2015-16 Football Roster

80 Samuel Patterson

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Keswick, Va.
  • Highschool Monticello

Biography

THREE-YEAR LETTERMAN - Has established himself as a “go to” receiver and big play producer…will again play a big part of a deep and talented VMI receiving corps…has posted back-to-back 30 catch seasons…has 74 career receptions entering the season…looking forward to big senior season after having his junior campaign limited by injury…has attained all-conference honors.

2014 – Missed the first three games of the season because of injury and played his first contest against Samford…caught six passes for 93 yards including his lone touchdown of the year in his second game of action versus Mercer…hauled in seven passes for 75 yards – both season highs – against Gardner-Webb…posted five catch games against Wofford and Western Carolina which also included a season-long 31-yard catch-and-run… lettered for the third time.

2013 – Named Second Team All-Big South…played in all 12 games and finished with 38 catches for a team-leading 646 yards…averaged 17.0 yards per reception…was second in Big South in TD catches with 8 and fifth in receiving...caught at least one pass in all 12 games and snagged a touchdown reception in 5 consecutive games and had 7 TD catches over the last 7 games of the season...caught 7 passes for 161 yards and two scores at Presbyterian...caught 4 passes for 109 yards and a TD the next week at Coastal Carolina...seven games of at least three receptions…his eight TD catches were the most since Mark Stock who had eight in 1986.

2012 – Played in 10 games and caught six passes for 61 yards…caught his first two passes against Charleston Southern including a season-long 17 yarder…also snagged a 16-yard pass against Gardner-Webb…lettered for the first time.

HIGH SCHOOL – A graduate of Monticello High School (Keswick, Va.)...two-year Honor Roll...four-year offense varsity starter (WR/TE)...three-year defensive varsity starter (DE/LB)...First Team All-Region as WR, Second Team as a DE (Senior)...All-District First Team as a senior, both at WR and DE...team's leading receiver for final three HS years...four-year varsity baseball starter...All-State and All-Conference as a junior.

MAJOR - Economics and Business major.


Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 80

    2012-13Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'5" 205 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2013-14Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'5" 205 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2014-15Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'5" 215 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2015-16Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'5" 215 lbs
    80