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 | 22 | — |
| Target share | 12.4% | 432nd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 59.1% | 377th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 40.9% | 392nd / 534 |
| Yards per target | 11.4 | 52nd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 13.6% | 186th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 22.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Sample's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted22 targets charted
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools 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 |  Texas State#60 · 4-4 | 6 | 42% | 13 | 250 | 2 | 12.4% |
| 2025 |  Arizona State#45 · 8-5 | 4 | 1% | — | — | — | 2.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Zechariah Sample's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Zechariah Sample'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 | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 | @ Texas | L 7–59 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2 |  UTSA | L 26–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 3 |  North Texas | W 49–35 | 4.3 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  Incarnate Word | W 63–10 | 8.0 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 1 | 69 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 | @ San Diego State | L 29–31 | 5.5 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 |  Colorado State | W 66–27 | 5.0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 |  Utah State | W 20–17 | 4.8 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | · | · | 3 | 9 | · |
| 9 | @ Boise State | L 45–46 | 8.2 | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 1 | 72 | · | · | 1 | 23 | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.0 | 13 | 250 | 19.2 | 2 | 72 | · | · | 4 | 32 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 13 | 558th / 2089 |
| Yards | 250 | 347th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 19.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 72 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 4 | — |
| Yards | 32 | — |
| Average | 8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 23 | — |
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 | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 · North Texas | — | 71 | ~37 (12–51) | 2 | · | 52% |
| Wk 4 · Incarnate Word | — | 68 | ~40 (26–49) | 4 | · | 59% |
| Wk 5 · San Diego State | — | 102 | ~50 (33–61) | 4 | · | 49% |
| Wk 7 · Colorado State | ✓ WR | 74 | ~50 (33–61) | 3 | · | 68% |
| Wk 8 · Utah State | — | 68 | ~47 (31–57) | 5 | 3 | 69% |
| Wk 9 · Boise State | ✓ WR | 63 | ~23 (7–31) | 4 | 1 | 37% |
| Season | 2 GS | 594 | 247 (207–288) | 22 | 4 | 42% |
Position Room
11 WRs on the Texas State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Dawn Jr. | WR | SR | 41 | 467 | 5 | 27% | +0.21 |
| 11 | Beau Sparks | WR | SR | 30 | 402 | 3 | 19% | +0.58 |
| 3 | Zechariah Sample | WR | SO | 13 | 250 | 2 | 12% | +0.52 |
| 2 | Kylen Evans | WR | SO | 12 | 214 | 0 | 10% | +1.14 |
| 13 | Tucker Cusano | WR | FR | 12 | 168 | 0 | 8% | +0.51 |
| 14 | Jordan Martin | WR | SO | 5 | 34 | 1 | 6% | +0.40 |
| 20 | Dameon Crowe | WR | FR | 4 | 37 | 0 | 8% | +0.53 |
| 12 | La'Keyleon Graves | WR | FR | 2 | 56 | 1 | 5% | +2.09 |
| 25 | Skylar Lewis | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Blake Mclane | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Jonah Jones | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Texas State depth chart →