Receiver, Memphis (from Louisville, Troy), 2014–⁠19

Traveon Samuel

Number
No. 1
Height
5′7″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Phenix City, AL

Traveon Samuel played receiver at Louisville (2014–⁠17), Troy (2018) and Memphis (2019).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Houston, 2015100receiving yards, career highvs. Clemson, 2017

Team titles: American champions, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Louisville181779.8127
2016Louisville1823012.8138
2017Louisville2133916.1078
2018Troy5418.2016
2019Memphis6264.308
Career6881312.0278

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Louisville123211–––
2016Louisville1119002−40
2017Louisville112030–––
2019Memphis–––131060
Career347141151020

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Louisville56212.4021
2016Louisville8546.8121
2017Louisville44611.5015
2018Troy3103.305
2019Memphis15785.2018
Career352507.1121

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Louisville1WRYr 1
2015Louisville1WRYr 2
2016Louisville1WRYr 3
2017Louisville1WRYr 4
2018Troy1WRYr 5
2019Memphis1WRSr. (Yr 6)5′7″180

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
2015Louisville310.4233rd (n=465)0.5313.04%
2016Louisville340.5656th (n=489)0.5219.24%
2017Louisville380.5047th (n=507)0.5218.94%
2018Troy90.44––4.0–
2019Memphis210.03––0.63%

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

2019 Memphis 11 games, 13 returns, 106 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Ole MissW 15–⁠10180–––
Sep 7vs.SouthernW 55–⁠24––––––
Sep 14atSouth AlabamaW 42–⁠6100–––
Sep 26vs.NavyW 35–⁠231−20––2
Oct 5atUL MonroeW 52–⁠33––––––
Oct 19vs.TulaneW 47–⁠17––––––
Oct 26atTulsaW 42–⁠412120––2
Nov 23atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠10–––––6
Nov 29vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠24–––––1
Dec 7vs.CincinnatiW 29–⁠24–––––1
Dec 28 ✦vs.Penn StateL 39–⁠53180––1
2018 Troy 1 game, 5 catches, 41 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Boise StateL 20–⁠565410–––
2017 Louisville 12 games, 21 catches, 339 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.PurdueW 35–⁠285550–––
Sep 9atNorth CarolinaW 47–⁠35160–––
Sep 16vs.ClemsonL 21–⁠4721000–––
Sep 23vs.Kent StateW 42–⁠3––––––
Sep 30vs.Murray StateW 55–⁠102260225–
Oct 5atNC StateL 25–⁠39120256–
Oct 14vs.Boston CollegeL 42–⁠45–––347–
Oct 21atFlorida StateW 31–⁠281130112–
Oct 28atWake ForestL 32–⁠425720118–
Nov 11vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠211350245–
Nov 18vs.SyracuseW 56–⁠10140–––
Nov 25atKentuckyW 44–⁠172260–––
2016 Louisville 12 games, 18 catches, 230 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.CharlotteW 70–⁠142251–––
Sep 9atSyracuseW 62–⁠283300–––
Sep 17vs.Florida StateW 63–⁠20–––116–
Sep 24atMarshallW 59–⁠282220–––
Oct 1atClemsonL 36–⁠42170232–
Oct 14vs.DukeW 24–⁠14––––––
Oct 29atVirginiaW 32–⁠255690–––
Nov 5atBoston CollegeW 52–⁠7100–––
Nov 12vs.Wake ForestW 44–⁠122420–––
Nov 17atHoustonL 10–⁠361180–––
Nov 26vs.KentuckyL 38–⁠41–––51081
Dec 31 ✦vs.LSUL 9–⁠2911703341
2015 Louisville 12 games, 18 catches, 177 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.AuburnL 24–⁠312220–––
Sep 12vs.HoustonL 31–⁠346550480–
Sep 17vs.ClemsonL 17–⁠2044101100–
Sep 26vs.SamfordW 45–⁠31170–––
Oct 3atNC StateW 20–⁠13110118–
Oct 17atFlorida StateL 21–⁠41–––116–
Oct 30atWake ForestW 20–⁠19130–––
Nov 7vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠17150–––
Nov 14vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠31––––––
Nov 21atPittsburghL 34–⁠451181141–
Nov 28atKentuckyW 38–⁠241150115–
Dec 30 ✦vs.Texas A&MW 27–⁠21–––351–

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

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