Receiver, Alabama, 2014–⁠17

Cam Sims

Number
No. 17
Height
6′5″
Weight
214 lb
Hometown
Monroe, LA

Cam Sims played receiver at Alabama (2014–⁠17).

Team titles: SEC champions, 2014, 2015 and 2016; National champions, 2015 and 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
12–⁠2AP 414–⁠1★ AP 114–⁠1AP 213–⁠1★ AP 1
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Alabama7628.9122
2015Alabama6467.7016
2016Alabama1415210.9031
2017Alabama1420714.8160
Career4146711.4260

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Alabama17WR
2015Alabama17WR
2016Alabama17WR
2017Alabama17WR6′5″214

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Alabama110.09––1.0–
2015Alabama60.49––2.9–
2016Alabama190.40––7.5–
2017Alabama220.59––13.13%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Alabama 11 games, 14 catches, 207 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Florida StateW 24–⁠7––––
Sep 9vs.Fresno StateW 41–⁠10328018
Sep 16vs.Colorado StateW 41–⁠231707
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 59–⁠0111011
Sep 30vs.Ole MissW 66–⁠3160060
Oct 14vs.ArkansasW 41–⁠9220014
Oct 21vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠7114014
Nov 4vs.LSUW 24–⁠10115015
Nov 11atMississippi StateW 31–⁠24118018
Nov 18vs.MercerW 56–⁠0221113
Jan 8 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 26–⁠23113013
2016 Alabama 6 games, 14 catches, 152 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.USCW 52–⁠6112012
Sep 24vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠0454031
Oct 1vs.KentuckyW 34–⁠61−100
Nov 12vs.Mississippi StateW 51–⁠3345031
Nov 19vs.ChattanoogaW 31–⁠3434013
Nov 26vs.AuburnW 30–⁠121808
2015 Alabama 2 games, 6 catches, 46 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26vs.UL MonroeW 34–⁠0321011
Nov 21vs.Charleston SouthernW 56–⁠6325016
2014 Alabama 3 games, 7 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 11atArkansasW 14–⁠13115015
Oct 18vs.Texas A&MW 59–⁠031408
Nov 22vs.Western CarolinaW 48–⁠14333122

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′3⅝″
Weight212 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′3″
3-cone drill7.57 s
20-yard shuttle4.49 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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