The Sam Howell Thread

Agreed. I do think our defense had something to do with that though.

Yes. Our line applied pressure consistently. Tampa didn't.

Kurt Warner breaks down SH pre-draft 2 part videos

https://youtu.be/SVcGzhhhakc

https://youtu.be/u5o8n2Av8BM

Carrying over from the other thread:

Keep drafting guys to find a QB. But also never actually play the QBs that were drafted. That doesn't match-up. You need to give the guys a chance to see if they are the answer or not.

If he had a (1) next to his name instead of a (5) this wouldn't even be a conversation.

Sam Howell 2020 at UNC:

68.1% completion rate
3586 passing yards
30 passing touchdowns
7 interceptions
146 rushing yards
5 rushing touchdowns
3,732 total yards
35 total touchdowns
Finished 14th in NCAAF QBR

Sam Howell 2021 at UNC:

62.5% completion rate
3056 passing yards
24 passing touchdowns
9 interceptions
828 rushing yards
11 rushing touchdowns
3884 total yards
35 total touchdowns
Finished 21st in NCAAF QBR

It's pretty crazy this dropped him from a pretty much guaranteed 1st round pick to a 5th rounder.

Between the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Howell lost Javonte Williams, Dyami Brown, Dazz Newsome, and Michael Carter to the draft alone. That doesn't even include any O-lineman that started in 2020 that just didn't get drafted, but were still starters. Any QB that loses 4 NFL draft picks from their offense, is very likely going to have a dip in their stats. Especially when its not from a powerhouse that just replaces guys every year, like Bama, GA, OSU, etc.

His wheels are very very underrated. I for one feel extremely fortunate that he is on our team and that we snagged him in the fifth. It will go down as an absolute steal one day.

Sam Howell 2020 at UNC:

68.1% completion rate
3586 passing yards
30 passing touchdowns
7 interceptions
146 rushing yards
5 rushing touchdowns
3,732 total yards
35 total touchdowns
Finished 14th in NCAAF QBR

Sam Howell 2021 at UNC:

62.5% completion rate
3056 passing yards
24 passing touchdowns
9 interceptions
828 rushing yards
11 rushing touchdowns
3884 total yards
35 total touchdowns
Finished 21st in NCAAF QBR

It's pretty crazy this dropped him from a pretty much guaranteed 1st round pick to a 5th rounder.

Between the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Howell lost Javonte Williams, Dyami Brown, Dazz Newsome, and Michael Carter to the draft alone. That doesn't even include any O-lineman that started in 2020 that just didn't get drafted, but were still starters. Any QB that loses 4 NFL draft picks from their offense, is very likely going to have a dip in their stats. Especially when its not from a powerhouse that just replaces guys every year, like Bama, GA, OSU, etc.

By way of comparison...

Drake Maye 2022 at UNC

66.2% completion rate
4321 passing yards
38 passing touchdowns
7 interceptions
698 rushing yards
7 rushing touchdowns
5019 total yards
45 total touchdowns

Howells numbers don't look so great now.

By way of comparison...

Drake Maye 2022 at UNC

66.2% completion rate
4321 passing yards
38 passing touchdowns
7 interceptions
698 rushing yards
7 rushing touchdowns
5019 total yards
45 total touchdowns

Howells numbers don't look so great now.

Maye will be the No. 1 overall pick next year. Those numbers are absurd. That can't be the litmus test.

UNC finished Top 10 in total yards in 2020 and 2021.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/team/_/season/2021

Howell falling to the 5th for us was a lucky break. Not because every team was right 4 times.

Every year, there are tons of players that go way later than they should.

Curl and McLaurin being 2 examples just from our team.

Maye will be the No. 1 overall pick next year. Those numbers are absurd. That can't be the litmus test.

Caleb Williams will be but Maye top 5 for sure

Caleb Williams will be but Maye top 5 for sure

Maye will be a better NFL QB imo, but you could be right.

I'll edit to he will be drafted in the Top 2.

Those guys will go Top 2 in some order.