2024 Football Roster
Roster
Yoon, Sam

Jersey Number 64
Sam Yoon
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Loyola HS
Bio
Career Highlights
• 7-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Fall2024)
Career Summary
Yoon has played in 12 games and made eight starts … all eight starts have come at center.
2024
Started the last eight games of the season at center … entered the starting rotation in Week 5 at Penn State (Oct. 5) … saw success in the O-Line configuration of Prongos-Holstege-Yoon-Carlin-DiGiorgio, which started a span of five straight games from Week 5-9 … in that configuration, UCLA averaged over 100 yards more of total offense from its previous four games (367 yards per game) … against Iowa, helped UCLA to a season-high 211 rushing yards while not allowing a sack for the first time in 2024 (Nov. 8) … awarded the Ed “Coach K” Kezirian Award for Highest GPA at the annual UCLA Football Awards Banquet ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
2023
Played in four games … saw action against San Diego State (Sept. 9), North Carolina Central (Sept. 16), Stanford (Oct. 21) and Boise State (Dec. 16) … earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the winter, spring and fall quarters … named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the fall quarter.
2022
Did not see action … awarded Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year at the annual UCLA Football Awards Banquet … earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters … enrolled at UCLA in Summer 2022.
High School
Prepped at Loyola High School (Los Angeles, Calif.) … four-star recruit according to ESPN … three-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals … top-40 offensive tackle by ESPN (38) and 247Sports (40) … No. 30 prospect in the state of California by ESPN … No. 55 prospect in West region by ESPN … named to All-Angelus League First Team in 2021 … helped Loyola to a share of the Angelus League title and reached CIF Southern Section Division 3 quarterfinals in 2021.
Personal
Son of Edward and Erin Yoon ... has two younger sisters ... lists the NFL's Larry Allen as the athlete he most admires ... hobbies include playing basketball … engineering major.
• 7-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Fall2024)
Career Summary
Yoon has played in 12 games and made eight starts … all eight starts have come at center.
2024
Started the last eight games of the season at center … entered the starting rotation in Week 5 at Penn State (Oct. 5) … saw success in the O-Line configuration of Prongos-Holstege-Yoon-Carlin-DiGiorgio, which started a span of five straight games from Week 5-9 … in that configuration, UCLA averaged over 100 yards more of total offense from its previous four games (367 yards per game) … against Iowa, helped UCLA to a season-high 211 rushing yards while not allowing a sack for the first time in 2024 (Nov. 8) … awarded the Ed “Coach K” Kezirian Award for Highest GPA at the annual UCLA Football Awards Banquet ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
2023
Played in four games … saw action against San Diego State (Sept. 9), North Carolina Central (Sept. 16), Stanford (Oct. 21) and Boise State (Dec. 16) … earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the winter, spring and fall quarters … named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the fall quarter.
2022
Did not see action … awarded Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year at the annual UCLA Football Awards Banquet … earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters … enrolled at UCLA in Summer 2022.
High School
Prepped at Loyola High School (Los Angeles, Calif.) … four-star recruit according to ESPN … three-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals … top-40 offensive tackle by ESPN (38) and 247Sports (40) … No. 30 prospect in the state of California by ESPN … No. 55 prospect in West region by ESPN … named to All-Angelus League First Team in 2021 … helped Loyola to a share of the Angelus League title and reached CIF Southern Section Division 3 quarterfinals in 2021.
Personal
Son of Edward and Erin Yoon ... has two younger sisters ... lists the NFL's Larry Allen as the athlete he most admires ... hobbies include playing basketball … engineering major.
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