Senior wide receiver for App State. 2025: 24 catches, 207 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′3″ · 205 lb · Atlanta, GA
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
24 catches · 1 TD · 8.6 per catch
Best game: 9 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD, vs Arkansas State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for App State. 2025: 24 catches, 207 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Sam Mbake
Moves the chains on third down. Sam Mbake has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 68 rec yds, 9 receptions against Arkansas State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Shawn Clark → Dowell Loggains. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: explosive rate (8th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 33.0 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 21.0 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 23.5 | 15.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 32.0 | 9.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | W 41-20@ Georgia State | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 8 | L 37-45vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-25vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-58@ James Madison | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-24vs Marshall | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | L 29-30vs Arkansas State | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 68 yds |
| Bowl | L 10-29vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 24 | 207 | 11.2 | 1 | 24 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · App State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #59
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shamar Porter’s 2025 season.
Matches Shamar on
Differs from Shamar on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Benjamin Omayebu’s path through Tarleton State.
Matches Benjamin on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Harmon's sophomore season at Mississippi State (2023).
Matches Antonio on
Player DNA
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