Justin Sambu

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Justin Sambu
File:2024, 97, Justin Sambu.jpg
Sambu with the Calgary Stampeders in 2024
No. 97 – Calgary Stampeders
PositionDefensive lineman
Roster statusPractice roster
CFL statusNational
Personal information
Born (1999-01-22) January 22, 1999 (age 27)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
High schoolCochrane (Cochrane, AB)
CollegeMaine (2018–2022)
Baylor (2023)
CFL draft2024: 6th round, 54th overall pick
Career history
2024Toronto Argonauts*
2024–presentCalgary Stampeders
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Justin Sambu (born January 22, 1999) is a Canadian professional football defensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Maine and Baylor. He has also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.

Early life

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Sambu played high school football at Cochrane High School in Cochrane, Alberta.[1][2] In 2016, he was rated the eighth best player, and the No. 2 defensive end, in Canada. He was also a member of the Team Canada football team.[3]

College career

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Sambu first played college football for the Maine Black Bears from 2019 to 2022.[3] He was redshirted in 2018. He played in five games in 2019, and made one tackle. The 2020 Maine football season was moved to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sambu played in all four games of the shortened season, recording five tackles and one forced fumble. He appeared in nine games during the fall 2021 season, totaling 21 tackles and one fumble recovery. He played in all 11 games in 2022, accumulating 32 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and one forced fumble.[3] Sambu's sack total led the team that season.[3][4]

Sambu transferred to play for the Baylor Bears in 2023.[5][6] He appeared in all 12 games, as a member of the field goal unit, and made two tackles.[6]

Professional career

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Toronto Argonauts

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Sambu was selected by the Toronto Argonauts in the sixth round, with the 54th overall pick, of the 2024 CFL draft.[7] He officially signed with the team on May 6. He was released by the Argonauts on June 1, 2024.[8]

Calgary Stampeders

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Sambu was signed to the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on July 16, 2024.[9][10] He was moved to the active roster on August 3.[11] The next day, he recorded one sack and one solo tackle in his CFL debut as the Stampeders beat Sambu's former team, the Argonauts, by a score of 27–23.[2] Sambu was moved back to the practice roster on August 14, 2024.[11]

References

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