Daily Slop - 10 Nov 23 - Sam Howell, “the best Day 3 quarterback since Tom Brady”

Washington’s young quarterback has quietly emerged in his second season

This season, Howell has made “the leap.” Does that mean he’s been absolutely perfect or should be in the MVP race. No. But he’s clearly taken a sizable step forward and has routinely connected on throws the vast majority of young quarterbacks simply cannot make. Check how Howell stacks up in the Big-Time Throw (BTT) department with these, let’s say, rather well-known passers:

Attention-grabbing, isn’t it? And Jalen Hurts is the only other quarterback in that chart who wasn’t selected in the first round over the past 10 years.