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#16 Sam Howell

38

Quarterback · Dallas Cowboys

35
Role Score
Developmental
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
PHIDAL
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
25 yr
−3.0 yr vs NFL QB23rd percentile
Height
6'1"
−1.6" vs NFL QB6th percentile
Weight
220 lb
+0.5 lb vs NFL QB48th percentile
NFL Experience
4 years
Birth Date
Sep 16, 2000
College
North Carolina
Draft
2022
Draft Pick
R5 · #144

Availability & contract

Expected Games
6/17
Total Contract
$2.5M
This Year
$2.5M
−$1.4M vs NFL QB35th percentile
Per Game
$147K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
38
Roster Value−12.7 vs NFL QB42nd percentile
35
Role−20.6 vs NFL QB25th percentile
54
Experience+11.4 vs NFL QB57th percentile
90
Prime+0.9 vs NFL QB43rd percentile
36
Durability−12.7 vs NFL QB32nd percentile
0
Continuity−32.0 vs NFL QB0th percentile
39
Draft Pedigree−5.7 vs NFL QB48th percentile
39
Contract Fit−25.3 vs NFL QB11th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Sam Howell fits · Quarterbacks

DAL quarterbacks, last season vs this season — Sam Howell is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Quarterbacks: Steve Shimko
#4Dak Prescott899214/179799839643$44M33.26'2"238
#16Sam Howell38356/17540369039$2.5M26.06'1"220
Joe Milton IIIPractice squad26253/171620179119—26.66'5"235
Last season · 2025Quarterbacks: Steve Shimko
Dak Prescott899214/179799839643$44M33.26'2"238
Will GrierUnknown46722/1713—139657—31.56'1"220
Joe Milton IIIPractice squad26253/171620179119—26.66'5"235

Contract notes

Short excerpts from public reporting. These notes are reported context, separate from the structured contract figures above.

Transactions

Every tracked move involving this player, from the canonical transaction tracker.

#16Sam Howell

Roster Value38
PHIDALOffseason roster

Dallas Cowboys sign Sam Howell

Mar 12, 2026
Official

Sam Howell

Roster Value—
#144WSH

Washington Commanders select QB Sam Howell in the NFL draft

Apr 30, 2022
Official