Samuel Dankah

2022: Appeared in seven games during true freshman campaign … Booked five tackles (two solo) as a reserve on defense and a member of special teams unit … Made collegiate debut against Memphis (Oct. 15) … Recorded first career tackle versus UCF (Oct. 22) … Also notched stops against BYU, Cincinnati, Temple and Coastal Carolina … Received Pirate Service Award at the annual Goldsby’s in the spring of 2023.

High School: Spent one year under coach Fran Arritt helping the post-graduate squad to a perfect 8-0 record in 2021 … Three-year star at South County High School under coach Tynan Rolander … Earned First-Team All-Occoquan Region and First-Team Class 6 All-State honors as a junior in 2019 … As a senior, helped the Stallions to a 9-1 overall record (5-0 in league play) … Appeared in eight games and tallied 52 stops (33 solo) … Picked off a pair of passes to go along with two PBUs … Recovered one fumble, caused a fumble and blocked a punt … Listed as a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and Rivals.com.

Personal: Son of Victoria Dankah … Committed to East Carolina on Nov. 20, 2021 and officially enrolled early in January 2022.