Samori Toure

Former wide receiver at Nebraska. 2021: 46 catches, 898 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · Nebraska · Sr. · #6

6′3″ · 190 lb · Lubbock, TX

CFB Index 70 · #61 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceGreen Bay — drafted 2022, Rd 7, Pick 37, #258 overall

The story

Former wide receiver at Nebraska. 2021: 46 catches, 898 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Montana in 2016.
Transferred from Montana to Nebraska in 2021.
Drafted round 7 by the Green Bay in 2022.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 3036 nationally · Signed with Montana

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

One season at Nebraska, 898 receiving yards — drafted at #258 overall by Green Bay.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2016

Signed with Montana2-star out of Westview

202112 games

Entered the portal

2022

Drafted by Green Bayround 7, pick 258

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3036 national

CFB

College

Nebraska

2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #258

Green Bay · 2022

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Green BayEntering 5th NFL season

#258Rd 7 · Pick 37

Green BayEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

70Quality starter #61 of 468?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (97th percentile). Strength: explosive rate (92nd percentile). Concern: catch rate (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#18 / 655 · 97th pct

20.0

Explosive rate#55 / 655 · 92nd pct

23.5%

EPA / target#203 / 655 · 69th pct

0.81

TD rate#258 / 655 · 61st pct

7.4%

Catch rate#513 / 655 · 22nd pct

66.2%

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / catch#25 / 557 · 95th pct

19.5

Rec yards#49 / 557 · 91st pct

898

Rush TDs#10 / 273 · 88th pct

Rush yards#38 / 273 · 86th pct

Long catch#79 / 557 · 85th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Rec TDs#105 / 557 · 78th pct

Receptions#121 / 557 · 77th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

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).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.9	96.9	31.9	0.6
Road5g	3.8	44.0	9.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.4	65.1	22.7	0.4
Weeks 8+4g	4.8	94.2	22.1	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

70 · #61 of 468 WRs

Two-star recruit. Now #61 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Nebraska	46	898	19.5	5	--
Career		46	898	19.5	5	--

Season	Team
2021	Nebraska	8	63	--	9	--
Career		8	63	--	9	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 52–7

vs Fordham

35 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 45-point win at home against Fordham.

With A. Martinez — 254 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · Z. Betts — 1 rec · 30 yds

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Ohio State · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +6.37Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 72 yds for a TD, (Chase Contreraz KICK)
Week 2 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +5.52Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 68 yds for a TD, (Connor Culp KICK)
Week 2 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +5.52Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 68 yds for a TD, (Connor Culp KICK)
Week 5 · Northwestern · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +4.19Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 70 yds to the Nwest 5 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Fordham · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +4.09Samori Toure run for 8 yds for a TD (Connor Culp KICK)
Week 10 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.25Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 53 yds to the OhSt 1 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Wisconsin · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 42 yds to the Wisc 32 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Northwestern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.09Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 38 yds for a TD (Connor Culp KICK)
Week 4 · Michigan State · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +2.78Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 11 yds to the Neb 47 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Wisconsin · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 4 yds for a TD (Chase Contreraz KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 22-30@ Illinois	3	37	12.3	0	16	133-yard receiving day
Wk 1	W 52-7vs Fordham	8	133	16.6	0	31	133-yard receiving day
Wk 2	W 28-3vs Buffalo	2	136	68.0	2	68	2 TD catches
Wk 3	L 16-23@ Oklahoma	3	27	9.0	0	11
Wk 4	L 20-23@ Michigan State	5	42	8.4	0	11
Wk 5	W 56-7vs Northwestern	2	108	54.0	1	70
Wk 6	L 29-32vs Michigan	3	37	12.3	0	25
Wk 7	L 23-30@ Minnesota	1	1	1.0	0	1
Wk 9	L 23-28vs Purdue	2	47	23.5	0	31
Wk 10	L 17-26vs Ohio State	4	150	37.5	1	72	Season-high 150 yds
Wk 12	L 28-35@ Wisconsin	7	113	16.1	1	42
Wk 13	L 21-28vs Iowa	6	67	11.2	0	28
Total		46	898	22.5	5	72

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology