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. Roman Rank: 4.2 stars
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. Roman Rank: 4.2 stars
