38 Facts About Sam Ehlinger

Samuel George Ehlinger is an American professional football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.

Sam Ehlinger played college football for the Texas Longhorns, where he led the team to the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game and two bowl games.

Sam Ehlinger was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Sam Ehlinger graduated as the school's all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns, surpassing Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Drew Brees and Nick Foles.

Sam Ehlinger was named the MaxPreps National Junior of the Year after his junior season, and was rated by Rivals.

Sam Ehlinger committed to play football at the University of Texas at Austin on July 28,2015.

Sam Ehlinger joined the Texas Longhorns under new head coach Tom Herman, who inherited an offense led by sophomore starting quarterback Shane Buechele.

However, Sam Ehlinger fumbled the ball in the second overtime period, allowing USC to win on a second field goal.

Sam Ehlinger's 298-yard passing effort was the second-most by a true freshman in university history.

Sam Ehlinger was named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week for his efforts against Kansas State.

Sam Ehlinger was cleared to play against the Kansas Jayhawks the following week, serving as a backup quarterback and completing two passes and scoring one touchdown in the fourth quarter in the Longhorns' victory.

Sam Ehlinger's passing numbers moved him past his high school coach Todd Dodge in terms of career passing yardage for the Texas Longhorns, and Ehlinger became the first Longhorns quarterback since Colt McCoy's 2008 season to post three consecutive games with at least two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown.

Sam Ehlinger broke the school record set by Major Applewhite for consecutive passes without an interception.

Sam Ehlinger threw two interceptions during the game, ending his streak of pass attempts without an interception at 308.

Ahead of the 2019 Sugar Bowl matchup against the fifth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs at the New Orleans Saints' Superdome, Ehlinger wore Saints quarterback Drew Brees's high school jersey when arriving to the stadium, having attended the same high school.

Sam Ehlinger was named an All Big 12 Team Honorable Mention.

Sam Ehlinger was the starter for all 13 games in what was a somewhat disappointing season.

Sam Ehlinger had his first game with 400+ passing yards and had a record breaking start, setting school records for passing yards passing touchdowns and total offense through the first eight games, and set similar records for three, four and five game starts.

Sam Ehlinger became the only player in Texas history to throw for at least 200 yards and two touchdowns in the first five games of a season, set the school record for four passing touchdown games in a season and 3 touchdown games.

Sam Ehlinger tied Colt McCoy for the school record with his twelfth 200-yard passing game this season and became the only quarterback in UT history to throw for 200 yards in 12 straight games during a single season.

Sam Ehlinger became a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Wuerffel Trophy and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and finished the season with a win in the Alamo Bowl and being named the game's Offensive MVP.

Sam Ehlinger was again named an All Big 12 Team Honorable Mention.

Sam Ehlinger was a preseason All-American and preseason All-Big 12 quarterback named to the watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Manning Award, Maxwell Award, William V Campbell Trophy and Wuerffel Trophy.

Sam Ehlinger was named second team Big 12 and left off the major award circuit.

Sam Ehlinger finished ranked first or second among Big 12 quarterbacks in passing efficiency, passing touchdowns, passing yards per completion, points responsible for, points responsible for per game and total offense.

Sam Ehlinger was named the Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Big 12 Conference and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and was a Davey O'Brien Award's "Great 8" and a Manning Award Star of the Week following the UTEP game.

Sam Ehlinger was Big 12 Player of the Week again against LSU.

Sam Ehlinger set school records for most games with at least one rushing and one passing touchdown, most game winning drives and tied the school quarterback record of four rushing touchdowns in a game and tied the records for most games with 350+ yards of total offense and 400+ yards of total offense.

Sam Ehlinger was a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top-10 Candidate.

Sam Ehlinger was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team.

Sam Ehlinger finished his career as second in school history in career passing yards, attempts, completions, total touchdowns, total offense and touchdown passes behind Colt McCoy, second in rushing touchdowns for a quarterback behind Vince Young and third in rushing yards for a quarterback.

Sam Ehlinger finished his career ranked fourth in Big 12 history in total touchdowns, sixth in total offense and interception percentage, seventh in passing touchdowns, eighth in total yards and attempts, ninth in passing yards and completions.

Sam Ehlinger was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round, 218th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft.

Sam Ehlinger came into his rookie season competing for the backup position against Jacob Eason.

Sam Ehlinger was placed on injured reserve on September 2,2021, to start the season, after suffering an ACL sprain, before being activated on October 19.

On October 24, Sam Ehlinger was named the Colts starting quarterback for the remainder of the 2022 season, replacing Matt Ryan.

On January 2,2023, Sam Ehlinger was announced as the Colts' starting quarterback for Week 18, with Ryan set to serve as the backup for the contest.

On March 31,2025, Sam Ehlinger signed a one-year contract with the Denver Broncos.