Mississippi State Bulldogs · TE RoomTE
#87 Sam West
Class RS JR/TRFrom Indiana (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'4" · 250 lbHometown Greensburg, IN · Greensburg Community HS (Indiana)
Depth-chart placement
Current role
TE1Placement
StarterRoom
Tight EndExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29TE room context
View full depth chart →Sam West holds the TE · Starter spot in Mississippi State Bulldogs’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Sam West logged a 1.6% overall usage rate in 2025.
Transfer history
2026Indiana→Mississippi State Bulldogs
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
5
Receptions
41
Receiving yds
1
Receiving TD
8.2
Yards / rec
1
Carries
15
Rushing yds
15
Yards / carry
Background & career
Sam West is a 6'4", 250-pound tight end from Greensburg, Indiana, who transferred to Mississippi State after three seasons at Indiana. West was a consensus three-star recruit in the 2023 class, rated as a top 30 tight end nationally. He played in two games as a true freshman at Indiana before redshirting, then appeared in 13 games during his redshirt freshman season in 2024. In 2025, his redshirt junior year at Mississippi State, West played in 13 games with two starts, recording five receptions for 41 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed once for 15 yards.
Indiana2023 – 2024
Mississippi State2025 — presentPrevious schoolIndianaRecruiting3-star · No. 752 nationalOriginGreensburg, IN · Greensburg Community HS (Indiana)