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Sam Howell
Born September 16, 2000 · College North Carolina · Drafted 2022, round 5, pick 144 (WAS) · 6-1, 225 lb
EPA per dropback by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Passing
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp % | Yds | TD | INT | Dropbacks | EPA/db | Stabilised EPA/db | WPA/db (WP pts) | Total WPA (wins) | CPOE | Success % | ANY/A | Rank (EPA/db) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WAS | 1 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 28 | −0.045 | −0.118−0.251 to +0.015 | +0.22 | +0.06 | −4.9 | 42.9 | 6.05 | – |
| 2023 | WAS | 17 | 388 | 612 | 63.4 | 3,946 | 21 | 21 | 744 | −0.080 | −0.009−0.091 to +0.073 | +0.03 | +0.26 | −0.4 | 42.7 | 4.39 | 33 |
| 2024 | SEA | 1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 19 | −0.857 | −0.131−0.266 to +0.003 | −0.77 | −0.15 | −33.2 | 10.5 | -2.33 | – |
| Career | SEA | 19 | 404 | 645 | 62.6 | 4,139 | 22 | 23 | 791 | −0.098 | +0.02 | +0.17 | −1.3 | 42.0 | 4.27 | – |
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WAS | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 | +1.648 | 100.0 | +1.6 | +0.07 | |
| 2023 | WAS | 17 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 2.38 | +0.006 | 50.0 | +0.1 | +0.09 | |
| Career | SEA | 19 | 14 | 40 | 3 | 2.86 | +0.115 | 53.3 | +1.7 | +0.16 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | WAS | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | −0.306 | 0.2 | 1.0 | −0.3 | +0.00 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WAS | 1 | 65 | 100.0 | – | – |
| 2023 | WAS | 17 | 1,053 | 95.7 | – | – |
| 2024 | SEA | 2 | 25 | 21.0 | – | – |
Pressure and play action
Regular season. Pressure from 2016; play action, blitzes and interception-worthy throws (per attempt) from 2022. The sources changed in 2023, so compare a season with its league, not across years. Pressure and time to throw: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on); play action, blitzes and interception-worthy throws: FTN Data via nflverse (2022 on). Both CC BY-SA 4.0; aggregated by Red Zone Math, and this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Dropbacks | Pressured % | EPA/db pressured | EPA/db clean | Time to throw (s) | Play action % | EPA/db with play action | Blitzed % | EPA/db vs a blitz | Interception- worthy % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28 | 36.8 | −1.61 | +0.64 | 2.68 | 21.4 | −1.59 | 17.9 | +0.40 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 744 | 33.1 | −0.45 | +0.10 | 2.68 | 17.5 | −0.18 | 28.6 | −0.01 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 19 | 52.6 | −0.99 | −0.71 | 2.86 | 36.8 | −0.73 | 10.5 | −0.79 | 7.1 |
Game logs
2024 game log (1 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp/Att | Pass yds | TD | INT | EPA/db | Pass WPA (WP pts) | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | vs GB | L 13–30 | 5/14 | 24 | 0 | 1 | −0.86 | −14.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (17 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp/Att | Pass yds | TD | INT | EPA/db | Pass WPA (WP pts) | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs ARI | W 20–16 | 19/31 | 202 | 1 | 1 | −0.16 | −14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | @ DEN | W 35–33 | 27/39 | 299 | 2 | 0 | +0.23 | +36.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | vs BUF | L 3–37 | 19/29 | 170 | 0 | 4 | −0.59 | −18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | @ PHI | L 31–34 OT | 29/41 | 290 | 1 | 0 | +0.25 | +59.7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | +2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-05 | vs CHI | L 20–40 | 37/51 | 388 | 2 | 1 | +0.09 | −9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | @ ATL | W 24–16 | 14/23 | 151 | 3 | 0 | −0.03 | +1.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ NYG | L 7–14 | 22/42 | 249 | 0 | 1 | −0.25 | −43.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | vs PHI | L 31–38 | 39/52 | 397 | 4 | 1 | +0.09 | +27.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | @ NE | W 20–17 | 29/45 | 325 | 1 | 1 | +0.16 | +19.5 | 1 | -2 | 0 | −1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ SEA | L 26–29 | 29/44 | 312 | 3 | 0 | +0.25 | +33.1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | −3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs NYG | L 19–31 | 31/45 | 256 | 1 | 3 | +0.01 | −24.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-23 | @ DAL | L 10–45 | 28/44 | 300 | 0 | 1 | −0.20 | +1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | vs MIA | L 15–45 | 12/23 | 127 | 0 | 1 | −0.36 | −9.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | @ LA | L 20–28 | 11/26 | 102 | 1 | 1 | −0.39 | −9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | @ NYJ | L 28–30 | 6/22 | 56 | 0 | 2 | −0.91 | −26.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | vs SF | L 10–27 | 17/28 | 169 | 1 | 2 | −0.30 | +2.1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs DAL | L 10–38 | 19/27 | 153 | 1 | 2 | −0.20 | +1.3 | 2 | -4 | 0 | −2.6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −0.3 |
2022 game log (1 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp/Att | Pass yds | TD | INT | EPA/db | Pass WPA (WP pts) | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs DAL | W 26–6 | 11/19 | 169 | 1 | 1 | −0.05 | +6.1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +1.6 |