Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Auburn
Sammie Coates
WR • 6'2" • Leroy, AL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Sammie Coates reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
Sammie Coates built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Leroy, AL wearing No. 18, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Sammie Coates' career was his receiving role: 82...
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- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 87
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Sammie Coates, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Auburn. Sammie Coates reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,757
- Receptions
- 82
- Touchdowns
- 13
Featured Highlight
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Sammie Coates Auburn Highlights
2014 · Auburn · Player Highlight
Sammie Coates college highlights at Auburn.
- Season
- 2014
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Sammie Coates quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,757
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Auburn
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Leroy · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- Leroy · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 3 · Pick 23 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 741 receiving yards · WR 90th (top 10%) · SEC 7th (top 4%) · National 90th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 114 | 2 | 47.1 |
| 2013 Postseason | Auburn | 13 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 88.2 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Auburn | 13 | 38 | 841 | 7 | 88.2 |
| 2014 Postseason | Auburn | 12 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Auburn | 12 | 30 | 717 | 4 | 62.8 |
Related Context
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Sammie Coates played WR for Auburn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sammie Coates recorded 1,757 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Auburn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Auburn paired 902 primary output with 87.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 81.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Auburn
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
61.8
Efficiency
81.8
Usage
17.2
Consistency
29.7
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 24. Arkansas: 13. Kansas State: 24. Louisiana Tech: 19. LSU: 144. Mississippi State: 22. South Carolina: 14. Ole Miss: 122. Texas A&M: 58. Georgia: 31. Samford: 64. Alabama: 206
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. Wisconsin: 4 by 40. Arkansas: 1 by 86.7. Kansas State: 2 by 80. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 63.3. LSU: 4 by 100. Mississippi State: 3 by 48.9. South Carolina: 1 by 93.3. Ole Miss: 5 by 100. Texas A&M: 2 by 100. Georgia: 3 by 68.9. Samford: 2 by 100. Alabama: 5 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins57.1 · Games = 7 · -11.1 vs Losses
Losses68.2 · Games = 5 · +11.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
100 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | @ Wisconsin | L 31-34 | — | 4 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/30 | @ Alabama100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 44-55 | — | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 41.20 | 2 | 68 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Samford | W 31-7 | — | 2 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 49 |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Georgia | L 7-34 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Texas A&M | L 38-41 | — | 2 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 52 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Ole Miss100 receiving yards | W 35-31 | — | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 1 | 57 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs South Carolina | W 42-35 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Mississippi State | L 23-38 | — | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs LSU100 receiving yards | W 41-7 | — | 4 | 144 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 56 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 45-17 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Thu 9/18 | @ Kansas State | W 20-14 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Arkansas | W 45-21 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Player Story
Sammie Coates story
Sammie Coates built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Leroy, AL wearing No. 18, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Sammie Coates' career was his receiving role: 82 catches, 1,757 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Sammie Coates' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Auburn
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Auburn | 114 | 89.3 | 10.6 | 114 |
| 2013 Postseason | Auburn | 902 | 87.6 | 31.3 | 788 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Auburn | 902 | 87.6 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Auburn | 741 | 81.8 | 17.2 | -161 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Auburn | 741 | 81.8 | 17.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ LSU
Week 4 · L 21-35 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
139
Receiving Yards
92.8 takeover
139 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Texas A&M
Week 8 · W 45-41 · Conference game
104
Receiving Yards
91.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Arkansas
Week 10 · W 35-17 · Conference game
102
Receiving Yards
91.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Missouri
Week 15 · W 59-42 · Conference game
94
Receiving Yards
89.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 9 · W 45-10
113
Receiving Yards
88.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Auburn
902 primary output · 87.6 efficiency · 31.3 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Auburn
88.2
902 primary · 87.6 efficiency · 31.3 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Auburn
62.8
741 primary · 81.8 efficiency · 17.2 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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