Dallas Cowboys · QB RoomQB

#16 Sam Howell

Exp  4 yrs NFLAge  26Ht / Wt  6'1" · 220 lbCollege  North Carolina

Depth-chart placement

Current role

QB3

Placement

Depth

Room

Quarterback

Experience

YR 5

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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Sam Howell holds the QB · Depth spot in Dallas Cowboys’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

QB · StarterDak PrescottStarter

QB · BackupJoe Milton IIIBackup

QB · DepthSam HowellDepth

Background & career

Sam Howell is a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys entering his fifth season of professional experience. The 6'1", 220-pound signal caller from Indian Trail, North Carolina, played college football at the University of North Carolina before being selected by Washington in the fifth round of the 2022 draft with the 144th overall pick. Howell currently holds a one-year contract with Dallas.

North Carolina2019 – 2021

Commanders2022 – 2023

Seahawks2024

Eagles2025

Cowboyspresent

College

North CarolinaDraftRound 5 · No. 144 overall · 2022 · WASAcquiredAcquired from Washington Commanders · drafted thereHometownIndian Trail, NC