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 | 58 | — |
| Target share | 22.7% | 107th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 58.6% | 384th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 48.3% | 265th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 9.3 | 165th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 15.5% | 134th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 17.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 18 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted60 targets charted
Game Log
Sam Pickett III'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 |  Maine | W 55–3 | 8.1 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | @ East Carolina | W 27–24 | 7.5 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 34 |
| 3 |  Charlotte | W 26–21 | 7.1 | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | @ NC State | L 31–41 | 8.2 | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 1 | 54 |
| 6 |  Old Dominion | L 3–10 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 35–32 | 8.2 | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 |  James Madison | W 34–31 | 7.0 | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | @ Georgia Southern | L 3–19 | 7.5 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 45 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 7.2 | 36 | 560 | 15.6 | 4 | 54 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 23 | 877th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 23 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 23 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 36 | 88th / 2089 |
| Yards | 560 | 50th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 15.6 | 84th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 69th / 914 |
| Long | 54 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 · Maine | ✓ WR | 72 | ~53 (35–65) | 7 | 1 | 74% |
| Wk 2 · East Carolina | ✓ WR | 72 | ~50 (33–61) | 5 | · | 69% |
| Wk 3 · Charlotte | ✓ WR | 76 | ~52 (34–63) | 8 | 1 | 68% |
| Wk 4 · NC State | ✓ WR | 61 | ~49 (32–60) | 7 | · | 80% |
| Wk 6 · Old Dominion | ✓ WR | 55 | ~48 (32–55) | 9 | · | 87% |
| Wk 7 · Coastal Carolina | ✓ WR | 77 | ~63 (41–77) | 9 | · | 82% |
| Wk 8 · James Madison | ✓ WR | 75 | ~64 (42–75) | 11 | · | 85% |
| Wk 9 · Georgia Southern | ✓ WR | 45 | ~39 (12–45) | 6 | · | 87% |
| Season | 8 GS | 533 | 418 (351–487) | 62 | 2 | 78% |
Position Room
16 WRs on the App State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Sam Pickett III | WR | SO | 36 | 560 | 4 | 22% | +0.66 |
| 1 | Nate Branch | WR | JR | 34 | 364 | 0 | 18% | +0.19 |
| 6 | Chris Lofton | WR | SR | 23 | 310 | 2 | 14% | +0.73 |
| 16 | Alexander Sanchez | WR | SO | 10 | 156 | 1 | 6% | +1.27 |
| 13 | Jackson Grier | WR | SR | 6 | 47 | 1 | 6% | +0.88 |
| 12 | Sam Mbake | WR | SR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.06 |
| 22 | Semaj Fleming | WR | SO | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6% | +0.12 |
| 83 | Daz James | WR | SR | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | +0.22 |
| 18 | Kamauri Austin | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Cash Brown | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Doopah Coleman | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Derick Brazil | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Zalin Ingram | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Ryan Morrison | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Kabran Paul | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Zach Taylor | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →