Player Career

Austyn Carta-Samuels Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Austyn Carta-Samuels story

Austyn Carta-Samuels built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from San Jose, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Vanderbilt and Wyoming. The clearest part of Austyn Carta-Samuels' career was his passing role: 6,131 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes, 884 attempts, and 900 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Vanderbilt. 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 900 rushing yards and 51 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Vanderbilt and Wyoming.

The arc is straightforward: Austyn Carta-Samuels 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wyoming

    2009-2010

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Vanderbilt

    2012-2013

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

200920092010201220122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonWyoming2,31956.429.9
2009 Regular SeasonWyoming2,31956.429.90
2010 Regular SeasonWyoming2,09459.732.1-225
2012 PostseasonVanderbilt23548.84.1-1,859
2012 Regular SeasonVanderbilt23548.84.10
2013 Regular SeasonVanderbilt2,38361.120.62,148

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Missouri

Week 6 · L 28-51 · Conference game

Loss with 351 yards of offense and 59.2 efficiency.

351

Total Offense

86.4 takeover

351 total offense with 59.2 efficiency.

#2

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 5 · W 30-28

292

Total Offense

85.8 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

292 total offense with 62.3 efficiency.

#3

@ New Mexico

Week 10 · L 31-34 · Conference game

263

Total Offense

80 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

263 total offense with 72 efficiency.

#4

vs Southern Utah

Week 1 · W 28-20

303

Total Offense

79.9 takeover

Win with 303 yards of offense and 63 efficiency.

303 total offense with 63 efficiency.

#5

@ San Diego State

Week 11 · W 30-27 · Conference game

297

Total Offense

79.3 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

297 total offense with 76.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

2,383 primary output · 61.1 efficiency · 20.6 usage

71.5

#2

2010 Regular Season · Wyoming

71.4

2,094 primary · 59.7 efficiency · 32.1 usage

#3

2009 Postseason · Wyoming

71.3

2,319 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 29.9 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

18

Above avg efficiency