Sam Howell is an American football quarterback currently playing for the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL. He achieved considerable success at the University of North Carolina, where he established school records for single-season touchdown passes with 38 and career records with 10,283 passing yards and 92 touchdown passes, solidifying his status as a prominent quarterback prospect.
In 1960, Sam Howell's American grandfather met his Korean grandmother while stationed in Korea after the Korean War.
On September 16, 2000, Samuel Duke Howell was born. He is now a professional football quarterback in the NFL.
In 2004, Lamar Jackson was the first Power 5 quarterback to post back-to-back games of over 300 passing and 100 rushing yards. Howell would join him in this feat.
In January 2019, Howell enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He became the first true freshman to win the starting quarterback job for the Tar Heels.
In 2019, Howell was named the ACC Rookie of the Year. He was also named the 2019 Military Bowl MVP.
2020 was Howell's most successful season as Tar Heel starting quarterback, leading the team to an 8–4 record and a final ranking of 18 in the AP Poll.
In December 2021, Howell graduated and announced he would forgo his remaining college eligibility to enter the 2022 NFL draft.
In 2021, Howell threw three touchdowns in the Orange Bowl in a loss to Texas A&M and earned second-team All-ACC honors.
On May 6, 2022, Howell signed his four-year rookie contract with the Washington Commanders.
By 2022, Howell finished his Tar Heel career throwing for 92 touchdown passes and 10,283 yards, both school records.
In 2022, Howell made his first career start in Week 18, recording a passing and rushing touchdown in a win over the Dallas Cowboys.
In 2023, Howell became the starting quarterback. In week 3, he threw four interceptions and was sacked nine times. By mid-November, he led the NFL in passing yards but was on pace to break the single-season sack record.
On March 14, 2024, Howell was traded to the Seattle Seahawks along with draft picks in exchange for other draft picks. He mostly served as backup to Geno Smith.
On April 26, 2025, the Minnesota Vikings traded a fifth-round pick for Howell and another fifth-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
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