Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Ball State
Sam Brunner
TE • 6'2" • Washington, MI, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Sam Brunner reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
9
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Sam Brunner, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Ball State. Sam Brunner reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 201
- Receptions
- 18
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Sam Brunner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 201
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Romeo · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Romeo · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 80 receiving yards · TE 139th (top 45%) · Mid-American 94th (top 55%) · National 1,007th (top 53%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 54 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ball State | 5 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 66.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ball State | 6 | 8 | 80 | 1 | 58.6 |
Related Context
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Sam Brunner played TE for Ball State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sam Brunner recorded 201 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Ball State paired 73 primary output with 70 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 56.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
13.3
Efficiency
56.7
Usage
6.6
Consistency
55.6
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 21. Eastern Kentucky: 1. Florida Atlantic: 29. Central Michigan: 6. Akron: 19. Miami (OH): 4
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. Indiana: 2 by 70. Eastern Kentucky: 1 by 6.7. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 96.7. Central Michigan: 1 by 40. Akron: 1 by 100. Miami (OH): 1 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins15 · Games = 2 · +2.5 vs Losses
Losses12.5 · Games = 4 · -2.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
100 vs Akron
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Ball State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ball State | 44 | 100 | 4.7 | 44 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ball State | 4 | 26.7 | 4.2 | -40 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ball State | 73 | 70 | 7.3 | 69 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ball State | 80 | 56.7 | 6.6 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 4 · W 31-27
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
29
Receiving Yards
74.8 takeover
29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#2
@ Ohio
Week 12 · L 31-48 · Conference game
22
Receiving Yards
71.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
22 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Kent State
Week 7 · W 27-24 · Conference game
25
Receiving Yards
71.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 2 · L 23-56
15
Receiving Yards
65.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 11 · W 44-24 · Conference game
19
Receiving Yards
64.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Ball State
73 primary output · 70 efficiency · 7.3 usage
66.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Ball State
58.6
80 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Ball State
54
44 primary · 100 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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