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8 Samuel Gbatu, Jr.

8 Samuel Gbatu, Jr.

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Wide Reciever
  • Hometown:
    Temecula, Calif.
  • High School:
    Temecula Valley
  • Major:
    Undeclared/Exploratory

Summary

Biography

2024 (Junior): Played in all 14 games, making 10 starts ... Finished second on the team and led all Aggie receivers in receiving yards with 779, making 44 receptions and snagging seven receiving touchdowns ... Had a career-long 90 yard reception against Eastern Washington (Oct. 19), with that mark finishing as the fifth-longest reception in the country and it was the fourth longest reception in program history ... Had two 100-yard receiving games ... Finished game at Eastern Washington with 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns on four receptions ... Caught five balls for 143 yards and one touchdown at Sacramento State (Nov. 23) ... Had three-straight games with at least one touchdown reception finding the end zone against Cal Poly (Oct. 12), Eastern Washington (Oct. 19) and Northern Colorado (Nov. 2).

2023 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games…Had 31 catches for 364 yards and three touchdowns…Had one rush for one yard…Had 161 kickoff return yards…Had two tackles (one solo, one assisted)…Recorded season highs in catches and receiving yards with eight catches for 83 yards against Weber State on October 14th…Recorded a receiving touchdown on three occasions…Recorded season high in kick return yards with 84 against Northern Arizona on October 28th…Had tackle on two occasions (Northern Arizona and vs. Idaho State on November 11th).

2022 (Freshman): Played in three games in his true freshman season… Earned the team’s GEORGE BELENIS AWARD (Scout Team Player of the Year – Offense)… Recorded one rush for one yard.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played wide receiver and defensive back at Temecula Valley … Helped lead the Golden Bears to a CIF championship in 2019 and a runner-up finish in 2021 … TVHS compiled a record of 24-9 over his prep career … Eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving as a senior, catching 58 passes for 1,106 yards … Also picked off six passes in 2021 … Named first-team All-CIF and D6 Co-Offensive Player of the Year.

PERSONAL: Born in Monrovia, Liberia and has lived in Okinawa, Japan  … Started playing football as a freshman in high school … Played for coach Bert Esposto.
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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2022Freshman

    WR
    5'10" 165 lbs
    15
  • 8

    2023Sophomore

    WR
    5'10" 165 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024Junior

    Wide Reciever
    5'10" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2025Senior

    Wide Reciever
    5'10" 185 lbs
    8