Scouting Sam Howell: North Carolina QB similar to Baker Mayfield Posted Jun 15, 2021 North Carolina's Sam Howell earned ACC Rookie of the Year honors in 2019 and followed that up with a more impressive season in 2020. His 68 touchdown passes are an ACC record for a QB through his sophomore season. I came away very impressed with Howell after watching three of his game tapes from last season. Here's my initial scouting report. (NFL.com)