Sam Howell

2020 – Sophomore Season
Started all 12 games at quarterback • Manning Award Finalist • Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist • Maxwell Award Semifinalist • Davey O’Brien Award Class of 2020 • All-ACC Second Team • ACC Quarterback of the Week (11/2, 11/16, 12/14) • O'Brien Award National QB of the Week (11/16) • Walter Camp National Offensive Player (11/16) • Manning Award "Star of the Week" (11/16) • All-ACC Academic Team selection • Led the ACC and ranked sixth nationally with 30 touchdown passes • His 68 total TD passes over his first two seasons are the most through a sophomore year in ACC history and are tied for the school record • Topped the ACC and was fourth nationally with 3,586 passing yards • His 295 passing yards against Syracuse was the most in a UNC season opener since T.J. Yates had 412 vs. LSU in 2010 • Named to the Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 list after posting a 78.2% completion percentage and tossed 3 TDs and 257 yards vs. Virginia Tech • Had 374 passing yards and 3 TDs at Florida State • His 91.6 grade according to Pro Football Focus against FSU was the top figure nationally among QBs that week • Had 443 passing yards and four TD passes at Virginia • Had three TD passes, one rushing TD and 235 passing yards at Duke • Named Davey O'Brien National QB of the Week, ACC QB of the Week and Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week after his record-setting 550-passing yard, 7 total TDs and 6 passing TDs performance against Wake Forest • Completed 32 of 45 attempts (71.1 percent), rushed for 21 yards and accounted for 571 of the team's school-record 742 total yards against the Demon Deacons • Finished with 211 yards, one passing TD and one rushing TD against No. 2 Notre Dame • Completed a career high 87.0% (20 of 23) of his attempts and tossed two TDs in first-half work against Western Carolina • Became the second Tar Heel to ever score touchdowns by pass, rush and catch in the same game in the win over No. 9 Miami, the other was Marquise Williams vs. Notre Dame in 2014 • Had three TDs and 234 passing yards in the Orange Bowl against No. 5 Texas A&M.

2019 Freshman All-American
2019 ACC Offensive & Overall Rookie of the Year
2019 ACC All-Academic

2019 - True Freshman Season
Started all 13 games at quarterback • FWAA Freshman All-American • ACC Offensive & Overall Rookie of the Year • Third team All-ACC • Selected to ACC All-Academic Team • Named ACC QB of the Week three times and ACC Rookie of the Week on six occasions • Military Bowl MVP • Set the FBS true freshman record and UNC school record with 38 TD passes • His 38 TD passes are the third most in a season in ACC history and the second most by a freshman QB • Ranked fourth nationally and led ACC QBs in passing TDs • Ranked second in the ACC and 14th nationally with 3,641 passing yards • Second in the ACC and 10th nationally with a 160.3 passing efficiency • Third in ACC in total offense (282.8 ypg) • Put together a streak of 13 consecutive games with multiple TD passes and had eight games with three or more TD passes • Became the first freshman to ever receive MVP honors at the Military Bowl • Was the week one ACC Freshman of the Week after leading UNC to a 24-20 comeback win over South Carolina in his collegiate debut in becoming the first true freshman to ever start a season opener for the Tar Heels • Went 15 of 24 for 245 yards and two critical TD passes in the fourth quarter that culminated a pair of 90+ yard drives • Named week two ACC QB and Rookie of the Week after notching a second-straight fourth-quarter comeback in a 28-25 win over Miami • Was 16 of 24 for 274 yards with two TD passes and no turnovers • Went 17 of 28 for 182 yards and two TDs at Wake Forest • Was 27 of 41 for 323 yards and three TD passes against App State • Had his first collegiate rushing touchdown against the Mountaineers • Was 15 of 27 for 144 yards and 2 TDs in 21-20 loss to Clemson • Set UNC freshman records for completions (33), attempts (51) and yards (376) and had four TD passes at Georgia Tech • Tied UNC record and set freshman record with 5 TD passes at Virginia Tech as part of a 26 of 49 for 348-yard performance • Was 10 of 26 for 227 yards and 2 TDs against Duke • Tossed four TDs and 353 yards (15 of 29) against Virginia • Threw for a season-high 401 yards and three TDs at NC State • Finished 25 of 34 for 294 yards, three passing TDs, one receiving TD and a season-high 53 yards rushing in the Military Bowl win over Temple.

Sun Valley High School
Consensus four-star prospect who is ranked the No. 2 player in the state of North Carolina, the No. 3 pro-style quarterback in the country and the No. 87 overall player nationally by the 247Sports Composite • Member of the ESPN300 • Ranked as the fourth-best QB at the Elite 11 Opening finals • Played in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, going 11-of-13 for 167 yards and a TD along with a rushing TD • Represented North Carolina at the 2018 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas • Finished his career by going 805-of-1,361 for 13,415 yards and 145 TDs, while rushing for 3,621 yards and 60 scores • Set the North Carolina record for total yards with 17,036 • Ranks second in state history in career passing yards • Named 2018 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year following his senior year • Tabbed North Carolina Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today, the AP, and the Charlotte Observer • Earned first-team all-state and All-Observer honors • Led Sun Valley to a 10-3 record and a spot in the second round of the North Carolina 3AA playoffs as a senior • Threw for 3,240 yards and 36 TDs, while rushing for 1,392 yards and 17 scores • Guided Sun Valley to an 11-4 record and a spot in the 3AA Regional Final as a junior • Went 225-of-382 for 3,372 yards and 36 TDs, while rushing for 1,594 yards and 24 TDs • Led Sun Valley to an 8-4 record and a berth in the state playoffs as a sophomore • Tallied 3,217 yards and 38 TDs on 199-of-322 passing and 444 yards and 12 TDs rushing • Added 3,586 yards and 35 TDs passing and 191 yards and seven TDs rushing as a freshman • Coached by Tad Baucom.