Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 45-10vs Kent State | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 42-3vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
#43
Sam Lee
Senior tight end for Toledo. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 238 lb · Toledo, OH · Central Catholic
Returning to Toledo for 2026
The numbers
40
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 20 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 20 yds, vs Kent State
His career numbers, season by seasonSam Lee
The receipt: 20 rec yds, 1 receptions against Northern Illinois — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Toledo
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (99th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 20.0 YDS/g, 20.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Toledo | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Toledo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Toledo
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Toledo players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (33 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #121
Background
2025 Played in 12 games...Two receptions for 40 yards. 2024 Did not see any game action...Retained junior eligibility. 2022-23 (at Hillsdale) Played in all 11 games in 2023...Caught 39 passes for 624 yards and three touchdowns...Caught five passes for a career-high 151 yards vs. Ohio Dominican......
The tight end room · Toledo
- #89Jacob Petersen335 receiving yards · 2025
- #43Sam Lee40 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Jacob Newell14 receiving yards · 2025
- #34Connor Jones8 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Peyton Strickland1 game · 2025
4 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology