Sam Ehlinger with the Indianapolis Colts, 2022
With the Indianapolis Colts, 2022. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Texas, 2017–⁠20

Sam Ehlinger

Number
No. 11
Height
6′3″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Austin, TX
Born
Sep 30, 1998, in Austin, Texas

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Sam Ehlinger played quarterback at Texas (2017–⁠20). The Indianapolis Colts took Ehlinger in round 6, No. 218 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,663
Passing yards, 2019 (Texas, 8–⁠5)
Best game
426 yards
Vs. UTEP, week 2, 2020: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 218
Round 6, 2021 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

426passing yards, career highvs. UTEP, 20205touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Texas Tech, 2020112rushing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20204rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2020

Honors

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Texas15827557.51,9157.0117
2018Texas27442464.63,2947.8255
2019Texas29645465.23,6638.13210
2020Texas19432260.22,5668.0265
Career9221,47562.511,4387.89427

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Texas1143853.4224
2018Texas1644822.91618
2019Texas1636634.1731
2020Texas1133783.3836
Career5541,9083.43336

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Texas11QBFr.
2018Texas11QBSo.
2019Texas11QBJr.
2020Texas11QBSr.6′3″225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2017Texas3910.1319th (n=160)0.2550.955%0.160.11
2018Texas5890.3884th (n=160)0.26221.056%0.480.34
2019Texas6150.3784th (n=155)0.27228.164%0.500.33
2020Texas4350.3265th (n=116)0.27138.261%0.470.33

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Texas 10 games, 2,566 passing yards, 26 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.UTEPW 59–⁠325334265012
Sep 26atTexas TechW 63–⁠5627402625170
Oct 3vs.TCUL 31–⁠3317362364149
Oct 10vs.OklahomaL 45–⁠53305328722112
Oct 24vs.BaylorW 27–⁠1615232701151
Oct 31atOklahoma StateW 41–⁠34183416930−9
Nov 7vs.West VirginiaW 17–⁠1315311842039
Nov 27vs.Iowa StateL 20–⁠2317292981065
Dec 5atKansas StateW 69–⁠31202727420−6
Dec 29 ✦vs.ColoradoW 55–⁠23101616010−5
2019 Texas 13 games, 3,663 passing yards, 32 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠1428382764034
Sep 7vs.LSUL 38–⁠4531474014060
Sep 14vs.RiceW 48–⁠1323272793027
Sep 21vs.Oklahoma StateW 36–⁠3020282814170
Oct 5atWest VirginiaW 42–⁠3118332112145
Oct 12vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠34263821000−9
Oct 19vs.KansasW 50–⁠4831443994191
Oct 26atTCUL 27–⁠3722483212443
Nov 9vs.Kansas StateW 27–⁠2422292631140
Nov 16atIowa StateL 21–⁠2322402733027
Nov 23atBaylorL 10–⁠2422372000179
Nov 29vs.Texas TechW 49–⁠2419273482083
Dec 31 ✦vs.UtahW 38–⁠1012182013173
2018 Texas 14 games, 3,294 passing yards, 25 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.MarylandL 29–⁠3421392632230
Sep 8vs.TulsaW 28–⁠2121272372051
Sep 15vs.USCW 37–⁠1415332232035
Sep 22vs.TCUW 31–⁠1622322552011
Sep 29atKansas StateW 19–⁠1429362071026
Oct 6vs.OklahomaW 48–⁠4524353142072
Oct 13vs.BaylorW 23–⁠174535005
Oct 27atOklahoma StateL 35–⁠3822422832047
Nov 3vs.West VirginiaL 41–⁠4224353563052
Nov 10atTexas TechW 41–⁠3422343124014
Nov 17vs.Iowa StateW 24–⁠1012151371032
Nov 23atKansasW 24–⁠171628154221
Dec 1vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠3923363492142
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 28–⁠2119271690064
2017 Texas 9 games, 1,915 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 9vs.San José StateW 56–⁠015272221048
Sep 16atUSCL 24–⁠2721402982210
Oct 7vs.Kansas StateW 40–⁠34305038021107
Oct 14vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠29193927810110
Oct 21vs.Oklahoma StateL 10–⁠13223624101−10
Nov 11vs.KansasW 42–⁠2722910–
Nov 18atWest VirginiaW 28–⁠1412191362168
Nov 24vs.Texas TechL 23–⁠2726472391235
Dec 27 ✦vs.MissouriW 33–⁠1611151121017

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠24).

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′1⅛″
Weight220 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan74¼″
40-yard dash4.84 s
10-yard split1.71 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump9′6″
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.44 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2021Indianapolis Colts3000009
2022Indianapolis Colts4641015733387
NFL career7641015733396

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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