Last confirmed: Vanderbilt, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Douglasville, GA
Sam Dobbs: TE · Vanderbilt · #84.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sam Dobbs
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Vanderbilt. One game to point at: 20 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Nevada — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 230 | 10.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Nevada | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 17-22@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ No. 2 Georgia | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-37vs No. 14 Florida | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-33@ Missouri | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 0 | 18 |
Week 3 · 2018
L 17-22
at Notre Dame
2 rec · 19 yds
With K. Shurmur — 326 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · P. Thome — 46 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
4 seasons under Derek Mason — 21-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
49.2%
413 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
64.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Vanderbilt, 230 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Derek Mason.
