Usage Score
6.3
Player Dossier
2015-2018Vanderbilt
Sam Dobbs
TE • 6'4" • 230 lbs • Douglasville, GA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Sam Dobbs reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
50
Consistency
52
Season Value
39.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Sam Dobbs, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Sam Dobbs reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Sam Dobbs played TE for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sam Dobbs recorded 42 rushing yards, 230 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 21 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 50 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
5
Receiving Yards / G
11.4
Efficiency
50
Usage
6.3
Consistency
52
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 20. Notre Dame: 19. Georgia: 9. Florida: 8. Missouri: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 2 by 66.7. Notre Dame: 2 by 63.3. Georgia: 1 by 60. Florida: 1 by 53.3. Missouri: 1 by 6.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses9.3 · Games = 4
First Half16 · Games = 3 · +11.5 vs Second Half
Second Half4.5 · Games = 2 · -11.5 vs First Half
All Games11.4 · Games = 5
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Nevada
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Vanderbilt
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 21 | 100 | 33.3 | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 73 | 58.7 | 7 | 52 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 73 | 58.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 79 | 66.2 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 57 | 50 | 6.3 | -22 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
21
Primary metric
21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Kentucky
30
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Tennessee
16
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Middle Tennessee
16
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Western Kentucky
15
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
21 primary output · 100 efficiency · 33.3 usage
62.8
#2
2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
51.4
79 primary · 66.2 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
47.6
73 primary · 58.7 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9955
Paetow · Katy, TX
- Committed To
- Texas A&M
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
230
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.