2005: Sammie made five receptions for 58 yards as a backup, including a career-high three grabs for 21 yards at UCLA...returned at least one punt in every game and finished the year eighth in the Pac-10 with a 6.5 average...a long punt return of 29 yards against Washington State...also had nine kickoff returns, including a 29 effort at UCLA...second team Pac-10 Conference All-Academic selection.

2004: Sammie was one of six true-freshmen to play...appeared in all 12 games...became the team’s primary punt returner over the course of the season...had a 52-yard return early in the first quarter of the Insight Bowl against Notre Dame, setting up the Beavers at the Irish 27 – OSU scored the game’s first touchdown four plays later...finished ninth in the Pac-10 for punt return yards per attempt at 7.0...also returned eight kickoffs during the middle of the season with a career-long of 37 against California.

High School: Played wide receiver, running back, defensive back and kick returner for head coach Ernie Cooper...as an all-purpose back as a senior he rushed for 986 yards on 126 carries (7.8 average) and scored 15 touchdowns...caught 31 passes for 618 yards (19.9 average) and six touchdowns...returned kickoffs for 322 yards and 22 punts for 395 yards and two touchdowns...for his career he produced 2,321 all-purpose yards...first team All-Sierra League and first team all-section as a senior. Second team all-league as a sophomore...earned two letters in football and three in track...competing against some of the best high school athletes in Northern California, he placed second in both the boys’ 100-meter dash and long jump at the Stanford Invitational.

Personal: Born in Vallejo, California...son of Andrea Brown...his mother is a nurse ...has an older brother, Eric Blair, and an older sister, Cam Blair...honored by the National Football Foundation in March of 2004 for academic and athletic excellence...enjoys playing video games, working out and training.