Player Dossier

2018-2023

Coastal Carolina

Sam Pinckney

WR • 6'4" • 220 lbs • Greenwood, SC, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Sam Pinckney reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

25%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

59

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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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: 2022 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Georgia State • Coastal Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

Player Story

Sam Pinckney built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Greenwood, SC wearing No. 15, spending time with Coastal Carolina and Georgia State. The clearest part of Sam Pinckney's career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.83

Boiling Springs · Boiling Springs, SC

Committed To
Coastal Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Sam Pinckney, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Coastal Carolina. Sam Pinckney reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
3,706
Receptions
257
Touchdowns
24

Quick Answers

Sam Pinckney quick answers

Latest team and position
Coastal Carolina · WR
Career Receiving Yards
3,706
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 10 entries · 59 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · Coastal Carolina
Top game
UCLA
Recruit profile
3-star · Boiling Springs · Coastal Carolina
High school pipeline
Boiling Springs · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 15 · Senior
2023 Receiving yards rank
1,027 receiving yards · WR 29th (top 3%) · Sun Belt 4th (top 2%) · National 29th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia State3382034
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia State936460559.1
2020 PostseasonGeorgia State10362175.8
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia State1044753675.8
2021 PostseasonGeorgia State1116051.3
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia State1126305151.3
2022 PostseasonCoastal Carolina13479088.9
2022 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina1368932388.9
2023 PostseasonCoastal Carolina138123186.1
2023 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina1364904786.1

Related Context

Sam Pinckney played WR for Georgia State and Coastal Carolina. Across 6 tracked seasons, Sam Pinckney recorded 19 rushing yards, 3,706 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Coastal Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

Coastal Carolina paired 1,011 primary output with 79.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 79.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia State, Coastal Carolina.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

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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2022 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

77.8

Efficiency

79.7

Usage

30.1

Consistency

77.3

Best Game by takeover score

UL Monroe

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 79. Army: 69. Gardner-Webb: 87. Buffalo: 103. Georgia State: 77. Georgia Southern: 41. UL Monroe: 133. Old Dominion: 113. Marshall: 5. App State: 80. Southern Miss: 106. James Madison: 22. Troy: 96

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. East Carolina: 4 by 100. Army: 3 by 100. Gardner-Webb: 7 by 82.9. Buffalo: 5 by 100. Georgia State: 7 by 73.3. Georgia Southern: 6 by 45.6. UL Monroe: 9 by 98.5. Old Dominion: 7 by 100. Marshall: 1 by 33.3. App State: 4 by 100. Southern Miss: 4 by 100. James Madison: 3 by 48.9. Troy: 12 by 53.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins77.9 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses77.5 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

UL Monroe

Best efficiency game

100 vs East Carolina

Result
Tue 12/27@ East CarolinaL 29-5347919.819.80034
Sat 12/3@ TroyHigh volumeL 26-45129688115
Sat 11/26@ James MadisonL 7-473227.37.3009
Sun 11/13vs Southern Miss100 receiving yardsW 26-23410626.526.50048
Thu 11/3vs App StateW 35-284802020138
Sat 10/29@ MarshallW 24-13155505
Sat 10/15vs Old Dominion100 receiving yardsL 21-49711316.116.10032
Sun 10/9@ UL Monroe100 receiving yards · High volumeW 28-21913314.814.80038
Sat 10/1vs Georgia SouthernW 34-306416.86.80016
Thu 9/22@ Georgia StateW 41-247771111021
Sat 9/17vs Buffalo100 receiving yardsW 38-26510320.620.60032
Sat 9/10vs Gardner-WebbW 31-2778712.412.40022
Sat 9/3vs ArmyW 38-283692323126

Player Story

Sam Pinckney story

Sam Pinckney built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Greenwood, SC wearing No. 15, spending time with Coastal Carolina and Georgia State. The clearest part of Sam Pinckney's career was his receiving role: 257 catches, 3,706 receiving yards, 24 touchdowns, and 19 rushing yards across 59 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Coastal Carolina. 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 19 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 59 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Coastal Carolina and Georgia State.

The arc is straightforward: Sam Pinckney 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.

  1. 1

    Georgia State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Coastal Carolina

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202020202120212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia State8276.79.2
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia State46079.318.5378
2020 PostseasonGeorgia State81579.327355
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia State81579.3270
2021 PostseasonGeorgia State31170.917.1-504
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia State31170.917.10
2022 PostseasonCoastal Carolina1,01179.730.1700
2022 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina1,01179.730.10
2023 PostseasonCoastal Carolina1,02788.226.316
2023 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina1,02788.226.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UCLA

Week 1 · L 13-27

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

100 takeover

139 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ UL Monroe

Week 6 · W 28-21 · Conference game

133

Receiving Yards

99.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

133 receiving yards with a 98.5 efficiency score.

#3

@ Georgia Southern

Week 5 · L 28-38 · Conference game

132

Receiving Yards

98.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

132 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Arkansas State

Week 6 · W 52-38 · Conference game

120

Receiving Yards

96.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

120 receiving yards with a 88.9 efficiency score.

#5

@ San José State

Week 1 · W 24-14 · Postseason

123

Receiving Yards

96.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

1,011 primary output · 79.7 efficiency · 30.1 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina

88.9

1,011 primary · 79.7 efficiency · 30.1 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

86.1

1,027 primary · 88.2 efficiency · 26.3 usage

Milestones

13

100+ receiving yards

6

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games