Player Career

Sam Olson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Sam Olson story

Sam Olson built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a tight end from Visalia, CA wearing No. 84, spending time with Arizona and San José State. The clearest part of Sam Olson's career was his receiving role: 75 catches, 924 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sam Olson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    San José State

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arizona

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonSan José State6758.45.6—
2021 Regular SeasonSan José State10285.69.135
2022 Regular SeasonSan José State11448.912.712
2023 PostseasonSan José State31068.314.2196
2023 Regular SeasonSan José State31068.314.20
2024 Regular SeasonArizona19672.17-114
2025 PostseasonArizona13556.59.2-61
2025 Regular SeasonArizona13556.59.20

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024San José State to ArizonaG5/FCS to P478.9Apr 16, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 1 · L 14-24 · Postseason

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

96

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

96 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Game stats

#2

@ UNLV

Week 13 · W 37-31 · Conference game

81

Receiving Yards

91.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.

Game stats

#3

vs Western Michigan

Week 4 · W 34-6

42

Receiving Yards

82.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 56 efficiency score.

Game stats

#4

@ TCU

Week 13 · L 28-49 · Conference game

58

Receiving Yards

74.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

58 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Game stats

#5

vs Boise State

Week 16 · W 34-20 · Conference game

34

Receiving Yards

73.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · San José State

310 primary output · 68.3 efficiency · 14.2 usage

64.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · San José State

64.2

310 primary · 68.3 efficiency · 14.2 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Arizona

55.6

196 primary · 72.1 efficiency · 7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

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