Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Texas
Sam Ehlinger
QB • 6'3" • 225 lbs • Austin, TX, USA
Dual-threat creatorVolume operator
Sam Ehlinger is a dual-threat creator with 30.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Player Story
Sam Ehlinger built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a quarterback from Austin, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Sam Ehlinger's career was his passing role: 11,438 passing...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 34
- Overall
- No. 218
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Sam Ehlinger, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Texas. Sam Ehlinger is a dual-threat creator with 30.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 13,346
- Passing yards
- 11,438
- Rushing yards
- 1,908
- Touchdowns
- 127
Featured Highlight
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Sam Ehlinger Texas Highlights
2020 · Texas · Player Highlight
Sam Ehlinger college highlights at Texas.
- Season
- 2020
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Sam Ehlinger quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 13,346
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- Kansas State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Westlake · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Green Run · 20 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 6 · Pick 34 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2020 Total offense rank
- 2,944 total offense · QB 17th (top 6%) · Big 12 3rd (top 3%) · National 17th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 9 | 129 | 112 | 17 | 1 | 67.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 9 | 2,171 | 1,803 | 368 | 12 | 67.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 14 | 233 | 169 | 64 | 3 | 74.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 14 | 3,543 | 3,125 | 418 | 38 | 74.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Texas | 13 | 274 | 201 | 73 | 4 | 82.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 13 | 4,052 | 3,462 | 590 | 35 | 82.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Texas | 10 | 155 | 160 | -5 | 1 | 69.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 10 | 2,789 | 2,406 | 383 | 33 | 69.9 |
Related Context
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Sam Ehlinger played QB for Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sam Ehlinger recorded 11,438 passing yards, 1,908 rushing yards, and 115 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Texas paired 4,326 primary output with 68.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 63.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 80th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Texas
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
294.4
Efficiency
63.9
Usage
30.6
Consistency
79.8
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 155. UTEP: 438. Texas Tech: 332. TCU: 285. Oklahoma: 399. Baylor: 321. Oklahoma State: 160. West Virginia: 223. Iowa State: 363. Kansas State: 268
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 21 by 61.5. UTEP: 36 by 78.9. Texas Tech: 56 by 64. TCU: 44 by 63. Oklahoma: 76 by 58.8. Baylor: 38 by 69.9. Oklahoma State: 47 by 48.6. West Virginia: 43 by 57.6. Iowa State: 44 by 71.9. Kansas State: 30 by 64.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins271 · Games = 7 · -78 vs Losses
Losses349 · Games = 3 · +78 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
78.9 vs UTEP
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/30 | @ Colorado | W 55-23 | 10 | 16 | 160 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 | 5 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 12/5 | @ Kansas State | W 69-31 | 20 | 27 | 274 | 74.1 | 2 | 0 | 64.7 | 3 | -6 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri 11/27 | vs Iowa StateDual-threat | L 20-23 | 17 | 29 | 298 | 58.6 | 1 | 0 | 71.9 | 15 | 65 | 4.30 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs West Virginia | W 17-13 | 15 | 31 | 184 | 48.4 | 2 | 0 | 57.6 | 12 | 39 | 3.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Oklahoma State3+ TD | W 41-34 | 18 | 34 | 169 | 52.9 | 3 | 0 | 48.6 | 13 | -9 | -0.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Baylor3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 27-16 | 15 | 23 | 270 | 65.2 | 1 | 1 | 69.9 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 2 | 19 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Oklahoma3+ TD · Dual-threat | L 45-53 | 30 | 53 | 287 | 56.6 | 2 | 2 | 58.8 | 23 | 112 | 4.90 | 4 | 25 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs TCU3+ TD | L 31-33 | 17 | 36 | 236 | 47.2 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 49 | 6.10 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Texas Tech3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 63-56 | 27 | 40 | 262 | 67.5 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 16 | 70 | 4.40 | 1 | 24 |
| Sun 9/13 | vs UTEP300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 59-3 | 25 | 33 | 426 | 75.8 | 5 | 0 | 78.9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Player Story
Sam Ehlinger story
Sam Ehlinger built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a quarterback from Austin, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Sam Ehlinger's career was his passing role: 11,438 passing yards, 94 touchdown passes, 1,475 attempts, and 1,908 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,908 rushing yards, 115 receiving yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Sam Ehlinger moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Texas
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 2,300 | 63.5 | 37.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 2,300 | 63.5 | 37.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 3,776 | 64.1 | 29 | 1,476 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 3,776 | 64.1 | 29 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Texas | 4,326 | 68.3 | 35.3 | 550 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 4,326 | 68.3 | 35.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Texas | 2,944 | 63.9 | 30.6 | -1,382 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 2,944 | 63.9 | 30.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kansas State
Week 6 · W 40-34 · Conference game
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
487
Total Offense
89.1 takeover
487 total offense with 67.2 efficiency.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 6 · W 48-45 · Conference game
386
Total Offense
88.3 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
386 total offense with 70.3 efficiency.
#3
@ Oklahoma
Week 14 · L 27-39 · Conference game
391
Total Offense
87.1 takeover
Loss with 391 yards of offense and 65.4 efficiency.
391 total offense with 65.4 efficiency.
#4
vs LSU
Week 2 · L 38-45
461
Total Offense
87.1 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
461 total offense with 67.2 efficiency.
#5
vs Kansas
Week 8 · W 50-48 · Conference game
490
Total Offense
84.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
490 total offense with 75.5 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Texas
4,326 primary output · 68.3 efficiency · 35.3 usage
82.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Texas
82.7
4,326 primary · 68.3 efficiency · 35.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Texas
74.2
3,776 primary · 64.1 efficiency · 29 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
22
300+ total offense
25
3+ TD games
33
Above avg efficiency
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