Boston College Football Lands Former Consensus Four Star DL From Florida State
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Former Florida State defensive tackle KJ Sampson has officially joined the Boston College football program, as announced by the team. Sampson, who played as a redshirt sophomore last year, is the eighth player to transfer to Boston College since the transfer portal opened on January 2, 2026.
During the 2025 season, Sampson appeared in 10 games for Florida State, recording 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. As a redshirt freshman in 2024, he played in 11 games, achieving a career-high six tackles in a game against Miami. In 2023, Sampson was named FSU’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year.
A highly touted recruit from New Bern, North Carolina, Sampson was a four-star recruit and ranked among the top defensive-line prospects nationally. In high school, he accumulated 255 tackles, 47 tackles for loss, and 31.5 sacks, leading his team to a state title in
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