Dru Samia
Dru Samia III is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. He played in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets.
College career
A four-star offensive tackle recruit, Samia chose Oklahoma out of 15 scholarship offers received.Samia won the 2018 Joe Moore Award, and was named a second-team All-American and first-team All-Big 12 Conference after moving from right tackle to right guard. Scouts noted Samia for his hustle to the whistle, but also noted an occasionally high pad level. During his time at Oklahoma, Samia also made the All-Big 12 Academic Team twice.
Professional career
Pre-draft
At the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, Samia ran the 40-yard dash in 5.29 seconds, recorded 28 reps on the bench press, a 27.5-inch vertical jump and a 101-inch broad jump.Minnesota Vikings
Samia was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft.Samia was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 16, 2020, and activated on November 25.
On August 31, 2021, Samia was waived/injured by the Vikings and placed on injured reserve. He was released on September 8, 2021.