Murray State University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 34
Eric Samuta
- Position:
 - Inside Linebacker
 
- Height:
 - 5-11
 
- Weight:
 - 211
 
- Class:
 - Redshirt Senior
 
- Hometown:
 - Glen Ellyn, Ill.
 
- High School:
 - Glenbard West HS
 
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
High School
- Named to 2020 Preseason All-OVC team.
 - Named All-OVC.
 - Started all 11 games.
 - Averaged 6.9 tackles per game.
 - Led the Racers with 72 tackles, which was seventh in the OVC.
 
2020
- Played in all seven games
 - Led Racers with 64 tackles and 5.0 TFL
 - Had 75-yard interception return for a touchdown against Tennessee Tech
 - Named to 2020 All-OVC first team
 - Tallied 11 tackles and 1.0 tackle-for-loss
 - Named to 2020-21 OVC Commissioners Honor Roll
 - Named as a 2020-21 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
 - Named OVC Defensive Player of the Week (3/16)
 
2019
- Played in all 12Â games
 - Tallied 11 tackles and 1.0 tackle-for-loss
 - 2019-20 OVC Medal of Honor recipient
 - Named to 2019-20 OVC Commissioners Honor Roll
 
2018
- Played in all 11 games
 - Tallied 16 tackles on the year
 
2017
- Redshirt in the 2017 season
 
High School
- Prepped at Glenbard West High School
 - Helped Hilltoppers to 2015 Class 7A state title
 - Lettered in football, gymnastics and wrestling
 - Finished seventh at 2015 IHSAÂ state gymnastics championship on the horizontal bar
 
- Born Eric Samuta on January 27, 1999 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
 - Son of Anthony and Melissa Samuta
 - Has one brother, Adam, and two sisters, Nina and Maggie
 - Majoring in business administration
 
Head Coach Jody Wright | Racer Football | 10/27 Press Conference
Friday, October 31
Mason Miller & Dylan Anderson | Racer Mens Basketball | 10/27 Press Conference
Monday, October 27
Head Coach Ryan Miller | Racer Mens Basketball | 10/27 Press Conference
Monday, October 27
Head Coach Ryan Miller | Racer Basketball Post Game Press Conference | 10/26/25
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