Receiver, Coastal Carolina (from Georgia State), 2018–⁠23

Sam Pinckney

Number
No. 15
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Greenwood, SC
Born
Oct 25, 1999

Sam Pinckney played receiver at Georgia State (2018–⁠21) and Coastal Carolina (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

12catches, career highat Troy, 2022176receiving yards, career highat South Alabama, 20203receiving touchdowns, career highat Arkansas State, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Georgia State38227.3055
2019Georgia State3646012.8543
2020Georgia State4781517.3765
2021Georgia State2731111.5128
2022Coastal Carolina721,01114.0348
2023Coastal Carolina721,02714.3852
Career2573,70614.42465

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Georgia State15WRYr 1
2019Georgia State15WRYr 2
2020Georgia State15WRYr 3
2021Georgia State15WRYr 4
2022Coastal Carolina15WRYr 5
2023Coastal Carolina15WRSr. (Yr 6)6′4″220

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
2018Georgia State32.55––7.7–
2019Georgia State500.4127th (n=499)0.5420.68%
2020Georgia State660.7881st (n=346)0.5551.59%
2021Georgia State360.7358th (n=410)0.6726.25%
2022Coastal Carolina980.6743rd (n=683)0.7165.311%
2023Coastal Carolina891.0481st (n=681)0.8092.610%

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

2023 Coastal Carolina 13 games, 72 catches, 1,027 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atUCLAL 13–⁠279139152–
Sep 9vs.Jacksonville StateW 30–⁠16463033–
Sep 16vs.DuquesneW 66–⁠7242131–
Sep 21vs.Georgia StateL 17–⁠306670207
Sep 30atGeorgia SouthernL 28–⁠387132142–
Oct 10atApp StateW 27–⁠247102031–
Oct 21atArkansas StateW 27–⁠1742019–
Oct 28vs.MarshallW 34–⁠6248031–
Nov 4atOld DominionW 28–⁠24769116–
Nov 11vs.Texas StateW 31–⁠23681125–
Nov 18atArmyL 21–⁠28678131–
Nov 25vs.James MadisonL 14–⁠56463026–
Dec 23 ✦vs.San José StateW 24–⁠148123122–
2022 Coastal Carolina 13 games, 72 catches, 1,011 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.ArmyW 38–⁠28369126–
Sep 10vs.Gardner-WebbW 31–⁠27787022–
Sep 17vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠265103032–
Sep 22atGeorgia StateW 41–⁠24777021–
Oct 1vs.Georgia SouthernW 34–⁠30641016–
Oct 8atUL MonroeW 28–⁠219133038–
Oct 15vs.Old DominionL 21–⁠497113032–
Oct 29atMarshallW 24–⁠131505–
Nov 3vs.App StateW 35–⁠28480138–
Nov 12vs.Southern MissW 26–⁠234106048–
Nov 26atJames MadisonL 7–⁠4732209–
Dec 3atTroyL 26–⁠451296115–
Dec 27 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 29–⁠53479034–
2021 Georgia State 11 games, 27 catches, 311 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠59112012–
Sep 25atAuburnL 24–⁠341808–
Oct 2vs.App StateL 16–⁠45451024–
Oct 9atUL MonroeW 55–⁠2121609–
Oct 23vs.Texas StateW 28–⁠16118018–
Oct 30atGeorgia SouthernW 21–⁠144310912
Nov 4atLouisianaL 17–⁠2121407–
Nov 13atCoastal CarolinaW 42–⁠40663023–
Nov 20vs.Arkansas StateW 28–⁠20241028–
Nov 27vs.TroyW 37–⁠10351126–
Dec 25 ✦vs.Ball StateW 51–⁠201606–
2020 Georgia State 10 games, 47 catches, 815 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19vs.LouisianaL 31–⁠34421011–
Oct 3vs.East CarolinaW 49–⁠297134242–
Oct 15atArkansas StateL 52–⁠596146346–
Oct 24atTroyW 36–⁠34553022–
Oct 31vs.Coastal CarolinaL 0–⁠5121508–
Nov 7vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠341808–
Nov 14atApp StateL 13–⁠17474140–
Nov 21atSouth AlabamaW 31–⁠145176065–
Nov 28vs.Georgia SouthernW 30–⁠2410126026–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 39–⁠21362126–
2019 Georgia State 9 games, 36 catches, 460 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atTennesseeW 38–⁠301606–
Sep 7vs.FurmanW 48–⁠42780126–
Sep 14atWestern MichiganL 10–⁠57111011–
Sep 21atTexas StateL 34–⁠37795128–
Oct 5vs.Arkansas StateW 52–⁠389120143–
Oct 12atCoastal CarolinaW 31–⁠21341031–
Oct 19vs.ArmyW 28–⁠21236224–
Oct 26vs.TroyW 52–⁠33540014–
Nov 9atUL MonroeL 31–⁠45131031–
2018 Georgia State 3 games, 3 catches, 82 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 22vs.Western MichiganL 15–⁠34–––––
Sep 29vs.UL MonroeW 46–⁠14274055–
Oct 4atTroyL 20–⁠371808–

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

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