Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Miami (OH)
Sam Martin
WR • 6'2" • 201 lbs • Boulder, CO, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Sam Martin reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Sam Martin built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Boulder, CO wearing No. 83, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Sam Martin's career was his receiving role: 83...
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- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Sam Martin, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Sam Martin reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,356
- Receptions
- 83
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Sam Martin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami (OH) · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,356
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fairview · Miami (OH)
- High school pipeline
- Fairview · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 359 receiving yards · WR 312th (top 32%) · Mid-American 35th (top 20%) · National 358th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 7 | 22 | 321 | 5 | 62.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 10 | 29 | 542 | 2 | 74 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 4 | 7 | 134 | 1 | 58.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 10 | 25 | 359 | 3 | 62.7 |
Related Context
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Sam Martin played WR for Miami (OH). Across 4 tracked seasons, Sam Martin recorded 1,356 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Miami (OH) paired 542 primary output with 81.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 79 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
35.9
Efficiency
79
Usage
14.5
Consistency
57.4
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 6. Austin Peay: 11. Cincinnati: 34. Central Michigan: 72. Notre Dame: 23. Buffalo: 43. Ohio: 81. Akron: 28. Eastern Michigan: 38. Ball State: 23
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. Marshall: 1 by 40. Austin Peay: 1 by 73.3. Cincinnati: 3 by 75.6. Central Michigan: 2 by 100. Notre Dame: 3 by 51.1. Buffalo: 3 by 95.6. Ohio: 5 by 100. Akron: 2 by 93.3. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 84.4. Ball State: 2 by 76.7
Split Comparison
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Wins35.4 · Games = 5 · -1 vs Losses
Losses36.4 · Games = 5 · +1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | @ Ball State | W 28-7 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 1 | 12 |
| Thu 11/16 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 24-27 | — | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 0 | 16 |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Akron | W 24-14 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 19 |
| Wed 11/1 | @ Ohio | L 28-45 | — | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Buffalo | W 24-14 | — | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-52 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Central Michigan | W 31-14 | — | 2 | 72 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 50 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Cincinnati | L 17-21 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Austin Peay | W 31-10 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Marshall | L 26-31 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Player Story
Sam Martin story
Sam Martin built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Boulder, CO wearing No. 83, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Sam Martin's career was his receiving role: 83 catches, 1,356 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Miami (OH). 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. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami (OH).
The arc is straightforward: Sam Martin 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
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Miami (OH)
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 321 | 85.4 | 13.7 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 542 | 81.5 | 20.5 | 221 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 134 | 97.5 | 11.1 | -408 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 359 | 79 | 14.5 | 225 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Western Michigan
Week 8 · L 13-35 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
134
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Cincinnati
Week 3 · L 33-37
124
Receiving Yards
95.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Massachusetts
Week 6 · W 42-41 · Conference game
111
Receiving Yards
91.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
111 receiving yards with a 92.5 efficiency score.
#4
vs Buffalo
Week 9 · L 24-29 · Conference game
95
Receiving Yards
90.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
95 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Ohio
Week 10 · L 28-45 · Conference game
81
Receiving Yards
86.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
542 primary output · 81.5 efficiency · 20.5 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
62.7
359 primary · 79 efficiency · 14.5 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
62.1
321 primary · 85.4 efficiency · 13.7 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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