Receiver, Rhode Island (from Temple), 2012–⁠16

Sam Benjamin

Hometown
Baltimore, MD

Sam Benjamin played receiver at Temple (2012–⁠15) and Rhode Island (2016).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Temple22010.0013
2013Temple2126.008
2015Temple33712.3019
Career7699.9019

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2014Temple3531

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Rhode Island100000

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Temple2−1−0.502

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.Pos
2012Temple10WR
2013Temple10WR
2014Temple10WR
2015Temple10WR
2016Rhode IslandWR

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
2016Rhode Island (FCS)1-0.70––-0.7–

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

2016 Rhode Island 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 3atKansasL 6–⁠55––––

No box score in the source for Sep 10 vs. UAlbany; Sep 16 at Harvard; Sep 24 vs. New Hampshire; Oct 1 vs. Brown; Oct 8 at Villanova; Oct 15 at Stony Brook; Oct 22 vs. Maine; Oct 29 at James Madison; Nov 12 at Elon; Nov 19 vs. Towson, so those games are not listed.

2015 Temple 4 games, 3 catches, 37 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 5vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠10––––
Sep 12atCincinnatiW 34–⁠26––––
Oct 10vs.TulaneW 49–⁠101190–
Nov 14atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠442180–
2014 Temple 2 games, 3 returns, 53 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 20vs.Delaware StateW 59–⁠0–––1
Oct 25atUCFL 14–⁠34–––2
2013 Temple 1 game, 2 catches, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 31atNotre DameL 6–⁠282120–
2012 Temple 2 games, 2 catches, 20 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Oct 20vs.RutgersL 10–⁠35170–
Nov 10vs.CincinnatiL 10–⁠341130–

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

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