Sam Pickett III

WR · App State6′0″ · 185 lb · Jasper, TN · Marion County

Receiving yards56052nd of 467 receiversLast gameL 3–19at Georgia Southern · Oct 31
Nextvs Georgia StateSat Nov 7 · 2:30 pm ET
560 receiving yards in 8 games; their best was 97 at NC State.
Game 1: against Maine, win 55-3, 76 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, FCS opponent76WMEFCSGame 2: at East Carolina, win 27-24, 86 receiving yards86WECU@Game 3: against Charlotte, win 26-21, 67 receiving yards67WCLTGame 4: at NC State, loss 31-41, 97 receiving yards, 1 touchdown97LNCSU@Game 5: against Old Dominion, loss 3-10, 7 receiving yards7LODUGame 6: at Coastal Carolina, win 35-32, 78 receiving yards, 1 touchdown78WCCU@Game 7: against James Madison, win 34-31, 63 receiving yards63WJMUGame 8: at Georgia Southern, loss 3-19, 86 receiving yards86LGASO@Season high,in a loss
Game 1: against Maine, win 55-3, 76 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, FCS opponentWMEFCSGame 2: at East Carolina, win 27-24, 86 receiving yardsWECU@Game 3: against Charlotte, win 26-21, 67 receiving yardsWCLTGame 4: at NC State, loss 31-41, 97 receiving yards, 1 touchdown97 · season highLNCSU@Game 5: against Old Dominion, loss 3-10, 7 receiving yardsLODUGame 6: at Coastal Carolina, win 35-32, 78 receiving yards, 1 touchdownWCCU@Game 7: against James Madison, win 34-31, 63 receiving yardsWJMUGame 8: at Georgia Southern, loss 3-19, 86 receiving yards86LGASO@
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Georgia Southern · L 3-19

4 catches, 86 yards

The other 7 games average 68 yards. This one was 18 above.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 6:41 · App State up 4Henry Hasselbeck finds Sam Pickett III for a 31-yard touchdownApp State at Coastal Carolina, week 7Q4, 6:41 · App State 35, Coastal Carolina 24▲17%App State’s chance to win, 80% to 97%▲17%App State’s chance to win, 80% to 97%H.Hasselbeck pass complete deep middle to S.Pickett III caught at CCU00, for 31 yards to the CCU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 3 of his plays on video

20% of the catches, 27% of the yards, 36% of the touchdowns

  • Catches20%36 of 177
  • Yards27%560 of 2,107
  • Touchdowns36%4 of 11
  • Yards a catch: 15.6. Everyone else on the team: 11.0.
  • A touchdown every 9.0 catches. Everyone else on the team: one every 20.1.

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who caught the team's passes

Share of the team's total this season.

Every catch and target this season

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a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 4, middle 12, right 14.

Sam Pickett III

WR · App State

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Sam Pickett III takes over from Jaden Barnes at App State.

560receiving yards36catches4receiving TD

TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER

560

Team leader in receiving yards (560).

Read the story so far

Sam Pickett III lines up at WR for App State.

On the field, the headline is 560 rec yds, with 36 rec.

Sam Pickett III inherited the WR job from Jaden Barnes.

The number to watch: 560 — team receiving yards leader.

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  • Inherited fromJaden Barnes

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

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