Georgia State University Athletics

ACADEMIC HONORS
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2018; Spring 2021

ATHLETIC HONORS
• 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference (second team)
• 2020 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

AT GEORGIA STATE: One of the top receivers in Georgia State history in his four seasons (2018-21) with the Panthers ... Caught 13 career touchdowns to rank fourth in school history. Also stands fifth in receiving yards (1,668) and in sixth receptions (113) ... Five 100-yard games ... At least one reception in his final 31 games ... Before an injury-plagued 2021 season, he totaled 83 catches for 1,275 yards and 12 TDs in 19 games over the 2019-20 seasons.
    
2021: Limited by injury to 27 receptions for 311 yards and one touchdown in 11 games ... Season high six catches for 63 yards in GSU’s win at No. 21 Coastal Carolina, the program’s first win over a ranked opponent ... Caught a 26-yard touchdown in regular-season finale vs. Troy ... 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt choice by Phil Steele’s College Football (1st) and Athlon Sports (2nd).

2020: Second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection and a member of the Biletnikoff Award Watch List ... Team’s leading receiver with 47 catches for 815 yards and seven touchdowns ... Fourth in Sun Belt with 81.5 receiving yards, fifth with 4.7 receptions per game and second with 17.3 yards per catch ... His seven touchdowns are one shy of the school record of eight (accomplished three times).

Caught seven passes for 134 yards and two TD to lead 49-29 win over East Carolina. Had touchdown receptions of 38 and 13 yards as well as a 42-yard catch ... Followed with six catches for a then-career high 146 yards and three TDs vs. Arkansas State. Caught touchdowns of 21, 36 and 31 yards.  Also had a 46-yard reception to set up another score ... Five receptions for 53 yards in win at Troy ... Caught his sixth TD of the season on a 19-yard reception at App State.

Had 176 receiving yards on just five catches in win at South Alabama for the sixth-best single-game total in program history. Three catches for 147 yards--all highlight worthy--in GSU’s second half rally. Took a short pass over the middle and wove through the defense for a 65-yard reception (GSU’s longest pass play since 2017) to the 3-yard line. One play later, Georgia State tied the game. Set up two more scores with a 39-yard reception and then a 43-yard catch at the 7-yard line ... Career-high 10 catches for 126 yards in win over Georgia Southern ... Caught a 26-yard TD pass in the LendingTree Bowl win over WKU.

2019: Starter receiver who was the team’s second-leading receiver with 36 catches for 460 yards and five touchdowns, despite missing the final four games with a foot injury ... Named to the Midseason Watch List for the FWAA Freshman All-American Team ... Had a breakout game against Furman 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 ... Notched his first 100-yard game in win over Arkansas State, 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 ... Caught two touchdown passes in the win over Army, covering 24 and 12 yard ... Injured his foot in practice prior to the Appalachian State game.
 
2018: True freshman who saw his first action vs. Western Michigan ... Caught a 55-yard pass down the sideline to the 2-yard line to set up a touchdown vs. ULM. Also had a 19-yard catch in the game ... Made one reception vs. Troy before suffering a season-ending knee injury ... Finished the abbreviated season with three catches for 82 yards ... Received a redshirt year after playing in just three games.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 18 prospect in South Carolina ... Three-star prospect by 247 Sports ... All-region and All-Lakelands selection ... 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 ... Career totals of 2,678 yards and 26 touchdowns ... Chosen for the Shrine Bowl ... Also played basketball.
 
PERSONAL: Full name is Samuel Lamarr Pinckney III ... Born Oct. 25, 1999 ... Son of Lisa Holloway and Sam Pinckney Jr.