Receiver, App State (from Arkansas), 2022–⁠26

Sam Mbake

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Sam Mbake plays receiver for App State, after Arkansas (2022–⁠23). Last time out, at NC State: 1 catch, 5 yards.

2026 so far

1 catch, 5 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 5 yards at NC State, L 31–⁠41

Next game: vs. James Madison, Oct 22

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Arkansas State, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025App State242078.6124
2026App State155.005
Career252128.5124

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Arkansas12WRYr 1
2023Arkansas12WRYr 2
2025App State12WRYr 4
2026App State12WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″205

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
2025App State380.1511th (n=1040)0.465.98%
2026App State10.06––0.1–

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

2026 App State 1 game, 1 catch, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26atNC StateL 31–⁠411505
2025 App State 7 games, 24 catches, 207 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 11atGeorgia StateW 41–⁠20231024
Oct 18vs.Coastal CarolinaL 37–⁠45113013
Nov 6vs.Georgia SouthernL 23–⁠25329012
Nov 15atJames MadisonL 10–⁠58111011
Nov 22vs.MarshallW 26–⁠24739013
Nov 29vs.Arkansas StateL 29–⁠30968117
Dec 29 ✦vs.Georgia SouthernL 10–⁠29116016
2022 Arkansas 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 17vs.Missouri StateW 38–⁠27––––

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

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