Player Dossier

2018-2023

Notre Dame

Sam Hartman

QB • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Sam Hartman is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

85%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

69

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

55

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Wake Forest • Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Player Story

Sam Hartman built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a quarterback from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 10, spending time with Notre Dame and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Sam Hartman's career was his passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8626

Oceanside Collegiate Academy · Mount Pleasant, SC

Committed To
Wake Forest
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Sam Hartman, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Wake Forest. Sam Hartman is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
16,665
Passing yards
15,656
Rushing yards
1,009
Touchdowns
154

Quick Answers

Sam Hartman quick answers

Latest team and position
Notre Dame · QB
Career Total Offense
16,665
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 10 entries · 60 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Wake Forest
Top game
Wake Forest
Recruit profile
3-star · Oceanside Collegiate Academy · Wake Forest
High school pipeline
Valdosta · 30 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 10 · Senior
2023 Total offense rank
2,812 total offense · QB 58th (top 15%) · FBS Independents 1st (top 2%) · National 58th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonWake Forest92,2591,9842751859.6
2019 PostseasonWake Forest4000046.4
2019 Regular SeasonWake Forest491983089546.4
2020 PostseasonWake Forest93263188355.3
2020 Regular SeasonWake Forest91,9271,906211255.3
2021 PostseasonWake Forest1432530421374.1
2021 Regular SeasonWake Forest144,2663,9243424774.1
2022 PostseasonWake Forest122882808370.8
2022 Regular SeasonWake Forest123,5433,4211223670.8
2023 Regular SeasonNotre Dame122,8122,6891232761.3

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Wake Forest to Notre DameP4 to G5/FCS94Dec 27, 2022

Sam Hartman played QB for Wake Forest and Notre Dame. Across 6 tracked seasons, Sam Hartman recorded 15,656 passing yards, 1,009 rushing yards, and -1 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Wake Forest.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Wake Forest paired 4,591 primary output with 65.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 61.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wake Forest, Notre Dame.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Loss with 380 yards of offense and 64.5 efficiency. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Postseason · Wake Forest

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

319.3

Efficiency

61.1

Usage

22.2

Consistency

89.4

Best Game by takeover score

Duke

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 288. Vanderbilt: 312. Liberty: 336. Clemson: 347. Florida State: 229. Army: 282. Boston College: 320. Louisville: 247. NC State: 383. North Carolina: 332. Syracuse: 375. Duke: 380

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 44 by 56.5. Vanderbilt: 33 by 69.8. Liberty: 52 by 54.1. Clemson: 37 by 69.6. Florida State: 45 by 55.5. Army: 27 by 78.4. Boston College: 46 by 57.3. Louisville: 47 by 46.8. NC State: 54 by 51.1. North Carolina: 38 by 62.1. Syracuse: 56 by 66.9. Duke: 51 by 64.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins306 · Games = 7 · -31.8 vs Losses
Losses337.8 · Games = 5 · +31.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Duke

Best efficiency game

78.4 vs Army

Result
Fri 12/23@ Missouri3+ TDW 27-17233728062.23156.5781.10015
Sat 11/26@ Duke300-yard game · 3+ TDL 31-34264234761.93164.59333.70014
Sun 11/20vs Syracuse300-yard game · 3+ TDW 45-35304333169.84066.913443.40018
Sun 11/13vs North Carolina300-yard game · 3+ TDL 34-36183132058.14162.17121.70014
Sun 11/6@ NC State300-yard gameL 21-30294839760.42351.16-14-2.3004
Sat 10/29@ LouisvilleL 21-48203527157.11346.812-24-2010
Sat 10/22vs Boston College300-yard game · 3+ TDW 43-15254031362.55157.3671.20110
Sat 10/8vs ArmyW 45-10131924668.41078.48364.50011
Sat 10/1@ Florida StateW 31-21223423464.72055.511-5-0.50010
Sat 9/24vs Clemson300-yard game · 3+ TDL 45-51202933769.06069.68101.30025
Sat 9/17vs Liberty300-yard game · 3+ TDW 37-36264432559.13254.18111.40013
Sat 9/10@ Vanderbilt300-yard game · 3+ TDW 45-25182730066.74069.86122010

Player Story

Sam Hartman story

Sam Hartman built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a quarterback from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 10, spending time with Notre Dame and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Sam Hartman's career was his passing role: 15,656 passing yards, 134 touchdown passes, 1,899 attempts, and 1,009 rushing yards across 60 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Wake Forest. 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 1,009 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 60 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame and Wake Forest.

The arc is straightforward: Sam Hartman 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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  1. 1

    Wake Forest

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Notre Dame

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920192020202020212021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonWake Forest2,25958.323.5
2019 PostseasonWake Forest9195721.5-1,340
2019 Regular SeasonWake Forest9195721.50
2020 PostseasonWake Forest2,25359.616.61,334
2020 Regular SeasonWake Forest2,25359.616.60
2021 PostseasonWake Forest4,59165.121.12,338
2021 Regular SeasonWake Forest4,59165.121.10
2022 PostseasonWake Forest3,83161.122.2-760
2022 Regular SeasonWake Forest3,83161.122.20
2023 Regular SeasonNotre Dame2,81269.513.6-1,019

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Wake Forest

Week 12 · W 45-7

Win with 277 yards of offense and 84 efficiency.

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Total Offense

83.2 takeover

277 total offense with 84 efficiency.

#2

vs Navy

Week 1 · W 42-3

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Total Offense

83 takeover

Win with 251 yards of offense and 91.2 efficiency.

251 total offense with 91.2 efficiency.

#3

vs Florida State

Week 8 · W 22-20 · Conference game

351

Total Offense

78.6 takeover

Win with 351 yards of offense and 62.9 efficiency.

351 total offense with 62.9 efficiency.

#4

@ North Carolina

Week 10 · L 55-58 · Conference game

476

Total Offense

77.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

476 total offense with 65.8 efficiency.

#5

@ Tulane

Week 1 · W 23-17

442

Total Offense

77 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

442 total offense with 64 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Wake Forest

4,591 primary output · 65.1 efficiency · 21.1 usage

74.1

#2

2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest

74.1

4,591 primary · 65.1 efficiency · 21.1 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Wake Forest

70.8

3,831 primary · 61.1 efficiency · 22.2 usage

Milestones

34

250+ passing yards

23

300+ total offense

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3+ TD games

36

Above avg efficiency