finalyear debutyear finalteam birth_date pfr heightin image_size heightft undraftedyear number image college debutteam name caption birth_place nfl weight position highschool article_title
2012 2012 virginia destroyers 02 may 1988 g/genusa00 1 180px 6 2011 65 , 56 sampson genus.jpg south florida virginia destroyers sampson genus sampson genus lake city , florida 2530684 315 center lake city -lrb- fl -rrb- columbia sampson genus

sampson genus

sampson maurice genus -lrb- ; born may 2 , 1988 -rrb- is a former american football center .
genus was signed after going undrafted at the 2011 nfl draft despite being one of the highest rated prospects at center .
a native of lake city , florida , genus attended columbia high school , where he earned `` gainesville sun '' all-area first team honors as a junior and senior .
he was selected to florida 's north-south shrine bowl in 2007 .
regarded as a two-star recruit by `` scout.com '' , genus was listed the no. 32 center prospect in the class of 2007 .
as a true freshman at south florida , he saw action in six games .
for his sophomore season , he was moved to defensive tackle , where he played in all 13 games and started in five , collecting nine tackles , two assisted and seven solo .
it was the only year since genus started playing organized football at the age of 7 that he did n't play center .
moved back to offensive line after the season , genus started all games of the 2009 season at center , except for the regular-season finale against uconn , which he missed due to an ankle injury .
he earned 2009 all-big east conference second team honors .
