Redshirt Super Senior (2022)
First-team All-Conference USA selection at safety … named to the Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College First Team … started all 14 contests … broke the UTSA single-season record with five interceptions, which came in the final five games of the season … also set the program standard with 18 passes defended after logging 13 pass breakups … ranked second on the team with 72 total tackles and 45 solo stops … registered 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry … posted a season-high 11 tackles and broke up a pass in the end zone in overtime of the 41-38 road triumph over Army (Sept. 10) … had nine stops and three PBUs in the 31-27 home win over North Texas (Oct. 22) … also recorded nine tackles and a pick that he returned 27 yards in the 48-27 victory over North Texas in the C-USA Championship Game (Dec. 2) … tallied eight tackles and a PBU in the 51-27 win against Texas Southern (Sept. 24) … logged seven stops and broke up a pair of passes in the 44-38 double-overtime victory at UAB (Nov. 5) … made six stops at No. 20 Texas … began his five-game interception streak with a 30-yard INT return in the 51-7 rout of Louisiana Tech (Nov. 12) … had a 21-yard interception return to go with four tackles and two PBUs in the 41-7 road victory over Rice (Nov. 19) … also had picks against UTEP (Nov. 26) and No. 23 Troy in the Cure Bowl (Dec. 16).
Redshirt Senior (2021)
Saw action in four games before suffering a season-ending injury … posted 18 tackles, including 14 solo stops and a half-sack … also broke up a pair of passes and forced a fumble in his debut season with UTSA … opened the campaign with five tackles and a pair of PBUs in the 37-30 road victory over Illinois (Sept. 4) … made six stops and forced a fumble in the 54-0 shutout of Lamar (Sept. 11) … registered four tackles, including half a sack, in the 27-13 home triumph over Middle Tennessee (Sept. 18) … logged three solo stops in the 31-28 road win over Memphis (Sept. 25).
Prior to UTSA
Graduate transfer from Texas A&M … posted 35 tackles (19 solo), six pass breakups, one interception and a fumble recovery in 25 career games with the Aggies … played in 12 contests as a redshirt junior in 2019, making three starts at nickel … registered a career-high 10 tackles against Alabama … made four stops and an interception against Ole Miss … had four tackles and broke up a pass against New Mexico State as a true freshman in 2016 ... recovered a fumble on a kickoff in A&M’s win over Tennessee … standout prep performer for head coach Wayne Reese at McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans ... 4-star prospect by ESPN ... 3-star by 247Sports, Scout and Rivals ... also played basketball in high school.
Personal
Born May 23, 1997, in New Orleans, La., … son of Clifford Chattman and Dwanda Sam … has one brother, Vernal Sam, and a sister, Dernika Sam … earned his bachelor's degree from Texas A&M in December 2020 … multidisciplinary studies major.
First-team All-Conference USA selection at safety … named to the Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College First Team … started all 14 contests … broke the UTSA single-season record with five interceptions, which came in the final five games of the season … also set the program standard with 18 passes defended after logging 13 pass breakups … ranked second on the team with 72 total tackles and 45 solo stops … registered 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry … posted a season-high 11 tackles and broke up a pass in the end zone in overtime of the 41-38 road triumph over Army (Sept. 10) … had nine stops and three PBUs in the 31-27 home win over North Texas (Oct. 22) … also recorded nine tackles and a pick that he returned 27 yards in the 48-27 victory over North Texas in the C-USA Championship Game (Dec. 2) … tallied eight tackles and a PBU in the 51-27 win against Texas Southern (Sept. 24) … logged seven stops and broke up a pair of passes in the 44-38 double-overtime victory at UAB (Nov. 5) … made six stops at No. 20 Texas … began his five-game interception streak with a 30-yard INT return in the 51-7 rout of Louisiana Tech (Nov. 12) … had a 21-yard interception return to go with four tackles and two PBUs in the 41-7 road victory over Rice (Nov. 19) … also had picks against UTEP (Nov. 26) and No. 23 Troy in the Cure Bowl (Dec. 16).
Redshirt Senior (2021)
Saw action in four games before suffering a season-ending injury … posted 18 tackles, including 14 solo stops and a half-sack … also broke up a pair of passes and forced a fumble in his debut season with UTSA … opened the campaign with five tackles and a pair of PBUs in the 37-30 road victory over Illinois (Sept. 4) … made six stops and forced a fumble in the 54-0 shutout of Lamar (Sept. 11) … registered four tackles, including half a sack, in the 27-13 home triumph over Middle Tennessee (Sept. 18) … logged three solo stops in the 31-28 road win over Memphis (Sept. 25).
Prior to UTSA
Graduate transfer from Texas A&M … posted 35 tackles (19 solo), six pass breakups, one interception and a fumble recovery in 25 career games with the Aggies … played in 12 contests as a redshirt junior in 2019, making three starts at nickel … registered a career-high 10 tackles against Alabama … made four stops and an interception against Ole Miss … had four tackles and broke up a pass against New Mexico State as a true freshman in 2016 ... recovered a fumble on a kickoff in A&M’s win over Tennessee … standout prep performer for head coach Wayne Reese at McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans ... 4-star prospect by ESPN ... 3-star by 247Sports, Scout and Rivals ... also played basketball in high school.
Personal
Born May 23, 1997, in New Orleans, La., … son of Clifford Chattman and Dwanda Sam … has one brother, Vernal Sam, and a sister, Dernika Sam … earned his bachelor's degree from Texas A&M in December 2020 … multidisciplinary studies major.