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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Clemson
Sam Cooper
TE • 6'6" • Brentwood, TN, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Sam Cooper reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
5
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Sam Cooper built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a tight end from Brentwood, TN wearing No. 86, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Sam Cooper's career was his receiving role: 18 catches,...
Read the story2★
- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Sam Cooper, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Clemson. Sam Cooper reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 163
- Receptions
- 18
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Sam Cooper quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 163
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Clemson
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Ensworth · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Ensworth · 36 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 2 receiving yards · TE 294th (top 100%) · ACC 203rd (top 100%) · National 1,861st (top 99%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 58 |
| 2012 Postseason | Clemson | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Clemson | 8 | 9 | 88 | 2 | 57.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 49.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31.7 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Sam Cooper
Sam Cooper played TE for Clemson. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sam Cooper recorded 163 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Clemson paired 18 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Clemson
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
2
Efficiency
13.3
Usage
3.4
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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All Games2 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
13.3 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/18 | @ Boston College | W 17-13 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Player Story
Sam Cooper story
Sam Cooper built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a tight end from Brentwood, TN wearing No. 86, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Sam Cooper's career was his receiving role: 18 catches, 163 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Sam Cooper's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2010-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201020112012201220132014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Clemson | 18 | 100 | 3.8 | 18 |
| 2012 Postseason | Clemson | 93 | 59.6 | 5 | 75 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Clemson | 93 | 59.6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Clemson | 50 | 56 | 4.9 | -43 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 13.3 | 3.4 | -48 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 10 · W 56-20 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
30
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Maryland
Week 7 · W 56-45 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
70.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Syracuse
Week 6 · W 49-14 · Conference game
13
Receiving Yards
60.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Boston College
Week 7 · W 24-14 · Conference game
16
Receiving Yards
58.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 5 · W 45-31 · Conference game
15
Receiving Yards
54 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Clemson
18 primary output · 100 efficiency · 3.8 usage
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#2
2012 Postseason · Clemson
57.7
93 primary · 59.6 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Clemson
57.7
93 primary · 59.6 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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