Lanear Sampson

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Lanear Sampson
San Diego State Aztecs
Position: Wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born: (1990-07-17) July 17, 1990 (age 33)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Mesquite (TX)
College: Baylor
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Syracuse (2016–2017)
    Graduate assistant & quality control coach
  • Missouri State (2018)
    Wide receivers coach
  • McNeese (2019)
    Wide receivers coach
  • UCF (2020)
    Quality control coach
  • Syracuse (2021)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Austin Peay (2022)
    Pass game coordinator & wide receivers coach
  • Austin Peay (2023)
    Co-offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach
  • San Diego State (2024–present)
    Pass game coordinator & wide receivers coach
Player stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Lanear Sampson (born July 17, 1990) is an American college football coach and former Canadian football player. He is the pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach for San Diego State University; a position he has held since 2024. [1] [2] He also coached for Syracuse, [3] Missouri State, McNeese, [4] UCF, [5] and Austin Peay. [6] [7] [8] He played college football for Baylor and professionally for the Indianapolis Colts, [9] the Dallas Cowboys, [10] and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL), [11] [12] and the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a wide receiver.

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References

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