Usage Score
20.6
Player Dossier
2009-2013Vanderbilt
Austyn Carta-Samuels
QB • 6'2" • San Jose, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Austyn Carta-Samuels is a balanced quarterback profile with 20.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
61.1
Consistency
79.2
Season Value
64.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Wyoming • Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Austyn Carta-Samuels, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Austyn Carta-Samuels is a balanced quarterback profile with 20.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Austyn Carta-Samuels played QB for Wyoming and Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Austyn Carta-Samuels recorded 6,131 passing yards, 900 rushing yards, and 51 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 2,383 primary output with 61.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 61.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wyoming, Vanderbilt.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Loss with 351 yards of offense and 59.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
238.3
Efficiency
61.1
Usage
20.6
Consistency
79.2
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 307. Unknown: 246. South Carolina: 142. Massachusetts: 257. UAB: 344. Missouri: 351. Georgia: 123. Kentucky: 163. Tennessee: 191. Wake Forest: 259
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 41 by 54.9. Unknown: 26 by 76.4. South Carolina: 34 by 48. Massachusetts: 36 by 65.4. UAB: 34 by 70.4. Missouri: 59 by 59.2. Georgia: 24 by 54.1. Kentucky: 27 by 60.8. Tennessee: 32 by 59.7. Wake Forest: 43 by 61.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins222.8 · Games = 6 · -43.8 vs Losses
Losses266.7 · Games = 3 · +43.8 vs Wins
First Half259.2 · Games = 5 · +41.8 vs Second Half
Second Half217.4 · Games = 5 · -41.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
76.4 vs Unknown
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Wake Forest | W 23-21 | 24 | 33 | 231 | 72.7 | 1 | 1 | 61.7 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Tennessee | W 14-10 | 21 | 27 | 181 | 77.8 | 0 | 1 | 59.7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Kentucky | W 22-6 | 19 | 24 | 184 | 79.2 | 0 | 0 | 60.8 | 3 | -21 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Georgia | W 31-27 | 12 | 20 | 111 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 54.1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Missouri300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 28-51 | 29 | 41 | 338 | 70.7 | 2 | 1 | 59.2 | 18 | 13 | 0.70 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs UAB300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 52-24 | 23 | 29 | 334 | 79.3 | 2 | 1 | 70.4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Massachusetts | W 24-7 | 18 | 27 | 219 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 65.4 | 9 | 38 | 4.20 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ South Carolina | L 25-35 | 12 | 22 | 147 | 54.5 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 12 | -5 | -0.40 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Unknown3+ TD | — | 14 | 22 | 223 | 63.6 | 1 | 0 | 76.4 | 4 | 23 | 5.80 | 2 | 8 |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Ole Miss300-yard game | L 35-39 | 21 | 36 | 300 | 58.3 | 2 | 2 | 54.9 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 9 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Wyoming
2009-2010
Opening stop
- 2
Vanderbilt
2012-2013
Final stop
Season Progression
200920092010201220122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Wyoming | 2,319 | 56.4 | 29.9 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Wyoming | 2,319 | 56.4 | 29.9 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Wyoming | 2,094 | 59.7 | 32.1 | -225 |
| 2012 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 235 | 48.8 | 4.1 | -1,859 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 235 | 48.8 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2,383 | 61.1 | 20.6 | 2,148 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Missouri
Loss with 351 yards of offense and 59.2 efficiency.
351
Primary metric
351 total offense with 59.2 efficiency.
#2
San Diego State
297
Primary metric
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
297 total offense with 76.3 efficiency.
#3
Florida Atlantic
292
Primary metric
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
292 total offense with 62.3 efficiency.
#4
Colorado State
313
Primary metric
Win with 313 yards of offense and 73.1 efficiency.
313 total offense with 73.1 efficiency.
#5
Unknown
303
Primary metric
Game with 303 yards of offense and 63 efficiency.
303 total offense with 63 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2013 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
2,383 primary output · 61.1 efficiency · 20.6 usage
64.8
#2
2009 Postseason · Wyoming
61.7
2,319 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 29.9 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Wyoming
61.7
2,319 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 29.9 usage
Milestones
13
250+ passing yards
5
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2009 · Rating 0.8496
Bellarmine Prep · San Jose, CA
- Committed To
- Wyoming
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
7,031
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.