1. Samuel Hartman was born on July 29,1999 and is an American professional football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League.
25 Facts About Sam Hartman
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Sam Hartman played five seasons of college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, setting several school records and finishing as the all-time passing touchdowns leader in Atlantic Coast Conference history.
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Sam Hartman played with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2023 before signed with the Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2024.
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Sam Hartman was rated the No 12 pro-style passer in the class of 2018 by 247Sports.
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Sam Hartman was featured in the documentary series QB1: Beyond the Lights for his senior season.
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Sam Hartman accepted a scholarship offer from Wake Forest University to play for the Demon Deacons.
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Sam Hartman started the season opener against Tulane and was one of five freshman quarterbacks to start the season in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
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Sam Hartman was 31-for-51 passing against Tulane, throwing for 378 yards and leading them to a win in overtime.
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Sam Hartman was the first freshman to start the season-opener as a quarterback in school history.
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Sam Hartman next saw playing time late in the year versus Syracuse, playing from the second to fourth quarters.
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Sam Hartman threw two passes in the season finale, a loss to Michigan State in the 2019 Pinstripe Bowl.
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Sam Hartman regained a starting position as a redshirt sophomore in 2020, being named team captain and playing in all nine games.
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Sam Hartman finished the season ranked 28th nationally with 2,224 passing yards.
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Sam Hartman earned national honors following a game against Army, in which Hartman compiled a career-best 458 passing yards and five touchdowns.
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Sam Hartman was named the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week, PFN National Offensive Player of the Week, Maxwell Award Player of the Week, and CFPA national performer of the week.
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Sam Hartman set several Wake Forest single-season records, including 39 touchdown passes and 4,228 passing yards.
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Sam Hartman played 12 games in 2022 and threw for 3,701 yards and 38 touchdowns, earning second-team All-ACC honors.
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Sam Hartman was a finalist for the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and a semifinalist for Davey O'Brien Award.
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Sam Hartman finished his time at Wake Forest as the record holder for career passing attempts, completions, yards, and touchdowns while having the most touchdown passes and second-most passing yards in conference history ; his total passing yards ranks top 20 in FBS history.
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Additionally, Sam Hartman holds single-season Wake Forest records for passing touchdowns, yards per game, total yards, total touchdowns, and passing yards, and is the all-time ACC leader with 21 career 300-yard passing games.
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On January 5,2023, Sam Hartman announced his intent to transfer to Notre Dame.
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Sam Hartman completed 19 of 23 pass attempts for 251 yards and four touchdowns, tying a program record for touchdown passes in a player's debut.
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Sam Hartman signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2024.
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Sam Hartman was selected by the Birmingham Stallions in the ninth round of the 2024 UFL draft in July.
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Sam Hartman was waived by the Commanders on August 27,2024, and joined their practice squad the following day.