
Receiver, Auburn, 2011–14
Sammie Coates
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Leroy, AL
- Born
- Mar 31, 1993, in Leroy, Alabama
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Sammie Coates played receiver at Auburn (2011–14). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Coates in round 3, No. 87 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
6catches, career highvs. Missouri, 2013206receiving yards, career highat Alabama, 20142receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Alabama, 2014Honors
Team titles: SEC champions, 2013
Receiving
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Auburn | 33 | 1.20 | 93rd (n=341) | 0.81 | 39.6 | 4% |
| 2014 | Auburn | 73 | 0.59 | 61st (n=496) | 0.52 | 43.2 | 8% |
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 Auburn 12 games, 34 catches, 741 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 45–21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 20–14 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 45–17 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 41–7 | 4 | 144 | 1 | 56 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 23–38 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 42–35 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 35–31 | 5 | 122 | 1 | 57 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 38–41 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 52 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 7–34 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 31–7 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 49 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 44–55 | 5 | 206 | 2 | 68 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 31–34 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 9 |
2013 Auburn 13 games, 42 catches, 902 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 31–24 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 34 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 38–9 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 68 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 24–20 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 34 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 21–35 | 4 | 139 | 0 | 52 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 30–22 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 45–41 | 5 | 104 | 1 | 43 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 45–10 | 3 | 113 | 2 | 67 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 35–17 | 3 | 102 | 1 | 88 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 55–23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 43–38 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 34–28 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 39 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 59–42 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 54 |
| Jan 6 ✦ | vs. | L 31–34 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 22 |
2012 Auburn 5 games, 6 catches, 114 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 31–28 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 33 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 7–24 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 20–41 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 42–7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 51–7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2015 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–34).
| Drill | Combine 2015 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 212 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.43 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW |
| Vertical jump | 41″ |
| Broad jump | 10′11″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.98 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.06 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 21 | 435 | 2 |
| 2017 | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 6 | 70 | 0 |
| 2018 | Houston Texans | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| NFL career | 26 | 29 | 528 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | XFL | Houston Roughnecks |
| 2021–22 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2023 | CFL | Edmonton Elks * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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