Sam Martin

#83 · WR · Miami (OH)6′2″ · 201 lb · Boulder, CO · Fairview

Sam Martin: WR · Miami (OH) · #83.

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Sam Martin

WR · Miami (OH) · #83

Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons in the Miami (OH) receiving corps to date. On tape: 81 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Ohio, Week 10, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Miami (OH)	25	359	14.4	3	50
2016	Miami (OH)	7	134	19.1	1	41
2015	Miami (OH)	29	542	18.7	2	75
2014	Miami (OH)	22	321	14.6	5	43
Career		83	1,356	16.3	11	75

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 22 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	14.4	3	50

Signature game

Week 4 · 2017

W 31-14

at Central Michigan

2 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD

With K. Kramer — 42.1 yards per punt · 7 punts · 64 long · G. Ragland — 217 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.3 · 35 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Central Michigan · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +4.51Gus Ragland pass complete to Sam Martin for 50 yds for a TD, (Samuel Sloman KICK)
Week 11 · Akron · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.07Gus Ragland pass complete to Sam Martin for 19 yds for a TD, (Samuel Sloman KICK)
Week 13 · Ball State · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.86Gus Ragland pass complete to Sam Martin for 11 yds for a TD, (Samuel Sloman KICK)
Week 12 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Gus Ragland pass complete to Sam Martin for 14 yds to the EMich 43 for a
Week 10 · Ohio · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.41Billy Bahl pass complete to Sam Martin for 19 yds to the MiaOh 44 for a
Week 2 · Austin Peay · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.40Gus Ragland pass complete to Sam Martin for 11 yds to the APeay 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · Akron · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.10Gus Ragland pass complete to Sam Martin for 9 yds to the MiaOh 46 for a
Week 3 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.06Gus Ragland pass complete to Sam Martin for 23 yds to the Cincy 25 for a
Week 12 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.03Gus Ragland pass complete to Sam Martin for 8 yds to the MiaOh 41 for a
Week 4 · Central Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.01Gus Ragland pass complete to Sam Martin for 22 yds to the CMich 48 for a

Teams and coaches

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

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (80th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#142 / 709 · 80th pct

0.73

TD rate#163 / 709 · 76th pct

7.7%

Explosive rate#192 / 709 · 73rd pct

15.4%

Yards / catch#204 / 709 · 71st pct

14.4

Catch rate#457 / 709 · 36th pct

64.1%

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

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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

2017 season

Head Coach

Chuck Martin

Pass share

47.3%

387 pass / 431 run

Plays / game

68.2

12 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

429 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

25 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Sam Martin

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

25 catches in 10 games

Four seasons at Miami (OH)

2014 7 games