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Jersey Number 15
Sam Pinckney
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Super Senior
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, S.C.
- High School:
- Greenwood HS
- Prev School:
- Georgia State
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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