Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 23 | — |
| Target share | 9.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 82.6% | — |
| Success rate per target | 60.9% | — |
| Yards per target | 9.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 8.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 6 | — |
Charting
Where Lee's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted23 targets charted
2025 charting · Toledo
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Toledo#77 · 6-2 | 8 | 59% | 19 | 222 | 0 | 9.9% |
| 2025 | Toledo#33 · 8-5 | 2 | 5% | 2 | 40 | 0 | 3.8% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Sam Lee's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Sam Lee's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Michigan State | L 20–30 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Central Connecticut | W 63–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 |  Temple | W 49–48 | 6.9 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 24 |
| 4 |  San Diego State | W 41–16 | 5.4 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | @ Ball State | W 39–24 | 6.5 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 |  Buffalo | L 8–23 | 7.1 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 34–14 | 7.5 | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 |  Western Michigan | W 45–38 | 7.7 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.9 | 19 | 222 | 11.7 | 0 | 45 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 19 | 340th / 2089 |
| Yards | 222 | 389th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11.7 | 273rd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 45 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Michigan State | ✓ TE | 41 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 2 · Central Connecticut | — | 77 | ~45 (38–54) | 1 | · | 58% |
| Wk 3 · Temple | ✓ TE | 76 | ~48 (41–58) | 4 | · | 63% |
| Wk 4 · San Diego State | ✓ TE | 70 | ~42 (36–51) | 1 | 1 | 60% |
| Wk 5 · Ball State | — | 86 | ~62 (53–75) | 4 | · | 72% |
| Wk 6 · Buffalo | — | 61 | ~48 (41–58) | 5 | · | 79% |
| Wk 7 · Eastern Michigan | ✓ TE | 70 | ~56 (47–68) | 6 | · | 80% |
| Wk 8 · Western Michigan | ✓ TE | 88 | ~34 (16–49) | 2 | · | 39% |
| Season | 5 GS | 569 | 335 (286–400) | 23 | 2 | 59% |
Position Room
5 TEs on the Toledo roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Sam Lee | TE | SR | 19 | 222 | 0 | 9% | +0.36 |
| 80 | Peyton Strickland | TE | SR | 4 | 28 | 0 | 12% | +0.20 |
| 88 | Jacob Newell | TE | SR | 4 | 36 | 1 | 5% | +0.29 |
| 81 | Ethan Malafa | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Tucker Kelleher | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Toledo depth chart →