Played in nine career games… Owns 21 career receptions for 246 yards (11.7 avg.) and one touchdown… Also has six kickoff returns for 195 yards, including a 97-yard touchdown against Carolina (10/18/09), tied for the longest kickoff return in team history… Has returned three punts for 29 yards (9.7 avg.) and owns one special teams tackle… Entered the league as a seventh-round selection (233rd overall) by Tampa Bay in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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2009: Played in each of first nine games… Ranks second on the team with 21 receptions this season… Had three receptions for 25 yards in NFL debut against Dallas (9/13)… One catch for 10 yards at Buffalo (9/20)… Totaled two receptions for 23 yards against N.Y. Giants (9/27)… Had one catch for 10 yards at Washington (10/4)… Tallied three receptions for 18 yards at Philadelphia (10/11)… Replaced an injured Clifton Smith as the team’s return specialist in the second half against Carolina (10/18) and returned three kickoffs for 142 yards, including a 97-yard return for a touchdown… The 97-yard return tied for the longest kickoff return in team history and marked just the third kickoff return for a touchdown in club history… Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts… Added a game-high 65 yards receiving on three catches, tied for tops on the team… Led team with three receptions for team-high 63 yards, including a season-long 35-yard catch, against New England (10/25)… Also served as primary kick returner, totaling 53 yards on three kickoff returns and 29 yards on three punt returns… Added one special teams tackle… Scored game-winning touchdown on seven-yard pass from QB Josh Freeman, the first receiving touchdown of his career, in the fourth quarter against Green Bay (11/8)… Totaled three receptions for 19 yards and one score… Had two catches for 13 yards at Miami (11/15). |
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One of the most honored players in the history of the Oregon State program and one of the top receivers in the Pac-10… 2008 Pac-10 First Team, 2006 Pac-10 Second Team and AP Third Team All-American… Third at OSU for career receptions (164) and yards (2,653)… 4,299 career all-purpose yards, fourth at OSU… Owns the fourth-best (1,293 yards/2006) and sixth-best (1,040 yards/2008) single-season receiving yards mark at OSU… Averaged 80.0 yards receiving per game as a senior, tops in the Pac-10… Led the Pac-10 and was 10th in the nation for receiving yards in 2006 per game at 92.4… School record three punt returns for touchdowns… Caught 12 passes, third-highest for a single game at OSU, in the 2008 season opener at Stanford… His 223 yards receiving in a 2006 game at Washington is the fourth-highest mark ever at OSU… OSU school record for punt returns (127) and yards (1,235)… Played in the East-West Shrine Game… 29 career starts… Started 13 games for the Beavers in 2008 and led the team in receptions (70), receiving yards (1,040) and ranked second with seven touchdowns receiving… Was granted a medical hardship year by the Pac-10 Conference for the 2007 season and thus regained his senior year... SI.com named him one of its 32 Most Fun Athletes to Watch... Named Associated Press Third Team All-American in 2006 as an all-purpose player... Earned Pac-10 Second Team honors as a receiver and punt returner... 74 receptions tied for fifth in a single season at OSU and his 1,293 receiving yards ranked fourth for a single season... Accounted for a school record 470 punt return yards and a school record three punt returns for touchdowns... Had an OSU first, back-to-back games (EWU, BSU) with punt returns for a touchdown... Second in the Pac-10 and third in the nation for punt return yards per attempt at 15.7... Led the Pac-10 and was 10th in the nation for receiving yards per game at 92.4... In 2005, made five receptions for 58 yards as a backup, including a career-high three grabs for 21 yards at UCLA... Returned at least one punt in every game and finished the year eighth in the Pac-10 with a 6.5 average... One of six true freshmen to play in 2004, appearing in all 12 games... Finished ninth in the Pac-10 for punt return yards per attempt at 7.0… One of three finalists for the inaugural Randy Moss Return Man of the Year in 2006… Sports Illustrated rated him the 13th-best receiver in the NCAA in 2006… First team Pac-10 All-Academic selection as a junior and second team as a sophomore… Honored by the National Football Foundation in March of 2004 for academic and athletic excellence… Graduated with a degree in sociology.
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Attended Granite Bay (CA) High School… SuperPrep Magazine All-Region receiver and Rivals.com listed him 48th in its "athlete" category... Member of TheInsiders.com Northwest Hot 100 list... Played wide receiver, running back, defensive back and kick returner for head coach Ernie Cooper... As an all-purpose back as a senior rushed for 986 yards on 126 carries (7.8 average) and scored 15 touchdowns... Caught 31 passes for 618 yards (19.9 average) and six touchdowns... Returned kickoffs for 322 yards and 22 punts for 395 yards and two touchdowns... For his career produced 2,321 all-purpose yards... First team All-Sierra League and first team all-section as a senior... Also first team all-metro as a senior by the Sacramento Bee... Earned two letters in football and three in track as a 100-meter standout… Son of Andrea Brown... His mother is a nurse... Has an older brother, Eric Blair, and an older sister, Cam Blair... Honored by the National Football Foundation in March of 2004 for academic and athletic excellence... Enjoys playing video games, working out and training... Born Sammie Stroughter on January 3, 1986 in Vallejo, California.
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| Season | Team | Recept. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| 2009 | Buccaneers | 21 | 246 | 11.7 | 35 | 1 |
| Total | | 21 | 246 | 11.7 | 35 | 1 |
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| Season | Team | Returns | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| 2009 | Buccaneers | 6 | 195 | 32.5 | 97 | 1 |
| Total | | 6 | 195 | 32.5 | 97 | 1 |
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| Season | Team | Returns | FC | Yards | Avg | Long |
| 2009 | Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 |
| Total | | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 |
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