2007 Football Roster Choose a Player: Akers, Justin Anderson, Tony Atchison, Tim Baker, Mikail Barnard, James Beatty, Tyler Beck, Dexter Bennett, Joe Blaylock, Romie Boatner, Thad Bradley, Larry Brewster, Shea Brunelle, Carter Bryan, Antareis Bryant, Trey Buerck, Krys Buford, Chris Coffey, Elliot Cooper, Casey Crawford, Dwain Criss, Dominique DeLoach, Tyler Douglass, Ryan Epperson, Derek Fenty, Justin Findley, Ty Finley, Jay Francis, Chris Freeman, Kirby Freeman, Leon Gay, Dan Geib, Adam Gettis, David Green, Courtney Griesenbeck, Chris Griffin, Robert Hardeman, Jameon Hearvey, Jordan Hightower, Hunter Hixson, Ben Jean-Baptiste, Nicolas Jenkins, Ahmad Johnson, Antonio Jones, Antonio Jones, Jacoby Jones, John Judy, Andrew Kerr, Drew King, Tyler Korbel, Joe Kushneir, Alex La Mar, Jake La Mar, Luke Lake, Jordan Lamb, Jason Lowe, Chad McClain, Travis McElroy, V.J. Mitchell, Kyle Mitchell, Zak Odom, Cliff Patin, Earl Pawelek, Joe Pierce, Andre Price, Marlon Randle, Ben Rhodes, Vincent Roberts, Ryan Scotton, Zac Shalala, Sam Sims, Ray Singletary, Matt Sledge, Sam Smith, Ernest Smith, Jason Sowder, Andrew Stroud, Josh Sumpter, Andrew Susi, Chris Swindle, Patrick Swindoll, Bryan Szymanski, Blake Taylor, Brad Traxler, Chad Walters, Raylon Walton, J.D. Washington, D'Kenrick Washington, Larry Weed, John David White, Thomas Williams, Jeremy Williams, Stacy Go Profile Stats Profile DL Position Junior Class Midland, Texas Hometown 6'2 Height 266 Weight Midland Lee High School #60 Sam Sledge DL Position Junior Class Midland, Texas Hometown Season Career Season Stats Season: 2007 2005 2007 There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography Former walk-on and fifth-year senior... Moved back to offense during spring drills... Former O-lineman spent last season on defensive line, now at big slot (fullback) position... Seven-time member of Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll. 2008 (Junior): Played all 12 games as junior in 2008... Backup tackle saw action on defensive line in eight games and special teams in all 12 contests... Totaled nine tackles and 1.5 sacks on season... Earned 2008 second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors... Named to Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll for fall 2008 and spring 2009... Made all nine tackles during season[apos]s first three games... Made three tackles (first of career) in season opener vs. No. 23 Wake Forest... Totaled three tackles and an assisted sack in win over Northwestern State in week two... Registered three tackles and one sack (-10 yards) in win over Washington State in third week... Played predominantly special teams over season[apos]s final five games. 2007 (Sophomore): Saw action in five games at offensive guard as sophomore... Dressed for every game... Took career-high 32 snaps vs. Rice... For season, played 88 snaps to earn second varsity letter... Fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll member. 2006 (Redshirt Freshman): Redshirt freshman center saw action in two games (Northwestern State and Kansas) to receive first Baylor letter... Played seven snaps for season .... Named to fall Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll. 2005 (True Freshman): Walk-on elected to take redshirt year... Scout team MVP ... Named to fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll. High School: Lee High School, Midland, Texas... Three-year football letterwinner who earned first-team all-district and All-Permian Basin honors as tight end after both junior and senior years... Also garnered honorable mention all-state honors for Rebels at tight end following junior campaign... Picked up three letters in track, two-time regional qualifier in shot put and one-time qualifier in discus... District discus champion... Selected to both National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society... Four-year academic letterwinner... Coached by John Parchman at District 3-5A school. Personal: Son of David and Sandy Sledge, Samuel David Sledge was born Jan. 21, 1987, in Midland, Texas... Parents are both Baylor graduates... Father, David, was four-year Baylor football letterman from 1975-78 and 1978 All-SWC honoree... Graduated from Baylor in May 2009 and currently is pursuing his MBA.
