Sam Olson is a tight end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Arizona.
Olson shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Transferred to Arizona from San José State. One game to point at: 32 receiving yards and 3 receptions against SMU — Bowl, 2025.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 2 | 16 |
| 2024 | Arizona | 13 | 196 | 15.1 | 2 | 51 |
| 2023 | San José State | 22 | 310 | 14.1 | 3 | 56 |
| 2022 | San José State | 14 | 114 | 8.1 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | San José State | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 1 | 70 |
| 2020 | San José State | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 1 | 28 |
| Career | 75 | 924 | 12.3 | 10 | 70 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-6vs Hawai'i | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-17vs Kansas State | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-39@ No. 14 Iowa State | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Oklahoma State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-33vs No. 18 BYU | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31@ Houston | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-20vs Kansas | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 | |
 Bowl | L 19-24vs SMU | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 2 | 16 |
Week 11 · 2025
W 24-20
vs Kansas
1 rec · 16 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 4 at home.
With I. Lovison — 40.1 yards per punt · 7 punts · 45 long · N. Fifita — 158 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 41.1 · 25 rush yds (13 car)
The plays that mattered most
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 12.4 | 8.7 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 20.5 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 17.0 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 16.5 | 12.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
49.7%
447 pass / 452 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
445 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #135 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #18 of 19 Big 12 TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 3,377 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Big 12 as a senior.
A stat line in 35 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Brent Brennan.
