2021 Football Roster
Sam Howell
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-1.25
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Indian Trail, N.C.
- High School:
- Sun Valley
CAROLINA SCHOOL RECORDS
Passing Yards (Career): 10,283
Passing Yards (Freshman): 3,641
Passing Yards (Sophomore): 3,586
Passing Yards (Game): 550
Passing Yards (Freshman): 401
Passing Yards (Sophomore): 550
Passing Yards Per Game (Career): 277.9
Yards Gained Per Attempt (Career): 9.2
Yards Gained Per Attempt (Season): 10.3
Yards Gained Per Completion (Season): 15.1
Passing TDs: 92
Passing TDs (Season): 38
Passing TDs (Freshman): 38
Passing TDs (Sophomore): 30
Passing TDs (Game): 6
Passing TDs (3 or more in a game): 17
Passing TDs (4 or more in a game): 6
Consecutive Games with a Passing TD: 37
Passing Efficiency (Career): 164.2
Passing Efficiency (Season): 179.1
TDs Responsible For: 111
TDs Responsible For (Season): 40
TDs Responsible For (Game): 7
Total Offense (Career): 11,292
Total Offense (Freshman): 3,676
Total Offense (Sophomore): 3,732
Total Offense (Game): 571
ACC CAREER RECORDS
Third in league history with 92 career passing TDs and the most ever by a player in three or fewer seasons • Ranks fifth in touchdowns responsible for (111), eighth in total offense (11,292), fifth in passing yards (10,283), second in passing yards per game (277.9) and second in passing efficiency (164.2).
2021 - Junior Season
Started 12 games at quarterback • AAU Sullivan Award Finalist • Preseason ACC Player of the Year • All-ACC Honorable Mention • Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 selection (9/13, 9/20) • Manning Award Star of the Week (9/20, 11/6) • Maxwell Award Player of the Week (9/20) • ACC Quarterback of the Week (9/20) • Finished the season 217 of 347 for 3,056 passing yards with 24 passing touchdowns and nine interceptions • Rushed for 828 yards and scored 11 rushing touchdowns • One of three Power 5 quarterbacks to throw for 20+ touchdowns and rush for 10+ touchdowns • Ranked ninth nationally with 323.7 yards of total offense per game • Placed third nationally among FBS quarterbacks with 828 rushing yards • Became just the third QB in the playoff era with five games with 300 passing yards and five games with 100 rushing yards in a season • Finished 17 of 32 for 208 yards with a career-high three interceptions against Virginia Tech • He is the second UNC QB to ever compile 300+ passing yards and 100+ rushing yards in a game against Georgia State • The other was Marquise Williams against Notre Dame in 2014 • Also joined Williams as the only QBs to pass for three and rush for two scores in a game (Williams vs. Baylor in 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl) • Accumulated 456 total yards (sixth most at UNC) with 352 passing and a career-high 104 rushing yards • Was 21 of 29 for 352 passing yards and scored on the ground from 22 yards and 62 yards, the longest rush of his career, against the Panthers • The following week against Virginia he joined Louisville’s Lamar Jackson as the only Power 5 QBs to register back-to-back games with 300+ passing yards and 100+ rushing yards • Compiled 419 total yards (307 pass, career-high 112 rushing) with five passing TDs on 14 of 21 attempts • Passed for a pair of touchdowns and was 25 of 39 for 306 passing yards at Georgia Tech • Was 18 of 32 for 321 yards and three touchdowns against Duke • Completed 17 of 32 attempts for 203 yards and two touchdowns against one interception versus Florida State • Gained 108 rushing yards on 11 carries against the Seminoles • Ran for two scores and passed for two touchdowns in the 45-42 win over Miami • Was 17 of 26 with one interception and rushed for 98 yards on 17 attempts against the Hurricanes • Had 442 total yards at Notre Dame, the eighth most in UNC history, with 341 passing and 101 rushing yards and one passing and one rushing TD • Was 24 of 31 with one interception against the Irish • Registered 320 total yards (216 passing, 104 rush), rushed for two TDs and threw one TD against Wake Forest • Was 22 of 33 for 296 yards with three total TDs (one rush) at Pitt • Missed his only collegiate game against Wofford • Completed 14 of 26 attempts for 147 yards and one passing TD and had 98 rushing yards and two rushing scores at NC State • Finished his career at the Duke's Mayo Bowl and completed 12 of 20 attempts for 205 yards and one touchdown.
2020 Manning Award Finalist
2020 Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist
2020 All-ACC Second Team
2020 – Sophomore Season
Started all 12 games at quarterback • Manning Award Finalist • Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist • Maxwell Award Semifinalist • Davey O’Brien Award Class of 2020 • All-ACC Second Team • ACC Quarterback of the Week (11/2, 11/16, 12/14) • O'Brien Award National QB of the Week (11/16) • Walter Camp National Offensive Player (11/16) • Manning Award "Star of the Week" (11/16) • All-ACC Academic Team selection • Led the ACC and ranked sixth nationally with 30 touchdown passes • His 68 total TD passes over his first two seasons are the most through a sophomore year in ACC history and are tied for the school record • Topped the ACC and was fourth nationally with 3,586 passing yards • His 295 passing yards against Syracuse was the most in a UNC season opener since T.J. Yates had 412 vs. LSU in 2010 • Named to the Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 list after posting a 78.2% completion percentage and tossed 3 TDs and 257 yards vs. Virginia Tech • Had 374 passing yards and 3 TDs at Florida State • His 91.6 grade according to Pro Football Focus against FSU was the top figure nationally among QBs that week • Had 443 passing yards and four TD passes at Virginia • Had three TD passes, one rushing TD and 235 passing yards at Duke • Named Davey O'Brien National QB of the Week, ACC QB of the Week and Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week after his record-setting 550-passing yard, 7 total TDs and 6 passing TDs performance against Wake Forest • Completed 32 of 45 attempts (71.1 percent), rushed for 21 yards and accounted for 571 of the team's school-record 742 total yards against the Demon Deacons • Finished with 211 yards, one passing TD and one rushing TD against No. 2 Notre Dame • Completed a career high 87.0% (20 of 23) of his attempts and tossed two TDs in first-half work against Western Carolina • Became the second Tar Heel to ever score touchdowns by pass, rush and catch in the same game in the win over No. 9 Miami, the other was Marquise Williams vs. Notre Dame in 2014 • Had three TDs and 234 passing yards in the Orange Bowl against No. 5 Texas A&M.
2019 ACC Offensive & Overall Rookie of the Year
2019 ACC All-Academic
Sun Valley High School
