UCLA · L 24-45
No catches.
Syracuse · W 21-18
No catches.
Wagner · W 49-7 · FCS
No catches.
Clemson · L 10-24
No catches.
NC State · L 10-31
1 catch, -4 yards
The other 4 games average 22 yards. This one was 26 below.
Sams has catches in 5 of California’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Tyree Sams
One game to point at: 43 receiving yards and 6 receptions against SMU — Week 8, 2026.
86 receiving yards · 17 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Tyree Sams at UNLV.
Against NC State on Oct. 31: 1 catch for -4 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 17 catches for 82 yards. California has thrown to him 22 times in 231 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Career | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 6 | 29 | 7 | 81 |
| Career | 6 | 29 | 7 | 81 |
Last game (Wk 9): −4 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 31-39@ UNLV | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-20vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-41vs No. 21 Wake Forest | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-59@ No. 23 SMU | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 43 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ NC State | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 0 | 20 |
Week 8 · 2026
L 20-59
at SMU
6 rec · 43 yds
With J. Sagapolutele — 265 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 63.7 · A. Davies — 40.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 47 long
The plays that mattered most
888th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -2 to +13 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
226% of team targetsCatch rate
82%18 of 22 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
82% catch rate on 22 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 21.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 19.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Pass share
61.4%
386 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
69.9
9 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
