Sam Howell is an American football quarterback, who plays for the Washington Commanders of NFl. He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and has set many records for his team, including most career passing yards (10,283), 109 total touchdowns, 92 touchdown passes, and 38 touchdown passes in a single season.
Early life
Sam Howell was born on September 16, 2000 to Amy and Duke Howell. He grew up in Waynesville, North Carolina, where he spent his childhood and adulthood. He attended Sun Valley High School in Indian Trail, North Carolina, where he played high school football and threw for 13,415 yards and 145 touchdowns, while rushing for 3,621 yards and 60 touchdowns. After achieving high profile recruiting personality, Howell appeared to be playing for the University of North Carolina on Early Signing Day for the 2019 class, reversing his original Florida State University choice.
Sam Howell career
Freshman
Howell entered his true freshman season after starting with redshirt freshmen Jace Ruder and Cade Fortin and winning the quarterback position. He won his professional responsibilities at training camp, becoming the first true freshman to start in the season-opening game for Tar Heels. He debuted the tar heel while standing against South Carolina. Howell finished his true freshman season with 234 of 388 attempts for 3,347 yards and 35 touchdowns, including 7 interceptions for the regular season. He was honored with the Military Bowl MVP for his performance, where he had a two-yard touchdown reception on a trick play. Howell made 38 touchdown passes, which was another record for the 2019 season at both the Carolina and FBS levels for any true freshman quarterback.
Sophomore
As he entered his sophomore season, Howell received much national acclaim. He started the season a bit slowly playing against teams like Syracuse and Boston College, but later had a career hit with 443 passing yards in a 44-41 loss to Virginia. But his performance earned him the honor of ACC Player of the Week. After playing two more games, Howell took on Wake Forest where he broke multiple records and added another passing yard for the Tar Heels, 59-53 and a win for the Tar Heels. Howell’s performance in the 2020 campaign earned him many records which influenced his career and got him media attention. This earned him another honor of second-team All-ACC honors.
Junior
Similar to his sophomore season, Howell received public praise for his junior campaign, which included another record-breaking streak, leading to speculation of his entry into the NFL Draft. After the speculation drew media attention, Howell answered questions and denied the rumors that he was not now considering making his NFL entry for the season through any of his tweets. Rather, he would try to play one more game with the team instead of making his NFL draft.
April 2022 NFL Draft
After making predictions for the 2022 NFL Draft, North Carolina Tar Heels’ record-breaking draft, Sam Howell was eliminated from the first three rounds. On Saturday night (April 30, 2022) rounds 4 through 7 drafts would take place. Many players like Howell are yet to be selected via the 2022 NFL Draft, and it would be interesting to see which of them would be selected from the board.
Sam Howell Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Sam Howell |
| Date of birth | September 16, 2000 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 21 years |
| Place of birth | Waynesville, North Carolina, United States |
| nationality | American |
| profession | Football quarterback |
| religion | Christianity |
| sun sign | Virgo |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 6′ 1” – in centimeters – 185cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 100kg – in pounds – 225 pounds |
| shoe size | 14 (USA) |
| hair colour | dark brown |
| eye color | dark brown |
| body type | Athletic |
Sam Howell Family | |
| Father | Duke Howell |
| mother | Amy Howell |
| sister | – |
| Brothers | – |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | Sun Valley High School |
| University | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Relationship status | |
| Marital status | single |
| affair | no |
| Is he gay? | no |
| Sam Howell’s girlfriend | none |
Personal life
Sam Howell is recently attempting to enter the 2022 NFL Draft and is yet to appear for selection. At the moment he is not tied to a girl nor is he seen with a partner while he is available for the games. He is reportedly single and prefers to hide his status from the public.
Sam Howell Net Worth
Sam Howell is now 22 years old and has won many records for his team Tar Heels. With his continuous hard work and playing capacity, he has seen himself win various records including second-team All-ACC (2020), third-team All-ACC (2019), ACC Rookie of the Year (2019), and ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year Year (2019), USA Today Freshman All-American (2019), and Military Bowl MVP (2019). He is yet to be drafted by the 2022 NFL draft and speculation is certain to win a berth.