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Jersey Number 35
Sam Jung
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Neenah, Wis.
- High School:
- Neenah HS
* 2024 All-MVFC Honorable Mention
* 2023 CSC Academic All-America Second Team
* 2022, 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
* 2023, 2024 MVFC Scholar-Athlete First Team
* 2024 MVFC Presidents Council Academic Award
* 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2020-21, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Honor Roll
* 2025 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
2024 SEASON (SENIOR): Started the first four games at free safety before moving to strong safety for the next four games...Suffered a season-ending injury in the win over South Dakota State...Honorable mention for the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team...Finished with 35 total tackles...Season-high eight tackles with one pass breakup in the opener against Colorado...One tackle for loss against North Dakota...One forced fumble against Southern Illinois...MVFC Scholar-Athlete first team selection...Named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Presidents Council Academic Award.
2023 SEASON (SENIOR): Started all 15 games at free safety...Third on the team with 66 tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss...Season-high eight tackles in games against South Dakota and South Dakota State...Tied for second on the team with three interceptions...Had two picks in the playoffs against Drake and South Dakota and one in the regular-season finale at Northern Iowa...Also had three pass breakups...One forced fumble in the NCAA first round playoff win against Drake...Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team and CSC Academic All-America® second team...MVFC Scholar-Athlete first team selection...Earned the MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): Backup safety who appeared in all 15 games on special teams...Made 17 total tackles...Second on the team with eight tackles on kickoff coverage...Credited with two pass breakups...Career-high five tackles in the season-opener against Drake...Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Earned the Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll for the third straight year.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Backup safety who appeared in all 15 games on special teams...Made 10 total tackles with five coming on kickoff coverage...Season-high four tackles against Indiana State and three against Valparaiso...Returned his first collegiate interception 25 yards against Valparaiso...MVFC Honor Roll...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 10 games on special teams...Held a backup role at safety...Did not make any tackles...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2020 graduate of Neenah High School...Coached by his father, Steve Jung...Was a defensive back, wide receiver and return specialist...First team all-state safety his senior year...Had 93 total tackles, three tackles for loss, five pass breakups and three interceptions including one return for a touchdown...Averaged 34.5 yards per kickoff return with three touchdowns...Returned 12 punts for an average of 19.6 yards and one TD...Three-time all-conference safety...Two-time all-region safety and all-state first team his senior year...Also earned second team all-conference honors at wide receiver in 2019 and return specialist in 2018...Totaled 1,778 career yards rushing, receiving and returning with 15 total touchdowns...State runner-up in the 4x400-meter relay as a sophomore...Also competed in tennis...Academic all-state...National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2024 with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering...Son of Steve and Wendy Jung...Father was a two-time Division III All-America defensive back and member of the Lawrence University athletic hall of fame...Has three brothers, Joe, Matt and Luke...Joe was a defensive back at Wisconsin-Oshkosh and St. Norbert College...Matt was a defensive back at Minnesota State Mankato and Bethel College before transferring to Wisconsin...Luke signed to play linebacker for Minnesota-Duluth in 2025.
* 2023 CSC Academic All-America Second Team
* 2022, 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
* 2023, 2024 MVFC Scholar-Athlete First Team
* 2024 MVFC Presidents Council Academic Award
* 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2020-21, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Honor Roll
* 2025 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
2024 SEASON (SENIOR): Started the first four games at free safety before moving to strong safety for the next four games...Suffered a season-ending injury in the win over South Dakota State...Honorable mention for the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team...Finished with 35 total tackles...Season-high eight tackles with one pass breakup in the opener against Colorado...One tackle for loss against North Dakota...One forced fumble against Southern Illinois...MVFC Scholar-Athlete first team selection...Named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Presidents Council Academic Award.
2023 SEASON (SENIOR): Started all 15 games at free safety...Third on the team with 66 tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss...Season-high eight tackles in games against South Dakota and South Dakota State...Tied for second on the team with three interceptions...Had two picks in the playoffs against Drake and South Dakota and one in the regular-season finale at Northern Iowa...Also had three pass breakups...One forced fumble in the NCAA first round playoff win against Drake...Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team and CSC Academic All-America® second team...MVFC Scholar-Athlete first team selection...Earned the MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): Backup safety who appeared in all 15 games on special teams...Made 17 total tackles...Second on the team with eight tackles on kickoff coverage...Credited with two pass breakups...Career-high five tackles in the season-opener against Drake...Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Earned the Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll for the third straight year.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Backup safety who appeared in all 15 games on special teams...Made 10 total tackles with five coming on kickoff coverage...Season-high four tackles against Indiana State and three against Valparaiso...Returned his first collegiate interception 25 yards against Valparaiso...MVFC Honor Roll...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 10 games on special teams...Held a backup role at safety...Did not make any tackles...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2020 graduate of Neenah High School...Coached by his father, Steve Jung...Was a defensive back, wide receiver and return specialist...First team all-state safety his senior year...Had 93 total tackles, three tackles for loss, five pass breakups and three interceptions including one return for a touchdown...Averaged 34.5 yards per kickoff return with three touchdowns...Returned 12 punts for an average of 19.6 yards and one TD...Three-time all-conference safety...Two-time all-region safety and all-state first team his senior year...Also earned second team all-conference honors at wide receiver in 2019 and return specialist in 2018...Totaled 1,778 career yards rushing, receiving and returning with 15 total touchdowns...State runner-up in the 4x400-meter relay as a sophomore...Also competed in tennis...Academic all-state...National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2024 with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering...Son of Steve and Wendy Jung...Father was a two-time Division III All-America defensive back and member of the Lawrence University athletic hall of fame...Has three brothers, Joe, Matt and Luke...Joe was a defensive back at Wisconsin-Oshkosh and St. Norbert College...Matt was a defensive back at Minnesota State Mankato and Bethel College before transferring to Wisconsin...Luke signed to play linebacker for Minnesota-Duluth in 2025.
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