2013 Football Roster
Sam McCaskill
- Hometown:
- Eugene, Ore.
- Height:
- 6-3
- High School:
- Sheldon HS
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- All-Mountain West First Team (2016)
- 3x Academic All-Mountain West (2013-15)
BOISE STATE CAREER
RS SENIOR (2016): Started all 13 games...was named to the All-Mountain West First Team...led team with 14.0 tackles-for-loss, second on the team with 6.5 sacks, made 50 tackles (30 solo)...had a pair of sacks among his four tackles (three solo) at Louisiana (Sept. 3)...blocked a field goal, broke up a pass, made a tackle-for-loss among his six tackles (four solo) against Washington State (Sept. 10)...knocked down a pair of passes, made 1.5 tackles-for-loss and shared a sack at Oregon State (Sept. 24)...had five tackles (four solo) with 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles-for-loss and batted down a pass against Utah State (Oct. 1)...made 2.5 tackles-for-loss with a sack among his five tackles (four solo) at New Mexico (Oct. 7)...had a tackle-for-loss and four tackles (two solo) against BYU (Oct. 20)...made five tackles (one solo) and shared a sack against San Jose State (Nov. 4)...had 2.0 tackles-for-loss among his seven tackles (five solo) and knocked down a pass against UNLV (Nov. 18)...recorded a sack against Baylor (Dec. 27).
RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Started 13 of Boise State's 14 games...had 2.5 sacks, 4.0 tackles-for-loss and 26 tackles ...made two tackles (one solo) against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...started at defensive tackle at Connecticut and shared a tackle (Sept. 13)...made a tackle for loss against Louisiana (Sept. 20)...shared a tackle for loss among his two tackles at Nevada (Oct. 4)...made two tackles (one solo) against BYU (Oct. 24)...made two tackles (one solo) at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...had 1.5 sacks and five tackles total (four solo) in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31).
RS FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in 11 games during his debut season with the Broncos...reserve defensive end primarily saw action on special teams...recorded seven tackles (four solo) on the season...first-career sack recorded against Southern Miss (Sept. 28)...season-high three tackles against UT Martin (Sept. 7)...recovered a fumble against New Mexico (Nov. 30)...named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West.
FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Led the state of Oregon as a senior with 115 tackles en route to first-team all-Class 6A selection at defensive end and center...led the state of Oregon in quarterback sacks with 16...named the Southwest Conference's defensive player of the year in 2011...helped Sheldon High School to 6A title game last season...earned first-team all-league honors at defensive end, and second-team honors at center as a junior...made 110 total tackles and led the state of Oregon in quarterback sacks with 12.5...started all 14 games as a sophomore in helping team to state championship...a member of the National Honors Society and on the Honor Roll throughout his high school career with a current GPA of 3.81...head coach was Lane Johnson.
