Sam Howell stats

Cowboys

Last played for the Seattle Seahawks, 2024

Quarterback · #16

Age 26 · 6' 1" · 225 lbs

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Sam Howell recorded 24 passing yards, 0 passing touchdowns and 1 interceptions thrown in 3 games of 2024 for the Seattle Seahawks. Last game: .

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Totals

GP
3
CMP
5
ATT
14
CMP%
35.7
YDS
24
AVG
1.7
TD
0
INT
1

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2022WSH1111957.91698.911
2023WSH1738861263.43,9466.42121
2024SEA351435.7241.701

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career regular season

GP
21
CMP
404
ATT
645
CMP%
62.6
YDS
4,139
AVG
6.4
TD
22
INT
23

Per game

GP
3
CMP
1.7
ATT
4.7
CMP%
35.7
YDS
8
AVG
1.7
TD
0
INT
0.3

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2022WSH111.01957.9169.08.91.01.0
2023WSH1722.83663.4232.16.41.21.2
2024SEA31.74.735.78.01.70.00.3

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career regular season, Per game

GP
21
CMP
19.2
ATT
30.7
CMP%
62.6
YDS
197.1
AVG
6.4
TD
1.0
INT
1.1

Fantasy

GP
3
PPR
-0.8
HALF
-0.8
STD
-0.8
PPG
-0.3

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2022WSH118.318.318.318.3
2023WSH17257.5257.0256.515.1
2024SEA3-0.8-0.8-0.8-0.3

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
21
PPR
275.0
HALF
274.5
STD
274.0
PPG
13.1

Bio

Age
26 yearsSep 16, 2000
Height
6' 1"
Weight
225 lbs
Experience
5 years
Birthplace
Indian Trail, NC
Draft
2022Rd 5, Pk 144
College
North Carolina
Salary
$2.5 million2026

Latest performance

Sam Howell

Dec 15 · vs GB · L 30-13

CMP
5
ATT
14
YDS
24
TD
0
INT
1
RTG
14.6

His top receivers, 2024

Seattle Seahawks's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR1371001,1306
DK MetcalfWR108669925
Tyler LockettWR74496002
Noah FantTE64485001
Zach CharbonnetRB52423401

2022 NFL combine

QB, 6'1", 218 lb · North Carolina

He was measured but ran no drills. The 2022 combine

Games

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Most recent games
DateOpponentCMPATTYDSTDINT
Sun, Dec 15vsGBL 30-135142401
Sun, Oct 20atATLW 34-1400000
Mon, Sep 30atDETL 42-2900000
Sun, Jan 07vsDALL 38-10192715312
Sun, Dec 31vsSFL 27-10172816912
Sun, Dec 24atNYJL 30-286225602

What are Sam Howell's career stats?

Sam Howell has played 3 seasons for the Commanders and the Seahawks. He has completed 404 of 645 passes for 4,139 yards, 22 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. His best season so far is 2023: 3,946 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns and 21 interceptions thrown.

Best single games

  • Passing Yards: 397 vs PHI on Oct 29, 2023, L 38-31
  • Passing Touchdowns: 4 vs PHI on Oct 29, 2023, L 38-31
  • Rushing Yards: 40 @ PHI on Oct 1, 2023, L 34-31 OT
  • Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs MIA on Dec 3, 2023, L 45-15
  • Sacks: 9 vs BUF on Sep 24, 2023, L 37-3
Sam Howell's best game in each stat, by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
202424—2—4.0
202339744029.0
202216913513.0

What the columns mean: SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2022.

League leaderboards and awards

3 seasons, 2022 to 2024

All-time career rank

  • 234th in passing yards (4,139)
  • 233rd in passing touchdowns (22)

Among the 2,842 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Sam Howell college stats

Sam Howell played 3 seasons at North Carolina Tar Heels (2019 to 2021): 10,283 passing yards, 92 touchdown passes and 23 interceptions.

passing

Sam Howell's college passing by season
CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2019North Carolina Tar Heels25942261.43,6418.63876836160.2
2020North Carolina Tar Heels23734868.13,58610.33078733179.1
2021North Carolina Tar Heels21734762.53,0568.82497648154.2

rushing

Sam Howell's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2019North Carolina Tar Heels94350.4124
2020North Carolina Tar Heels921461.6530
2021North Carolina Tar Heels1838284.51162

receiving

Sam Howell's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2019North Carolina Tar Heels3237.7118
2020North Carolina Tar Heels11111

defensive

Sam Howell's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2019North Carolina Tar Heels110000000
2020North Carolina Tar Heels110000000

scoring

Sam Howell's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2019North Carolina Tar Heels38110210014
2021North Carolina Tar Heels100000000

punting

Sam Howell's college punting by season
SeasonSchoolPUNTSAVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.LNGYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.
2021North Carolina Tar Heels1353535

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: Sam Howell's college game log.

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