Player Dossier

2005-2010

San Diego State

DeMarco Sampson

WR • 6'2" • Chula Vista, CA, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

DeMarco Sampson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

32%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

82

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

57

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · San Diego State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
San Diego State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Player Story

DeMarco Sampson built his college career from 2005 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Chula Vista, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of DeMarco Sampson's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2003 · Rating 0.9329

Parkview · Lilburn, GA

Committed To
Georgia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2003

DeMarco Sampson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · San Diego State. DeMarco Sampson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,242
Receptions
146
Touchdowns
18

Quick Answers

DeMarco Sampson quick answers

Latest team and position
San Diego State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,242
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · San Diego State
Top game
Colorado State
Recruit profile
4-star · Parkview · Georgia
High school pipeline
Pinnacle · 16 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 1 · Class 2010
2010 Receiving yards rank
1,220 receiving yards · WR 10th (top 2%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 2%) · National 10th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2005 Regular SeasonSan Diego State3660145.2
2006 Regular SeasonSan Diego State0-00-
2007 Regular SeasonSan Diego State0-00-
2008 Regular SeasonSan Diego State911111142.8
2009 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1262851870.7
2010 PostseasonSan Diego State13245086.2
2010 Regular SeasonSan Diego State13651,175886.2

Related Context

DeMarco Sampson played WR for San Diego State. Across 6 tracked seasons, DeMarco Sampson recorded 9 rushing yards, 2,242 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with San Diego State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

San Diego State paired 1,220 primary output with 92.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 85 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2009 Regular Season · San Diego State

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

70.9

Efficiency

85

Usage

25.1

Consistency

44.6

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 39. Southern Utah: 64. Idaho: 36. Air Force: 32. New Mexico State: 34. BYU: 77. Colorado State: 257. New Mexico: 56. TCU: 81. Wyoming: 50. Utah: 76. UNLV: 49

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 4 by 65. Southern Utah: 5 by 85.3. Idaho: 4 by 60. Air Force: 2 by 100. New Mexico State: 2 by 100. BYU: 5 by 100. Colorado State: 15 by 100. New Mexico: 7 by 53.3. TCU: 6 by 90. Wyoming: 5 by 66.7. Utah: 4 by 100. UNLV: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins102.8 · Games = 4 · +47.8 vs Losses
Losses55 · Games = 8 · -47.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Colorado State

Best efficiency game

100 vs UNLV

Result
Sun 11/29@ UNLVL 24-2834916.316.30021
Sat 11/21@ UtahL 7-3847615.219036
Sun 11/15vs WyomingL 27-305501010023
Sat 11/7vs TCUL 12-5568113.513.50130
Sat 10/31vs New Mexico2+ TDW 23-2075688219
Sat 10/24@ Colorado State100 receiving yards · High volumeW 42-281525717.117.10338
Sat 10/17vs BYU2+ TDL 28-3857710.815.40236
Sun 10/4vs New Mexico StateW 34-172341117024
Sat 9/26@ Air ForceL 14-262321616020
Sat 9/19@ IdahoL 20-3443699014
Sun 9/13vs Southern UtahW 35-1956412.812.80031
Sat 9/5@ UCLAL 14-334399.89.80022

Player Story

DeMarco Sampson story

DeMarco Sampson built his college career from 2005 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Chula Vista, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of DeMarco Sampson's career was his receiving role: 146 catches, 2,242 receiving yards, 18 touchdowns, and 9 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with San Diego State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 9 rushing yards and 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San Diego State.

The arc is straightforward: DeMarco Sampson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    San Diego State

    2005-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2005200620072008200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2005 Regular SeasonSan Diego State6066.38
2006 Regular SeasonSan Diego State0-60
2007 Regular SeasonSan Diego State00
2008 Regular SeasonSan Diego State11167.56.5111
2009 Regular SeasonSan Diego State8518525.1740
2010 PostseasonSan Diego State1,22092.427.3369
2010 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1,22092.427.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Colorado State

Week 8 · W 42-28 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

257

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

257 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Nicholls

Week 1 · W 47-0

179

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

179 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Wyoming

Week 9 · W 48-38 · Conference game

175

Receiving Yards

99.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

175 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Utah

Week 12 · L 34-38 · Conference game

154

Receiving Yards

90.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

154 receiving yards with a 85.6 efficiency score.

#5

@ New Mexico

Week 8 · W 30-20 · Conference game

127

Receiving Yards

90.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · San Diego State

1,220 primary output · 92.4 efficiency · 27.3 usage

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#2

2010 Regular Season · San Diego State

86.2

1,220 primary · 92.4 efficiency · 27.3 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · San Diego State

70.7

851 primary · 85 efficiency · 25.1 usage

Milestones

7

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

7

2+ TD games