Sampson Maurice Genus (/ˈdʒiːnəs/ JEE-nəs; born May 2, 1988) 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 in 2007. Regarded as a two-star recruit by Scout.com, Genus was listed the No. 32 center prospect in the class of 2007.