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Jersey Number 33
Sam Kidd
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Safety
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 206
- Hometown:
- Reston, Va.
- High School:
- James Madison
- Major:
- Communication Studies
2022:
- Started seven games at safety
- Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference selection
- VaSID Second Team All-State
- Had 31 tackles (20 solo) to go with 2.0 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and four pass breakups
- Season-high 10 tackles with a TFL at Georgia Southern (Oct. 15)
- Made seven stops at App State (Sept. 24)
- Also registered six tackles vs. Marshall (Oct. 22)
- Had a forced fumble and a recovery vs. Texas State (Oct. 1)
- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society Membership
2021:
- Played in all 14 games, making seven starts at safety
- Had 62 tackles (34 solo) to go with 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one forced fumble, an interception, seven pass breakups and a quarterback hurry
- Career highs of 11 tackles and three pass breakups vs. Montana in FCS quarterfinals (Dec. 10)
- Had eight tackles at North Dakota State in FCS semifinals (Dec. 17)
- Made seven tackles with a career-high 2.0 TFL, a forced fumble and interception at William & Mary (Nov. 13)
- Had six stops with 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. Elon (Oct. 30)
- Also had six tackles and a TFL vs. Campbell (Nov. 6)
- Had three or more tackles in nine games
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021)
2020-21:
- Played in one game before an injury sidelined him the rest of the spring
- Had one tackle and a half tackle for loss vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
- CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
2019:
- Played in eight games, primarily on special teams
- Had 13 tackles (eight solo)
- Season-high seven tackles vs. Saint Francis (Sept. 7)
- Made three tackles vs. Morgan State (Sept. 14)
- President's List (Spring 2020)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
2018:
- Played in 12 games, primarily on special teams
- Had seven tackles (3 solo)
- Season-best two tackles vs. Rhode Island (Nov. 10)
- Dean's List (Spring 2019)
- CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2019)
- Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility
- Doug West Scout Team Defensive MVP
High School:
- VHSL 6A First Team All-State as a senior
- Honorable Mention All-Metro as a senior
- All-Region as a senior
- Liberty Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
- First Team All-Liberty Conference as a junior and senior and Second Team as a sophomore
- Helped JMHS to an 11-2 record and state quarterfinals appearance as a senior
- Also made playoffs his junior season
- Dual-sport athlete who also played basketball
- Helped WarHawks win both the conference and region championships while being named to the All-Region Tournament Team
Personal:
- Son of Dave and Alease Kidd
- Has a brother, Max, who was a manager for the JMU baseball team
- His mother played basketball at Elon
- His grandfather played football at LSU
- Graduated from JMU in fall 2021 with a bachelor's degree in communication studies
- Enrolled in the School of Professional and Continuing Education
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