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App State · 2026

Sam Pickett III

WRSophomore6' 0", 185 lbsChattanooga, TN
App State Mountaineers3-0 · TDC #82
Snap share
70%
3 of 3 started · likely 55–84%
Receptions
15
63rd of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
229
60th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.3
139th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
54th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.92
52nd of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

20 plays · +18.5 total EPA · 52nd of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.92
Passing+0.92
1st down+0.22
2nd down+1.46
3rd down+2.04
Standard downs+0.58
Passing downs+1.96
IIIWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays9%
Pass plays19%
Run plays0%
1st down10%
2nd down10%
3rd down7%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs7%
IIIWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets18—
Target share19.8%162nd / 489
Catch rate77.8%100th / 489
Success rate per target66.7%57th / 489
Yards per target11.683rd / 489
Explosive catches22.2%83rd / 489
Deep-target rate16.7%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions1563rd / 1676
Yards22960th / 1662
Yards / catch15.3139th / 499
Touchdowns254th / 527
Long34—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Maine✓ WR72~53 (35–65)7174%
Wk 2 · East Carolina✓ WR72~50 (33–61)5·69%
Wk 3 · Charlotte✓ WR76~52 (34–63)8168%
Season3 GS220155 (121–184)20270%

Position Room

16 WRs on the App State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
0Sam Pickett IIIWRSO15229219%+0.92
1Nate BranchWRJR11116014%+0.48
6Chris LoftonWRSR9123117%+1.12
16Alexander SanchezWRSO67906%+0.74
13Jackson GrierWRSR54816%+1.50
22Semaj FlemingWRSO1806%+0.12
83Daz JamesWRSR190——
12Sam MbakeWRSR—————
18Kamauri AustinWRFR—————
28Cash BrownWRFR—————
80Doopah ColemanWRSO—————
81Derick BrazilWRJR—————
82Zalin IngramWRJR—————
84Ryan MorrisonWRJR—————
88Kabran PaulWRFR—————
89Zach TaylorWRJR—————

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. App State depth chart →