#83

Sam Martin

Wide receiver for Miami (OH). 2017: 25 catches, 359 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Miami (OH) · #83

6′2″ · 201 lb · Boulder, CO

Miami (OH) 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1441 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)

Statement game8 rec · 111 yds · 4 TDvs Massachusetts (FBS) · W 42-41

Top 0.1% receiving TDs game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 wide receiver for Miami (OH). 2017: 25 catches, 359 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Miami (OH), 1,356 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 134 yds at Western Michigan.Western Michigan · L 13-352015

20147 games

Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Fairview

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1441 national

CFB

College

Miami (OH)

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

1 coach

2014–2017

Chuck Martin

Miami (OH)

Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 16-33 over that span.

2014Miami (OH)2-10HC: Chuck Martin · Pass-leaning

2015Miami (OH)3-9HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

2016Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning

2017Miami (OH)5-7HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#196 / 539 · 63rd pct

14.4

Rec TDs#204 / 539 · 55th pct

Long catch#246 / 539 · 53rd pct

Rec yards#308 / 539 · 43rd pct

359

Receptions#331 / 539 · 37th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.4	30.8	12.7	0.2
Road5g	2.6	41.0	15.5	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	29.2	14.4	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.0	42.6	13.7	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chuck Martin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Miami (OH)	25	359	14.4	3	--
2016	Miami (OH)	7	134	19.1	1	--
2015	Miami (OH)	29	542	18.7	2	--
2014	Miami (OH)	22	321	14.6	5	--
Career		83	1,356	16.3	11	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 31–10

vs Austin Peay

1 rec · 11 yds

Dominant 21-point win at home against Austin Peay.

With K. Kramer — 41 AVG · 50 LONG · 4 NO · G. Ragland — 145 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 26.4 · -20 rush yds (7 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 26-31@ Marshall	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 2	W 31-10vs Austin Peay	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 3	L 17-21vs Cincinnati	3	34	11.3	0	23
Wk 4	W 31-14@ Central Michigan	2	72	36.0	1	50
Wk 5	L 17-52@ Notre Dame	3	23	7.7	0	9
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Buffalo	3	43	14.3	0	28
Wk 10	L 28-45@ Ohio	5	81	16.2	0	22	Season-high 81 yds
Wk 11	W 24-14vs Akron	2	28	14.0	1	19
Wk 12	L 24-27vs Eastern Michigan	3	38	12.7	0	16
Wk 13	W 28-7@ Ball State	2	23	11.5	1	12
Total		25	359	14.1	3	50

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology