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Quarterback, Washington Commanders
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Draft: 2022 Round 5 (1)
College: North Carolina
Ht: 6’1” Wt: 218 DOB: 2000-09-16 Age: 23 |
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Passing | Rushing |
Fantasy |
| Season |
Team |
G |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yard |
TD |
INT | Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
FPts/G |
| 2022 |
WAS |
1 |
11 |
19 |
57.9 |
169 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
35 |
7.0 |
1 |
18.3 |
18.3 |
| 2023 |
WAS |
13 |
335 |
509 |
65.8 |
3,465 |
18 |
14 |
40 |
243 |
6.1 |
5 |
232.9 |
17.9 |
| 2023 (Projected) |
WAS |
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246 |
410 |
60.0 |
2,950 |
15 |
8 |
45 |
188 |
4.2 |
1 |
186.8 |
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At this point, Washington is a perennial "not-quite-good-enough to be contender / not-quite-bad-enough to have a high draft pick" franchise, and that, along with some ancillary personnel decisions, has really hurt the team's ability to land a true difference-making quarterback. The Commanders' 2022 quarterback situation was all over the place, with three different quarterbacks starting games, two of whom are no longer with the franchise after the team moved on from Carson Wentz and Taylor Heinicke.
Now heading into his second professional season, Sam Howell appears most likely to be the Commanders' Week 1 starter despite having only started one game as a rookie in 2022. Howell threw for 169 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in that start, a Week 18 victory over the Cowboys who were headed to the playoffs. Notably, Howell also added 35 yards on the ground, which is certainly in line with how he played during his final season at North Carolina prior to being drafted, in which he rushed for 828 yards and 11 touchdowns. That season, however, was a far stretch from what we saw from him as the Tar Heels' starter in both his freshman and sophomore seasons, which saw him rush for a total of just 181 yards and six scores in those two seasons combined.
Howell should be in line to start this season, but head coach Ron Rivera has seemingly taken steps back in declaring Howell as the official starter despite the fact that he is operating as the team's QB1 thus far. Rivera has stated that it is an open competition and that he would be comfortable if veteran Jacoby Brissett came out on top. We've seen this situation play out many times throughout recent history and teams almost always end up going with the younger, higher upside option as long as it's not a complete landslide victory in the veteran's favor, but fantasy managers should beware that the Commanders have shown a propensity to move on from their quarterbacks - even young ones - if they're not performing at a satisfactory level. That could mean a shorter-than-expected leash for Howell if things don't go well out of the gate.
On a positive note, Howell does step into an offense that is better than many casual fans believe, with some truly impressive pass-catchers at just about every level. His under-the-radar rushing upside makes him an interesting late-round dart throw in two-QB and SuperFlex leagues. He's unlikely to deliver high-end fantasy production, but a campaign like Daniel Jones' 2022 season is not out of the question.
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Passing | Rushing |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yard |
TD |
INT | Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
| 1 |
ARI |
W 20-16 |
19 |
31 |
61.3 |
202 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
1 |
15.2 |
| 2 |
at DEN |
W 35-33 |
27 |
39 |
69.2 |
299 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
21.3 |
| 3 |
BUF |
L 3-37 |
19 |
29 |
65.5 |
170 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
0.6 |
| 4 |
at PHI |
L 31-34 |
29 |
41 |
70.7 |
290 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
6.7 |
0 |
19.6 |
| 5 |
CHI |
L 20-40 |
37 |
51 |
72.5 |
388 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
19 |
4.8 |
0 |
23.4 |
| 6 |
at ATL |
W 24-16 |
14 |
23 |
60.9 |
151 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0.8 |
0 |
18.3 |
| 7 |
at NYG |
L 7-14 |
22 |
42 |
52.4 |
249 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
9.5 |
| 8 |
PHI |
L 31-38 |
39 |
52 |
75.0 |
397 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
31.0 |
| 9 |
at NE |
W 20-17 |
29 |
45 |
64.4 |
325 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
27 |
5.4 |
0 |
17.7 |
| 10 |
at SEA |
L 26-29 |
29 |
44 |
65.9 |
312 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
24.2 |
| 11 |
NYG |
L 19-31 |
31 |
45 |
68.9 |
255 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
35 |
11.7 |
1 |
17.7 |
| 12 |
at DAL |
L 10-45 |
28 |
44 |
63.6 |
300 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
1 |
17.3 |
| 13 |
MIA |
L 15-45 |
12 |
23 |
52.2 |
127 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
5.3 |
2 |
17.2 |
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Passing | Rushing |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yard |
TD |
INT | Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
| 18 |
DAL |
W 26-6 |
11 |
19 |
57.9 |
169 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
35 |
7.0 |
1 |
18.3 |
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