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Sam Ehlinger

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Sam Ehlinger

Role Player

Height6'1"

Weight222 lb

BornSep 30, 1998

Age27

CollegeTexas See College Stats

ConferenceBig Twelve

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 6, Pick 218 · IND

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A quarterback who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.

Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2021	—	IND	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	9	0	3.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	18	8.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	—	0	0
2022	—	IND	4	—	64	101	63.4%	573	3	3	3.0	3.0	5.7	4.9	1.0	76.1	14	17	87	0	5.1	0.0	5	29.4	0	222	87.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-40.6	5.6	—	722	0
2023	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	8	—	64	101	63.4%	573	3	3	3.0	3.0	5.7	4.9	1.0	76.1	14	20	96	0	4.8	0.0	6	30.0	0	243	33.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	-40.6	5.6	—	722	0

Career EPA-35.0·-41 passing · 6 rushing·-17.5/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2022	24	IND	4	4*	64	101	63.4%	573	3	3	3.0	3.0	5.7	4.9	1.0	76.1	14	1.7
Career			4	4*	64	101	63.4%	573	3	3	3.0	3.0	5.7	—	—	76.1	14	1.7

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2021	23	IND	3	—	3	9	0	3.0	0.0	1	33.3	0
2022	24	IND	4	4*	17	87	0	5.1	0.0	5	29.4	0
Career			7	4*	20	96	0	4.8	—	6	—	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2021	23	IND	3	—	18	8.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2022	24	IND	4	4*	222	87.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2023	25	IND	1	—	3	5.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			8	4*	243	—	—	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2021	23	—	—	—	—	0.0	—	0	0
2022	24	—	—	4*	-40.6	5.6	—	722	0
Career				4*	—	—	—	722	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Passing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	OnTgt%	Bad%	Prss	Prss%	Hrry	Hits	Bltz	PktTime	Throwaway	Batted	Scrm
2022	24	IND	—	4*	74.0	18.0	29	23.0	8	7	23	2.5	1	2	—
Career				4*	—	—	29	—	8	7	23	—	1	2	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2021	23	IND	3	—	7	2.3	2	0.7	0	—	1
2022	24	IND	4	4*	80	4.7	7	0.4	0	—	5
Career			7	4*	87	—	9	—	0	—	6

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 8 · Depth / Rotational

A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 8 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.

11

Sustained

career value

×.6

11

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.72

Longevity

career length

Blend 11 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 8· confidence 50%

What builds the career mark of 11

On-field 8.7

Availability 2.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)

2022bestavg 112022

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

5

Depth

of 100

Reached 1% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

1% of the all-time Passing Yards leader1

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-17.48 EPA/season over 2 seasons44

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 84%.

Per-Snap Impact

Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

EPA / snap:-0.146See leaderboard →

EPA/snap-0.146Snap share48.1%Off snaps240Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Combine · 2021

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

QB · 2021 class

4.84s

40-Yard

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 31thClass Pos 25thClass All 29th

36.5"

Vertical

Elite · 95th pct

Pos 95thAll 77thClass Pos 90thClass All 79th

114"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 38thClass Pos 50thClass All 30th

7.15s

3-Cone

Below avg · 40th pct

Pos 40thAll 50thClass Pos 10thClass All 47th

4.44s

Shuttle

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 35thClass Pos 30thClass All 35th

College Stats

TexasImported college table

College Passing

Season	School	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
2017	Texas	158	275	57.5%	1,915	11	7	4.0	2.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	81.7	—
2018	Texas	275	425	64.7%	3,292	25	5	5.9	1.2	7.7	8.4	5.0	103.0	—
2019	Texas	296	454	65.2%	3,663	32	10	7.0	2.2	8.1	8.5	3.2	104.4	—
2020	Texas	194	322	60.2%	2,566	26	5	8.1	1.6	8.0	8.9	5.2	105.9	—
Career		923	1,476	62.5%	11,436	94	27	6.4	1.8	7.7	8.2	3.5	100.1	0

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2017	Texas	114	381	2	3.3	1.8	—	—	—
2018	Texas	164	482	16	2.9	9.8	—	—	—
2019	Texas	163	663	7	4.1	4.3	—	—	—
2020	Texas	113	377	8	3.3	7.1	—	—	—
Career		554	1,903	33	3.4	6.0	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #218

#210Victor DimukejeLB #211Demetric FeltonRB #212Damar HamlinSAF #213Rachad WildgooseCB #214Cole Van LanenG #215Brady BreezeSAF #216Quincy RocheLB #217Khalil HerbertRB #219Seth WilliamsWR #220Isaiah McDuffieLB #221Dazz NewsomeWR #223Tay GowanCB #224JaCoby StevensLB #225Camaron CheesemanLS #226Trey SmithG #227Israel MukuamuCB

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Movementderived from season history

2023final season
Last recorded season with IND
2021draft
Drafted by IND — Round 6, Pick 218

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 222 lb

Frame

220 lb at 4.84s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 114" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	IND	0	W4Questionable· right Shoulder

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →

8

peak 11

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.

16%

20212023

2021 · cause not documented · 18%2022 · cause not documented · 24%2023 · cause not documented · 6%

Era Translator

Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Pass Yds	Pass Yds/G	→ 2025 Pass Yds	→ 2025 /G
2022	573	143.3	2,496+1,923	146.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Draft OutcomeBust ↓

Pick #218 (Rd 6) · IND · 2021 · -15.9 vs expected KV-H

8actual

23.9 expected · Δ−15.9

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