[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 4 3/4 in 305 lb 33 in 10 1/8 in 5.29 s 1.84 s 3.08 s 4.70 s 7.89 s 27.5 in 8 ft 5 in 28 reps
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At the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, Samia ran the 40-yard dash in 5.29 seconds, recorded 28 reps on the bench press, a 27.5-inch vertical jump and a 101-inch broad jump.[2]

Minnesota Vikings

Samia was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[7]

Samia was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 16, 2020,[8] and activated on November 25.[9]

On August 31, 2021, Samia was waived/injured by the Vikings and placed on injured reserve.[10] He was released on September 8, 2021.

New York Jets

On October 12, 2021, Samia was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 10, 2022.[12] He was waived on July 26, 2022 and placed on the reserve/PUP list.[13] He was released on March 13, 2023.

Arlington Renegades

On November 9, 2023, Samia signed with the Arlington Renegades of the XFL.[14]

Personal life

Samia is half Samoan, and got a tattoo to signify the importance of the Samoan culture to him.[15]

He is married to Val Samia, who he met in Oklahoma while in college.

References

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External links

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