Tight end, Wisconsin, 2011–⁠14

Sam Arneson

Number
No. 49
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Merrill, WI

Sam Arneson played tight end at Wisconsin (2011–⁠14).

Career highs

87receiving yards, career highvs. Western Illinois, 2014

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2011 and 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Wisconsin4194.829
2013Wisconsin6579.5220
2014Wisconsin2938713.3437
Career3946311.9837

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Wisconsin49TE
2012Wisconsin49TE
2013Wisconsin49TE
2014Wisconsin49TE6′4″

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
2013Wisconsin50.24––1.2–
2014Wisconsin400.7684th (n=496)0.5230.64%

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

2014 Wisconsin 14 games, 29 catches, 387 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.LSUL 24–⁠281505–
Sep 6vs.Western IllinoisW 37–⁠3487037–
Sep 20vs.Bowling GreenW 68–⁠17363134–
Sep 27vs.South FloridaW 27–⁠101111–
Oct 4atNorthwesternL 14–⁠20124024–
Oct 11vs.IllinoisW 38–⁠28448022–
Oct 25vs.MarylandW 52–⁠7223115–
Nov 1atRutgersW 37–⁠01606–
Nov 8atPurdueW 34–⁠1621408–
Nov 15vs.NebraskaW 59–⁠241515–
Nov 22atIowaW 26–⁠24327013–
Nov 29vs.MinnesotaW 34–⁠24228014–
Dec 6vs.Ohio StateL 0–⁠59223013–
Jan 1 ✦vs.AuburnW 34–⁠31233026–
2013 Wisconsin 5 games, 6 catches, 57 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠021709–
Sep 28atOhio StateL 24–⁠31339120–
Nov 23atMinnesotaW 20–⁠7––––−7
Nov 30vs.Penn StateL 24–⁠31–––––
Jan 1 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 24–⁠341111–
2012 Wisconsin 4 games, 4 catches, 19 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 6vs.IllinoisW 31–⁠141505–
Nov 10atIndianaW 62–⁠141212–
Dec 1vs.NebraskaW 70–⁠311313–
Jan 1 ✦vs.StanfordL 14–⁠201909–

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

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