Tight end, Clemson, 2010–⁠14

Sam Cooper

Number
No. 86
Height
6′6″
Hometown
Brentwood, TN

Sam Cooper played tight end at Clemson (2010–⁠14).

Team titles: ACC champions, 2011

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Clemson11818.0018
2012Clemson10939.3225
2013Clemson6508.3113
2014Clemson122.002
Career181639.1325

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Clemson86TE
2011Clemson86TE
2012Clemson86TE
2013Clemson86TE
2014Clemson86TE6′6″

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
2013Clemson50.53––2.6–
2014Clemson2-0.33––-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

2014 Clemson 1 game, 1 catch, 2 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 18atBoston CollegeW 17–⁠131202
2013 Clemson 5 games, 6 catches, 50 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19atNC StateW 26–⁠14111111
Oct 5atSyracuseW 49–⁠14113013
Oct 12vs.Boston CollegeW 24–⁠14216011
Nov 14vs.Georgia TechW 55–⁠311606
Nov 30atSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠311404
2012 Clemson 8 games, 10 catches, 93 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 15vs.FurmanW 41–⁠71404
Sep 22atFlorida StateL 37–⁠491707
Sep 29atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠31115115
Oct 6vs.Georgia TechW 47–⁠3121309
Oct 25atWake ForestW 42–⁠13112112
Nov 3atDukeW 56–⁠20230025
Nov 10vs.MarylandW 45–⁠101707
Dec 31 ✦vs.LSUW 25–⁠241505
2011 Clemson 1 game, 1 catch, 18 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 15atMarylandW 56–⁠45118018

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

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