Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2021North Carolina
Sam Howell
QB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Monroe, NC, USA
Dual-threat creatorVolume operator
Sam Howell is a dual-threat creator with 38.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Sam Howell built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a quarterback from Monroe, NC wearing No. 7, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Sam Howell's career was his passing role: 10,283...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 144
- NFL Team
- Washington
Sam Howell, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · North Carolina. Sam Howell is a dual-threat creator with 38.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 11,292
- Passing yards
- 10,283
- Rushing yards
- 1,009
- Touchdowns
- 111
Quick Answers
Sam Howell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 11,292
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · North Carolina
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Sun Valley · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Sun Valley · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 5 · Pick 1 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Junior
- 2021 Total offense rank
- 3,884 total offense · QB 14th (top 4%) · ACC 5th (top 4%) · National 14th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | North Carolina | 13 | 347 | 294 | 53 | 4 | 69.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Carolina | 13 | 3,329 | 3,347 | -18 | 36 | 69.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 259 | 234 | 25 | 3 | 71.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 3,473 | 3,352 | 121 | 33 | 71.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 208 | 205 | 3 | 1 | 83.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 3,676 | 2,851 | 825 | 34 | 83.7 |
Related Context
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Sam Howell played QB for North Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Sam Howell recorded 10,283 passing yards, 1,009 rushing yards, and 24 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
North Carolina paired 3,884 primary output with 67.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 62.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: App State
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 76.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · North Carolina
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
282.8
Efficiency
62.1
Usage
18.1
Consistency
79.9
Best Game by takeover score
App State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Temple: 347. South Carolina: 251. Miami: 265. Wake Forest: 180. App State: 347. Clemson: 139. Georgia Tech: 377. Virginia Tech: 338. Duke: 209. Virginia: 350. Pittsburgh: 299. Mercer: 169. NC State: 405
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Temple: 37 by 86.4. South Carolina: 34 by 63.4. Miami: 35 by 65.5. Wake Forest: 39 by 53.7. App State: 52 by 58.5. Clemson: 35 by 50. Georgia Tech: 56 by 55.1. Virginia Tech: 59 by 53.1. Duke: 31 by 45.1. Virginia: 35 by 62.9. Pittsburgh: 49 by 54. Mercer: 14 by 93.6. NC State: 40 by 65.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins289 · Games = 7 · +13.5 vs Losses
Losses275.5 · Games = 6 · -13.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
App State
Best efficiency game
93.6 vs Mercer
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Temple3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 55-13 | 25 | 34 | 294 | 73.5 | 3 | 0 | 86.4 | 3 | 53 | 17.70 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun 12/1 | @ NC State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 41-10 | 23 | 33 | 401 | 69.7 | 3 | 1 | 65.8 | 7 | 4 | 0.60 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Mercer3+ TD | W 56-7 | 10 | 13 | 152 | 76.9 | 3 | 0 | 93.6 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Fri 11/15 | @ Pittsburgh300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 27-34 | 27 | 43 | 322 | 62.8 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 6 | -23 | -3.80 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Virginia300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 31-38 | 15 | 29 | 353 | 51.7 | 4 | 0 | 62.9 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Duke | W 20-17 | 10 | 26 | 227 | 38.5 | 2 | 2 | 45.1 | 5 | -18 | -3.60 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Virginia Tech300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 41-43 | 26 | 49 | 348 | 53.1 | 5 | 0 | 53.1 | 10 | -10 | -1 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Georgia Tech300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 38-22 | 33 | 51 | 376 | 64.7 | 4 | 1 | 55.1 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Clemson | L 20-21 | 15 | 27 | 144 | 55.6 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 | -5 | -0.60 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs App State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 31-34 | 27 | 41 | 323 | 65.9 | 3 | 2 | 58.5 | 11 | 24 | 2.20 | 1 | 15 |
| Fri 9/13 | @ Wake Forest | L 18-24 | 17 | 28 | 182 | 60.7 | 2 | 0 | 53.7 | 11 | -2 | -0.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Miami | W 28-25 | 16 | 24 | 274 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 65.5 | 11 | -9 | -0.80 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs South Carolina | W 24-20 | 15 | 24 | 245 | 62.5 | 2 | 0 | 63.4 | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 8 |
Player Story
Sam Howell story
Sam Howell built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a quarterback from Monroe, NC wearing No. 7, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Sam Howell's career was his passing role: 10,283 passing yards, 92 touchdown passes, 1,117 attempts, and 1,009 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with North Carolina. 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, 24 receiving yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Sam Howell 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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North Carolina
2019-2021
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | North Carolina | 3,676 | 62.1 | 18.1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3,676 | 62.1 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 3,732 | 67.6 | 20.1 | 56 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3,732 | 67.6 | 20.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 3,884 | 67.9 | 38.9 | 152 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3,884 | 67.9 | 38.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Notre Dame
Week 9 · L 34-44
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
442
Total Offense
91.7 takeover
442 total offense with 78.1 efficiency.
#2
vs Georgia State
Week 2 · W 59-17
456
Total Offense
84.3 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
456 total offense with 91.7 efficiency.
#3
vs Virginia
Week 3 · W 59-39 · Conference game
419
Total Offense
81.1 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
419 total offense with 80.6 efficiency.
#4
@ Pittsburgh
Week 11 · L 23-30 · Conference game
324
Total Offense
77.3 takeover
Loss with 324 yards of offense and 61.4 efficiency.
324 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.
#5
vs Wake Forest
Week 10 · W 58-55 · Conference game
320
Total Offense
76.7 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
320 total offense with 70.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · North Carolina
3,884 primary output · 67.9 efficiency · 38.9 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · North Carolina
83.7
3,884 primary · 67.9 efficiency · 38.9 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · North Carolina
71.4
3,732 primary · 67.6 efficiency · 20.1 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
22
3+ TD games
24
Above avg efficiency
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