Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jamey Chadwell, Chad Staggs, and Tim Beck. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Awards
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 72 | 1,027 | 14.3 | 8 | -- |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | 72 | 1,011 | 14.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 27 | 311 | 11.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 171 | 2,349 | 13.7 | 12 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 7 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 1 | 12 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 19 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023
W 27–24
at App State
7 rec · 102 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Elijah Cooks’s 2022 season.
Matches Elijah on
Differs from Elijah on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dai'Jean Dixon’s path through Nicholls.
Matches Dai'Jean on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Meeks's senior season at Syracuse (2024).
Matches Jackson on
Differs from Jackson on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2023+230%
Up 230% from first season to most-recent.