Sam Howell
Week 6
Lines Oct 14DAL
GBUpdated Oct 14, 2026, built on a DAL team total of 25.5. Rank is among every QB we project this week.
Allowed to QBs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Carson Wentz (W1, 19.22 PPR, 133 py, 3 TD); Geno Smith (W2, 15.58 PPR, 247 py, 1 TD); Michael Penix Jr. (W3, 14.04 PPR, 256 py, 1 TD).
EPA ranks entering Week 6: #7 against the pass, #23 against the run (1 = best defense).
Big number: QB passing points GB allows a game to QBs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.
Against GB beforelast 1
| Game | Line | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 W15vs GB · L 13-30 | 5/14 24 yds 0 TD 1 INT · 1-2 rush | -0.8 |
no stats recorded
Game log
2026 · through W5No catch, carry or pass recorded in 2026 yet.
Dallas Cowboys have played 5 games. His past seasons are under Career.
Splits
Team
DALDallas Cowboys offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.
Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB
| Week | Score | Implied | Pass rate | QB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1vs NYG | 20-28 | 25.3 | 65%−4.0 | Prescott34 att |
| W2vs WAS | 37-20 | 27.5 | 61%+10.2 | Prescott31 att |
| W3vs BAL | 31-34 | 25.3 | 58%−6.1 | Prescott40 att |
| W4vs HOU | 34-30 | 22.8 | 66%−0.6 | Prescott45 att |
| W5vs TB | 16-24 | 29.5 | 77%+3.8 | Prescott42 att |
Depth chartQB, Oct 14
Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs QBs
Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to QBs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›
Head coach: Brian Schottenheimer. QB: Dak Prescott (most pass attempts, Week 5).
Career
Season by season
| Year | G | Passing / rushing | Pts/g | xFP/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024SEA | 1 | 24 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT2 rush yds, 0 TD | -0.8 | 7.0−7.8 |
| 2023WAS | 17 | 3,946 yds, 21 TD, 21 INT263 rush yds, 5 TD | 15.1QB21 | 17.4−38.9 |
| 2022WAS | 1 | 169 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT35 rush yds, 1 TD | 18.3 | 11.8+6.5 |
Under points a game: his rank at QB in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected.
Red zone and touchdowns
| 2023 | 66 RZ att, 13 pass TD vs 14.9 exp · 9 RZ car (16%), 3 inside 5, 5 rush TD vs 1.7 exp · 1 RZ tgt (1%), 0 end-zone, 0 rec TD vs 0.3 exp |
| 2022 | 6 RZ att, 1 pass TD vs 1.3 exp · 1 RZ car (1%), 0 inside 5, 1 rush TD vs 0.1 exp |
Floor and ceilingPPR
4 of his last 18 games reached 20 PPR; 7 finished under 10. Is there a floor-vs-ceiling trade-off? ›
Every game since 2022
2024 game log 1 games · SEA · -0.8 PPR a game
| Game | Line | Snaps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W15vs GB · D10 | 5/14 24 yds 0 TD 1 INT · 1-2 rush | 41% | -0.8 |
2023 game log 17 games · WAS · 15.2 PPR a game
| Game | Line | Snaps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W1vs ARI · D23 | 19/31 202 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 2-11-1 rush | 100% | 15.2 |
| W2@ DEN · D7 | 27/39 299 yds 2 TD · 2-13 rush | 100% | 21.3 |
| W3vs BUF · D3 | 19/29 170 yds 0 TD 4 INT · 1-18 rush | 100% | 0.6 |
| W4@ PHI · D27 | 29/41 290 yds 1 TD · 6-40 rush | 100% | 19.6 |
| W5vs CHI · D31 | 37/51 388 yds 2 TD 1 INT · 4-19 rush | 100% | 25.4 |
| W6@ ATL · D15 | 14/23 151 yds 3 TD · 4-3 rush | 100% | 18.3 |
| W7@ NYG · D19 | 22/42 249 yds 0 TD 1 INT · 2-15 rush | 100% | 9.5 |
| W8vs PHI · D24 | 39/52 397 yds 4 TD 1 INT · 3-11 rush | 100% | 31.0 |
| W9@ NE · D13 | 29/45 325 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 5-27 rush | 100% | 17.7 |
| W10@ SEA · D17 | 29/44 312 yds 3 TD · 2-17 rush | 100% | 24.2 |
| W11vs NYG · D17 | 31/45 256 yds 1 TD 3 INT · 3-35-1 rush | 100% | 17.7 |
| W12@ DAL · D6 | 28/44 300 yds 0 TD 1 INT · 2-13-1 rush | 100% | 17.3 |
| W13vs MIA · D19 | 12/23 127 yds 0 TD 1 INT · 4-21-2 rush | 95% | 19.2 |
| W15@ LA · D26 | 11/26 102 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 3-22 rush | 73% | 8.3 |
| W16@ NYJ · D2 | 6/22 56 yds 0 TD 2 INT | 56% | -1.8 |
| W17vs SF · D5 | 17/28 169 yds 1 TD 2 INT · 1--1 rush | 100% | 6.7 |
| W18vs DAL · D10 | 19/27 153 yds 1 TD 2 INT · 4--1 rush | 100% | 6.9 |
2022 game log 1 games · WAS · 18.3 PPR a game
| Game | Line | Snaps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W18vs DAL · D7 | 11/19 169 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 5-35-1 rush | 100% | 18.3 |
Health
No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.
2026 injury reportofficial, week by week
✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.
Teammates on the report
Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›
Value
Market Oct 10Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.
Teal dot = today (569). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. QBs about 26 valued near #400 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 39 players' worth).
170.0 overall, QB48. ESPN 170.0
Profile
Athletic profilepercentile vs QBs at the combine since 2010
College production
| Year | G | Pass yds | Pass TD | Rush yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021North Carolina | 11 | 2,851 | 23 | 825 |
| 2020North Carolina | 11 | 3,352 | 27 | 121 |
| 2019North Carolina | 12 | 3,347 | 35 | -18 |
Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.