Michigan State · L 20-30
No catches.
Central Connecticut · W 63-10 · FCS
No catches.
Western Michigan · W 45-38
2 catches, 58 yards
The other 5 games average 33 yards. This one was 25 above.
Lee has catches in 6 of Toledo’s 8 games: none against Michigan State and Central Connecticut.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Sam Lee
Sam Lee takes over from Jacob Petersen at Toledo.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 21Against Western Michigan on Oct. 24: 2 catches for 58 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 19 catches for 222 yards. Toledo has thrown to him 22 times in 213 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 8): 58 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 49-48vs Temple | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-16vs San Diego State | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-24@ Ball State | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | L 8-23vs Buffalo | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-38vs Western Michigan | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 45 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Total | 19 | 222 | 11.7 | 0 | 45 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 45-38
2 rec · 58 yds
Edged out Western Michigan at home in a shootout.
With J. Alan Richter — 391 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.7 · C. Miller — 183 rush yds (33 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 13 yds
The plays that mattered most
389th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
239% of team targetsCatch rate
83%19 of 23 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
83% catch rate on 23 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 37.2 | 16.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 36.5 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 32.8 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 58.0 | 29.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Pass share
47.3%
266 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
70.2
8 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Mike Jacobs. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
