Tight end, Mercer, 2016–⁠17

Sam Walker

Number
No. 87
Height
6′4″
Weight
232 lb
Hometown
Lewisville, TX

Sam Walker played tight end at Mercer (2016–⁠17).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Auburn, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Mercer5418.2012
2017Mercer10666.6013
Career151077.1013

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016Mercer87TE
2017Mercer87TE6′4″232

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
2016Mercer (FCS)70.36––2.5–
2017Mercer (FCS)150.18––2.7–

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

2017 Mercer 2 games, 10 catches, 66 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 16atAuburnL 10–⁠24633013
Nov 18atAlabamaL 0–⁠56433011

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Jacksonville; Sep 9 vs. Wofford; Sep 23 at East Tennessee State; Sep 30 vs. VMI; Oct 7 at The Citadel; Oct 14 vs. Chattanooga; Oct 21 at Furman; Nov 4 vs. Samford; Nov 11 at Western Carolina, so those games are not listed.

2016 Mercer 1 game, 5 catches, 41 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atGeorgia TechL 10–⁠35541012

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. The Citadel; Sep 17 vs. Tennessee Tech; Oct 1 at VMI; Oct 8 at Chattanooga; Oct 15 vs. Western Carolina; Oct 22 at Austin Peay; Oct 29 at Wofford; Nov 5 vs. East Tennessee State; Nov 12 at Samford; Nov 19 vs. Furman, so those games are not listed.

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

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