Sam Howell
Sam Howell is an American football quarterback for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He is considered one of the top quarterbacks in the country.
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| North Carolina Tar Heels – No. 7 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
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| High school | Sun Valley (Monroe, North Carolina) |
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| Born: | September 16, 2000 Waynesville, North Carolina |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
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Early years
Howell attended Sun Valley High School in Monroe, North Carolina. During his high school career, he passed for 13,415 yards, 145 passing touchdowns and rushed for 3,621 yards and 60 touchdowns.[2] After a highly publicized recruitment, Howell committed to the University of North Carolina after deciding not to play for Florida State University, his original choice.[3]
College career
Freshman
Howell entered his true freshman season at North Carolina in 2019 as the starting quarterback, and became the first true freshman to start a season-opening game for the Tar Heels.[4][5] In his first career game against South Carolina, he passed for 245 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over the Gamecocks.[6] Against NC State, Howell threw for 401 yards and three touchdowns in a 41–10 defeat of the Wolfpack.[7]
Howell had a successful true freshman campaign, completing 234 of 388 attempts for 3,347 yards with 35 touchdowns and seven interceptions during the regular season. In the Tar Heels' bowl game, he threw for 294 yards and three more touchdowns, bringing his season total to 38, in the 55–13 win over Temple in the 2019 Military Bowl. He earned Military Bowl MVP for his performance, which also included a two-yard touchdown reception on a trick play. Howell's statistics with regard to touchdowns were records both at Carolina and at the FBS level of competition for a true freshman quarterback.[8] His yardage and touchdown totals were also the highest in the ACC for the 2019 season. At the conclusion of the season, Howell was named to the All-ACC third team. He was also named ACC Rookie of the Year, ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year and consensus freshman All-America.[9][1]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2019 | North Carolina | 259 | 422 | 61.4 | 3,641 | 8.6 | 38 | 7 | 160.2 | 94 | 35 | 0.4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 |
| Career | 259 | 422 | 61.4 | 3,641 | 8.6 | 38 | 7 | 160.2 | 94 | 35 | 0.4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | |
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References
- "Sam Howell, Derek Stingley lead USA TODAY Sports freshman All-America team". usatoday.com. December 13, 2019.
- "Sam Howell Finishes as Highest Ranked UNC QB Recruit Since Bryn Renner". Chapelboro.com. January 24, 2019.
- Sun Valley QB Sam Howell ‘flips’ from one ACC school, chooses another
- "UNC to start freshman Howell at quarterback". ESPN.com. August 26, 2019.
- Observer (Raleigh), Jonathan M. Alexander The News &. "True freshman Howell to start for UNC against South Carolina". Winston-Salem Journal.
- Sam Howell had the best QB debut at Bank of America Stadium since Jake Delhomme
- "UNC defeats NC State 41-10 to become bowl-eligible". ESPN.com. November 30, 2019.
- "How Does Sam Howell's Freshman Season Stack Up vs. Heisman Winners, Other Top QBs?". SI.com. December 10, 2019.
- "Clemson Leads 2019 All-ACC Football Team". TheACC.com. December 3, 2019.
- "Sam Howell". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2020.