Sam Ehlinger

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 25

Weight: 225 lbs

College: Texas

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YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2023	Indianapolis Colts	1
2022	Indianapolis Colts	4	2	1
2021	Indianapolis Colts	3
TOTAL		8	2	1	0	0	0	0

Biography

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

Appeared in 46 games (43 starts) at Texas (2017-20) and completed 923-of-1,476 passes for 11,436 yards and 94 touchdowns with 27 interceptions. He also added 554 carries for 1,907 yards and 33 touchdowns.
Named the Co-Big 12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2020.
Earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors in 2020.
Named the 2020 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year.
Voted a two-time team captain (2019, 2020), becoming only the seventh in team history.
Led Texas to 27 wins as the starting quarterback, which is the fourth-most in school history.
Ranks fourth in Big 12 history in total touchdowns.
In 2018, he became the second Texas quarterback with 40-plus total touchdowns in a season.
In 2017, he led the team in passing yards and rushing yards.
Three-time Academic First Team All-Big 12 selection (2018-20).
Accepted his invitation to the 2020 Senior Bowl.

2020:

As a team captain, he started all 10 games and completed 194-of-322 passes for 2,566 yards and 26 touchdowns with five interceptions. Also contributed 377 yards on 113 carries with eight touchdowns.
Named the Co-Big 12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Named the 2020 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year.
Earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors.
His 208 total points scored ranked sixth in the country.
His 26 passing touchdowns were the seventh-most in single-season school history.
He did not throw an interception in his last 139 passing attempts of his career.

2019:

Started all 13 games as a team captain and completed 296-of-454 passes for 3,663 yards and a single-season career-high 32 touchdowns with 10 interceptions. He added 163 carries for 663 yards and seven touchdowns.
He tallied the second-most total yards (4,326) in single-season school history.
Named a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award.
Became the first Texas quarterback to throw at least three touchdown passes in four-straight games since 2008 (Colt McCoy).
Selected as the 2019 Big 12 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.

2018:

Started all 14 games and completed 275-of-425 passes for 3,292 yards and 25 touchdowns as well as five interceptions. Contributed to the ground game with 482 rushing yards on 164 carries and a single-season career-high 16 touchdowns.
Recorded the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in Texas single-season history.
Became the only player in Texas history to pass for at least 25 touchdowns and rush for at least 15 in the same season.
His 3,292 passing yards were the fifth-most in single-season school history.
Became only the fourth quarterback in school history to start the season with six straight 200-yard passing games.

2017:

Saw action in nine games (six starts) and completed 158-of-275 passes for 1,915 yards and 11 touchdowns with seven interceptions as well as 114 carries for 385 yards and two touchdowns.
Led the team in both passing yards and rushing yards, becoming the first Longhorn to do so since Colt McCoy in 2008.
Became only the eighth Texas true freshman starting quarterback to win at least one game.

PERSONAL:

Attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas and finished as the school's all-time leader in total yards (9,886) and passing yards (7,491).
Selected as the 2015 Texas State Player of the Year.
As a junior, he led Westlake to the state championship game and earned Offensive Player of the Year accolades after he tallied 4,041 passing yards and 1,325 rushing yards.
As a sophomore, he earned District Newcomer honors after tallying 2,543 passing yards and 42 total touchdowns.
Rated the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback recruit in the country.
Last name is pronounced EL-in-gurr
A native of Austin, Texas.

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