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Quarterback Offer Breakdown: Sam Howell

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Roman Marciante said:
Sam Howell is a play making quarterback from Monroe, North Carolina. Howell captained Sun Valley high school to an 11-4 record and compiled a video game-esque 5000 total yards last year. (3400 through the air and 1600 on the ground) Listed at 6'1" 215 pounds let's see how Howell measures up in this week's offer breakdown.

Sam Howell

Footwork/Rhythm Footwork can improve. Noticed a very elongated plant step at times which in turn occasionally caused him to slip. The long plant step also caused him to dip down in the pocket which in turn can impede vision. Can be lackadaisical in certain gun drops and needs to hit the steps quicker. Noted Howell to drop back with his shoulders "open" in the direction of his target allowing DB's to "key." Front stride is charted at different lengths on similar throws.

Rhythm was inconsistent. Balls were late at times with no understandable rationale. Best repeatable on time ball was on seem routes.

Accuracy/Arm Strength/Mechanics Some completions were not in optimal locations. Some completions were. Howell has a .589 career varsity completion percentage and 33 career interceptions. Needs to improve at reading the field and shoring up footwork and I believe these numbers will improve.

Arm Strength is good. Deep ball left some receivers short in some cases but overall nice zip on intermediate to short passes. Most impressive throw noted was a 30 yard post on a rope. The football had little drop off and maintained an essential straight line trajectory. Has the capability to factor in a vertical passing attack.

Mechanics show some variable tenancy. Howell will "wind up" on some balls when he wants to add power and he will drop the ball early in an attempt to run. Needs to allow the play to develop and is not a consistent repeatable deliverer of the football. When in form and upright after the throw he shows good mechanical potential.

Mobility is unequivocally the strength of Howell's game. Strong runner with elusiveness. Howell can extend the pocket and has great awareness of the pressure. He is an effective threat on roll outs and shows equal ability rolling in either direction. Does not have the high end speed of a Michael Johnson Jr but can easily factor in a myriad of QB run concepts. Howell does have lateral cutting ability and noted to make several defenders miss.

Roman Rank: Howell has received dozens of offers and you can see why with his play making ability. He is a maestro of mayhem for defenders because of his unique ability to extend and make plays. I do feel Howell still needs to hone his craft passing wise in order to be the refined rhythmic reliability I know he can be. You cannot argue the fact that he had 60 total touchdowns including 34 passing but issues are still glaring.

For example, his offensive coordinator ran a dig, corner, flat combo numerous times. The #2 wide receiver running the corner was taught correctly and would "flatten" out his corner into an out vs closed cover two safety looks. The anticipation to hit this concept was missing and it flashed open repeatedly time after time. Yes. The 30 yard flash and dash first down run was brilliant but this kind of repeated miss will drive offensive coordinators crazy.

33 interceptions and less than a .600% passer in high school are causes for concern but Howell's productivity cannot be denied. Howell is still a gifted play maker and worthy of a low 4 star Ranking.
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Hes 5'11 at best
 
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So......he’s like Rosier.....And 5”11....and not as good as the other kid.....and we offered the lesser of the 2....yeah brilliant.
 
HighSeas said:
Rate statistics are more useful than raw numbers. Howell has thrown 1062 attempts which puts him at 3% INT rate. 1 INT every 33 attempts is acceptable. Rosier has an almost identical INT rate at Miami.
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I'm hoping that we aren't using Rosier as the bar though, kid is far too inconsistent at QB to be starting again at UM.
 
This kid kind of reminds me of ****kowski with worse measurables.

Not really sure why he’s blown up and gotten so many offers.
 
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He can absolutely sling the football. Way better arm talent than Rosier with equal mobility as rosier. The Charlotte metropolitan area is also pretty well known for college QBs like Will Grier, Riley Ferguson (MEM), Mason Rudolph (OK ST), even as far back as Chris Leak (UF) Joe Cox (UGA) who is Richts own guy. QBs from that area tend to excel at the next level.

We would be lucky for him to consider us. And as far as I’m concerned, this staff hasn’t given me any doubt yet that they can’t evaluate talent and pick the correct QBs for each class.
 
wiseman said:
He can absolutely sling the football. Way better arm talent than Rosier with equal mobility as rosier. The Charlotte metropolitan area is also pretty well known for college QBs like Will Grier, Riley Ferguson (MEM), Mason Rudolph (OK ST), even as far back as Chris Leak (UF) Joe Cox (UGA) who is Richts own guy. QBs from that area tend to excel at the next level.

We would be lucky for him to consider us. And as far as I’m concerned, this staff hasn’t given me any doubt yet that they can’t evaluate talent and pick the correct QBs for each class.
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This post is awful and misinformed on so many levels
 
wiseman said:
He can absolutely sling the football. Way better arm talent than Rosier with equal mobility as rosier. The Charlotte metropolitan area is also pretty well known for college QBs like Will Grier, Riley Ferguson (MEM), Mason Rudolph (OK ST), even as far back as Chris Leak (UF) Joe Cox (UGA) who is Richts own guy. QBs from that area tend to excel at the next level.

We would be lucky for him to consider us. And as far as I’m concerned, this staff hasn’t given me any doubt yet that they can’t evaluate talent and pick the correct QBs for each class.
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Being better than Rosier isn't really a high bar lol.

I'm fine with this kid going to FSU. Roman's eval seems pretty good. He's a nice prospect, but not really more. I was worried they'd get Tai. That would have sucked
 
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wiseman said:
He can absolutely sling the football. Way better arm talent than Rosier with equal mobility as rosier. The Charlotte metropolitan area is also pretty well known for college QBs like Will Grier, Riley Ferguson (MEM), Mason Rudolph (OK ST), even as far back as Chris Leak (UF) Joe Cox (UGA) who is Richts own guy. QBs from that area tend to excel at the next level.

We would be lucky for him to consider us. And as far as I’m concerned, this staff hasn’t given me any doubt yet that they can’t evaluate talent and pick the correct QBs for each class.
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Those were the best names you could pull and you think that area produces talent at qb? Hahaha stick to lurking and stop posting. You're embarrassing yourself...
 
I will add that a lot has been made about his INTs in this thread, and rightfully so. They can't be ignored. But I believe almost half were from his freshman season. He played varsity as a freshman (I have not seen the kid live, only read clippings, etc), and I think 15 of those INTs were from his freshman year.

His sophomore and junior seasons combined, he threw 704 passes with 18 picks. 2.5% INT rate. That's not bad.

Roman, you cited Mayfield's stats. And you're right, 8 picks on 666 attempts. 1.2% INT rate....phenomenal. But not exactly apples to apples because those were his Junior and Senior stats. I'll be interested to see how many picks Howell throws this fall and then we can compare. I'm not going to ding the kid too much for throwing 15 picks as a freshman playing varsity football.
 
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WR Cane said:
So where's Tai going now? Miami?
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Wiltdong said yesterday that he's still leaving his CB pick on Tai to FSU. Willie is pushing hard for 2 QBs this class since they whiffed last class.

I'll believe it when I see it. Howell looks like a good prospect, but if he actually gets Howell and Taisun or Howell and Jayden Daniels to both sign, that'd be very impressive. It goes without saying 2 of the top kids rarely sign with the same school in the same class.
 
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So Howell ran a 5.12 40 at the Opening in Atlanta.

Can someone explain how he ran for 1600 yards last year as a QB? Did they play a schedule of special needs schools?

With that speed he's not exactly the next Quinten Flowers
 
Brooklyndee said:
The kid is 5'10 at best...
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Measured 6' 1.5" and 225 lbs at The Opening regional in Atlanta. Everyone there reported it was a terrible day and poor conditions, but a 5.12 40 is pretty bad.

23.3" vertical. 4.58 shuttle.

I know he's a pro style QB, and I do like his film, but you've got to be at least a little concerned about the athleticism after those testing numbers.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
Measured 6' 1.5" and 225 lbs at The Opening regional in Atlanta. Everyone there reported it was a terrible day and poor conditions, but a 5.12 40 is pretty bad.

23.3" vertical. 4.58 shuttle.

I know he's a pro style QB, and I do like his film, but you've got to be at least a little concerned about the athleticism after those testing numbers.
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Graham Mertz, by comparison, who I think we all acknowledge is a traditional Pro QB, posted at the same event:

5.07 40
26.5" vert
4.32 shuttle

Again, I really don't get the fit in Taggart's offense, at least what he has ran in the past, especially with guys like Tai and Daniels on the board
 
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