Sam Howell

Washington Commanders#14QBActive

HT/WT

6' 1", 225 lbs

Birthdate

9/16/2000 (25)

College

North Carolina

Draft

2022: Rd 5, Pk 144 (WAS)

How Sam Howell performed against the coverage shell, personnel, box count, and pass rush the defense actually showed — not the offense's own play call. Sourced from nflverse's participation data, which charts a subset of snaps, so samples here run thinner than the Splits tab.

By Coverage Shell — 2023

Split	Plays	Yds	TD	EPA/Play	Success
Cover 1	234	1,167	10	-0.18	38.5%
Cover 2	115	658	4	-0.02	45.2%
Cover 3	97	575	3	-0.26	48.5%
Cover 4	85	499	3	-0.05	41.2%
2-Man	47	188	1	-0.45	34.0%
Combo	44	270	3	-0.08	43.2%
Cover 6	22	106	0	-0.25	31.8%
Cover 9	18	26	0	-0.32	33.3%
Cover 0	15	14	2	-0.48	26.7%
Unknown	2	-4	0	-0.96	50.0%

Man vs. Zone — 2023

Split	Plays	Yds	TD	EPA/Play	Success
Zone Coverage	382	2,140	13	-0.12	43.7%
Man Coverage	296	1,369	13	-0.24	37.2%

By Defensive Personnel — 2023

Split	Plays	Yds	TD	EPA/Play	Success
Nickel	488	2,534	20	-0.18	40.8%
Dime	120	603	2	-0.06	39.2%
Base (4-3)	29	156	0	-0.02	51.7%
Base (3-4)	21	102	2	-0.44	33.3%
Quarter	17	71	1	-1.09	29.4%
Base	3	31	0	+0.62	100.0%

By Box Count — 2023

Split	Plays	Yds	TD	EPA/Play	Success
6 in the Box	353	1,866	12	-0.15	41.6%
Light Box (≤5)	198	1,003	7	-0.27	35.9%
7 in the Box	114	564	4	-0.13	45.6%
Stacked Box (8+)	14	66	3	+0.19	50.0%

By Pass Rush — 2023

Split	Plays	Yds	TD	EPA/Play	Success
4 Rushers	484	2,555	18	-0.18	40.1%
5 Rushers	131	691	4	-0.07	48.1%
6+ Rushers (Blitz)	39	115	2	-0.56	28.2%
3 or Fewer Rushers	24	138	2	-0.08	37.5%