Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 7 yds |
#3
Zechariah Sample
Sophomore wide receiver for Texas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 175 lb · Pickens, MS
Transferred Arizona State → Texas State for 2026
The numbers
7
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 7 yds, vs North Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver for Texas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona State in 2024.
- Transferred from Arizona State to Texas State in 2026.
Zechariah Sample
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Kenny Dillingham and G.J. Kinne. One game to point at: 7 rec yds, 2 receptions against North Texas — Week 3, 2026.
7 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Arizona State3-star out of Katy Jordan
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas State
2025Arizona State
2026Texas State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona State | -- | -- | -- | 101 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | 101 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 49–35
vs North Texas
2 rec · 7 yds
Edged out North Texas at home in a shootout.
With B. Jackson — 268 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.6 · 30 rush yds (9 car) · T. Burgess Jr. — 214 rush yds (25 car)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2026Texas State1-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 7.0 YDS/g, 3.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
36.8%
81 pass / 139 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
73 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The receiver room · Texas State
- #11Beau Sparks1,200 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Chris Dawn Jr.1,007 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Kylen Evans211 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Zechariah Sample1 game · 2026
- #14Jordan Martin2 games · 2026
7 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology