Troy University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Sam Letton
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 223
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Walton HS
2019 (RS-Junior): Caught seven passes for 99 yards in 11 games worth of action … Had a pair of receptions against Akron and Georgia State … Caught a season-long 30-yard pass at Coastal Carolina
2018 (Junior): Troy’s opening game starter at tight end … Played in just four games and redshirted … Caught four total passes for 43 yards; had one for 25 yards against Florida A&M and three for 18 yards at ULM
2017 (Sophomore): Started 11 of the final 12 games of the season … Caught 11 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown … Finished the season with a season-high three catches for 18 yards in Troy’s victory over North Texas in the New Orleans Bowl … Caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in Troy’s win over Texas State for his first career score … Caught eight passes for 97 yards and a touchdown … Had a pair of catches in each of the first two games of the season – Boise State and Alabama State … Made one catch in Troy’s victory at No. 22 LSU
2016 (Freshman): Caught 10 passes for 88 yards after missing the first two games of the season with an injury sustained at the end of fall camp … Caught a season-high four passes for 49 yards against UMass … Ended the season with three catches for 12 yards in Troy’s victory in the Dollar General Bowl ... Also had catches against Idaho, South Alabama and Georgia Southern ... SIx of his 10 catches converted first downs
High School: Named to the Georgia AAAAAA All-State First Team after he caught 49 passes for 800 yards (16.3 ypc) and 11 touchdowns his senior season at Walton High School … Helped lead the Raiders to a 9-2 record and a berth in the Georgia AAAAAA State Playoffs … Earned first team all-county and all-region honors his junior season after pulling in 42 receptions for 651 yards (15.5 ypc) and 10 touchdowns … Rated as a top-70 tight end in the county by 247 Sports’ composite rankings … Played for his father, Bill Letton, at both Walton High School and Lexington Catholic in Kentucky
Personal: Son of Bill and Lori Letton … Born Aug. 5, 1997 … Has two brothers, Will and Nate ... Majoring in social science
