Receiver, App State (from Samford), 2025–26
Sam Pickett III
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Jasper, TN
Sam Pickett III plays receiver for App State, after Samford (2025). Last time out, at Coastal Carolina: 5 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD. Pickett leads App State in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season.
2026 so far
26 catches, 411 yards, 4 TD
Last game: 5 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD at Coastal Carolina, W 35–32
Next game: vs. James Madison, Oct 22
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9catches, career highat Austin Peay, 2025112receiving yards, career highat Mercer, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Maine, 2026Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Samford (FCS) | 49 | 0.59 | 71st (n=1040) | 0.46 | 28.8 | 7% |
| 2026 | App State | 45 | 0.68 | 80th (n=829) | 0.43 | 30.5 | 11% |
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 6 games, 26 catches, 411 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Maine | W 55–3 | 5 | 76 | 2 | 23 | – |
| Sep 12 | at East Carolina | W 27–24 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Charlotte | W 26–21 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 26 | at NC State | L 31–41 | 5 | 97 | 1 | 54 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. Old Dominion | L 3–10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 16 | at Coastal Carolina | W 35–32 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 31 | 23 |
2025 Samford 9 games, 33 catches, 450 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. West Georgia | L 3–34 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. Furman | L 13–31 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 4 | at Mercer | L 21–45 | 3 | 112 | 1 | 77 | – |
| Oct 18 | at VMI | W 24–22 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. Chattanooga | L 13–49 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Nov 1 | at Wofford | L 16–26 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. East Tennessee State | L 14–38 | 3 | 90 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| Nov 15 | at Austin Peay | L 16–30 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 17 |
| Nov 22 | at Texas A&M | L 0–48 | 1 | −6 | 0 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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