Samuel Huffman

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lima, Ohio
High School:
Lima Central Catholic

At Princeton — 2016: recorded 37 tackles as starting strong safety to help Princeton win the Ivy League championship … had career-high nine tackles and first career interception against Harvard … added seven tackles in 31-3 win at Yale … ranked fifth on the team in tackles and helped unit rank first in the Ivy League in scoring (16.4), total (415.5), and rushing (80.1) defense … awarded the Charles W. Caldwell Memorial Trophy for improvement at the season-ending Lourie Football Banquet. 2015: had six tackles, including one for loss, as a reserve defensive back … recorded an interception at Harvard … had season-best three tackles in finale at Dartmouth. 2014: played in J.V. games while competing for time in the defensive backfield. 2013: added depth in the defensive backfield.

At Lima Central Catholic — three-time first-team all-conference and all-district selection at cornerback … earned three all-state honors … selected to the Lima News Dream Team twice … also earned two all-conference honors playing wide receiver … led team to 42-7 record over four years … team won three conference titles and one regional championship; also reached state semifinal once … invited to play in Ohio North-South game … team captain … also lettered in baseball and basketball … led baseball team to state final … earned Academic All-Ohio honors … student president … vice president of National Honor Society … Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete … WLIO Scholar Athlete of the Week.

Personal — born Sept. 22, 1994 … son of Matt and Sherly Huffman … father is an attorney and state representative; mother is a secretary and homemaker … has two older sisters, Clare and Ellen, and an older brother Matthew … uncle Steve Huffman played linebacker at Toledo … enjoys the guitar, piano and sports … may study economics or business/finance.