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15 Sam Pinckney

  • Position WR
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 220
  • Class Super Senior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Greenwood, S.C.

Biography

Graduated with a bachelor's degree from Georgia State in December 2021 ... Earned his second degree in Economics at Coastal Carolina in December 2022.

Honors
2023 All-Sun Belt Third Team
2023 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List
2023 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2023 HERO Sports' Group of Five All-American Second Team
2024 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason List
2023 College Football Network Preseason Sun Belt Conference Wide Receiver of the Year
2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2023 College Football News (CFN) All-Sun Belt Preseason Team

2023 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2023 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference First Team
2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2022 All-Sun Belt Third Team

2022 College Football Network (CFN) All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Third Team

2022 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
2023 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason List
2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Fourth Team
2022 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Fourth Team
2020 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team

2020 Biletnikoff Award Watch List


2023 (Super Senior)

  • Was named to the 2023 Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
  • Named to the 2023 Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list
  • Named to the 2023 HERO Sports' Group of Five All-American second team
  • Tabbed the 2023 College Football Network Preseason Sun Belt Conference Wide Receiver of the Year
  • Named to the 2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
  • Earned a spot on the 2023 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first team
  • Named to the 2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
  • Was named to the 2023 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
  • Earned a spot on the 2023 College Football News (CFN) All-Sun Belt Preseason team
  • Was named to the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason List
  • Started all 13 games on the season 
  • Set the all-time NCAA record for consecutive games with a reception (58)
  • Broke the program's single-season record with 72 receptions
  • Led the the team with 1,027 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on the year 
  • Nine receptions for 139 yards, both season highs, with a touchdown in season opener against UCLA (Sept. 2)
  • Two catches for 42 yards and a touchdown against Duquesne (Sept. 16)
  • Hauled in seven passes for 132 yards and a touchdown against Georgia Southern (Sept. 30)
  • Caught seven passes for 102 yards against Appalachian State (Oct. 10)
  • Registered four receptions for 20 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas State (Oct. 21)
  • Finished with seven catches for 69 yards and the game-winning touchdown reception against Old Dominion (Nov. 4)
  • Six receptions for 81 yards with one touchdown against Texas State for his 55th consecutive game with a reception to set NCAA career record (Nov. 11)
  • Tallied six catches for 78 yards with one touchdown against Army (Nov. 18)
  • Caught eight passes for 123 yards and one touchdown in the EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl against San Jose State (Dec. 23)


2022 (Redshirt Senior)

  • Picked up 2022 All-Sun Belt third-team honors
  • Named to the 2022 College Football Network (CFN) All-Sun Belt second team
  • Garnered 2022 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference third-team honors
  • Earned a spot on the 2022 Biletnikoff Award watch list
  • Played in and started all 13 games for the Chanticleers at wide receiver
  • Led the Chants with 71 receptions, 996 receiving yards, and an average of 76.6 yards per game
  • His 71 pass receptions tied the single-season record in program history
  • Also had three receiving touchdowns on the year
  • Hauled in at least one catch in all 13 games on the season
  • Totaled 100-plus receiving yards in wins over Buffalo (Sept. 17), ULM (Oct. 8), Old Dominion (Oct. 15), and Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
  • Caught a career-high 11 passes for 81 yards and one touchdown in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 3)
  • Also had four receptions for 80 yards and a score in the home win over Appalachian State (Nov. 3)
  • Recorded three catches for 69 yards and a touchdown in his CCU debut versus Army (Sept. 3)
  • Caught five passes for 103 yards versus Buffalo (Sept. 17)
  • Had nine catches for a season-high 133 receiving yards in the road win at ULM (Oct. 8)
  • Totaled seven receptions for 113 yards in the loss to Old Dominion (Oct. 15)
  • Picked up four catches for 106 yards, including a season-long 48-yard catch in the home win over Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
  • Had seven catches for 87 yards versus Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10)
  • Tallied seven catches for 77 yards in the blowout win at Georgia State (Sept. 22)
  • Was held to just one catch for five yards at Marshall (Oct. 29)
  • Totaled just three catches for 22 yards in the road loss at James Madison (Nov. 26)
  • Registered four receptions for 79 yards versus East Carolina in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 27)
  • Named to the 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 preseason list
  • Was named to the 2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College preseason All-Sun Belt second team
  • Earned a spot on the 2022 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference fourth team
  • Named to the 2022 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt fourth team
  • Named the team's Academic Player of the Week on Feb. 21, 2022
  • Participated in 2022 spring practice at Coastal
  • Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in January 2022 after graduating from Georgia State in December 2021


 

Prior to Coastal Carolina

2021 (Redshirt Junior) at Georgia State

  • Saw action in 11 games on the season
  • Limited by injury to 27 receptions for 311 yards and one touchdown
  • Recorded a season-high six catches for 63 yards in the win at No. 21 Coastal Carolina (Nov. 13), the program’s first win over a ranked opponent
  • Caught a 26-yard touchdown in the regular-season finale vs. Troy (Nov. 27)
  • Was a preseason All-Sun Belt first-team choice by Phil Steele’s College Football
  • Also a preseason All-Sun Belt second-team selection by Athlon Sports


2020 (Redshirt Sophomore) at Georgia State

  • A second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection
  • A member of the Biletnikoff Award watch list
  • Team’s leading receiver with 47 catches for 815 yards and seven touchdowns
  • Ranked fourth in the Sun Belt with an average of 81.5 receiving yards per game
  • Also ranked fifth in the conference with 4.7 receptions per game and was second with 17.3 yards per catch
  • His seven touchdowns were one shy of the school record of eight
  • Caught seven passes for 134 yards and two scores in the win over East Carolina (Oct. 3)
  • Had touchdown receptions of 38 and 13 yards as well as a 42-yard catch in the win over the Pirates
  • Followed with six catches for a then-career-high 146 yards and three touchdowns at Arkansas State (Oct. 15)
  • Caught touchdowns of 21, 36, and 31 yards and also had a 46-yard reception to set up another score in the road loss at A-State
  • Totaled five receptions for 53 yards in win at Troy (Oct. 24)
  • Caught his sixth touchdown pass of the season on a 19-yard reception at App State (Nov. 14)
  • Had 176 receiving yards on just five catches in the win at South Alabama (Nov. 21) for the sixth-best single-game total in program history
  • Recorded a career-high 10 catches for 126 yards in the win over Georgia Southern (Nov. 28)
  • Caught a 26-yard touchdown pass in the LendingTree Bowl win over Western Kentucky (Dec. 26)


2019 (Redshirt Freshman) at Georgia State

  • Played in and started nine games at wide receiver before missing the final four games with a foot injury
  • Named to the Midseason Watch List for the FWAA Freshman All-America Team
  • Was the team’s second-leading receiver with 36 catches for 460 yards and five touchdowns
  • Had a breakout game against Furman (Sept. 7) with seven receptions for 80 yards, including a spectacular 26-yard touchdown catch 
  • Caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the first overtime at Texas State (Sept. 21)
  • Notched his first 100-yard game in the win over Arkansas State (Oct. 5), finishing with a career-high nine receptions for 120 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter and a season-long 43-yard completion
  • Hauled in two touchdown passes in the win over Army (Oct. 19), covering 24 and 12 yards


2018 (Freshman) at Georgia State

  • Received a redshirt year after playing in just three games
  • Finished the season with three catches for 82 yards
  • A true freshman who saw his first action versus Western Michigan (Sept. 22)
  • Caught a 55-yard pass down the sideline to the two-yard line to set up a touchdown versus ULM (Sept. 29) 
  • Also had a 19-yard catch in the game versus the Warhawks
  • Made one reception at Troy (Oct. 4) before suffering a season-ending knee injury


High School

  • Rated the No. 18 prospect in South Carolina for the Class of 2018
  • A three-star prospect by 247Sports
  • An all-region and All-Lakelands selection
  • Was chosen for the Shrine Bowl
  • Recorded high school career totals of 2,678 yards and 26 touchdowns
  • Had 58 receptions for 752 yards and six touchdowns as a senior at Greenwood High School
  • Added 55 passes for 859 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior
  • Also played basketball

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2022Redshirt Senior

    WR
    6'4" 215 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2023Super Senior

    WR
    6'4" 220 lbs
    15