Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Sam Ehlinger was born September 30, 1998, in Austin, Texas. He attended and played quarterback for Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, where he was coached by Todd Dodge. Ehlinger graduated as the school’s all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns. He was named the MaxPreps National Junior of the Year after his junior season and was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit. He committed to play football at the University of Texas at Austin on July 28, 2015. 

In his first college year, Ehlinger finished the season with a 2–4 record as a starter with playing time in nine total games; he was also the team's leading passer and rusher by yardage. In his 2nd season in 14 games, he had 3,292 yards and 21 total touchdowns.

On the heels of a strong sophomore campaign, Ehlinger was named one of the early favorites to win the 2019 Heisman Trophy in December 2018. The Dallas Morning News considered him the best quarterback in the Big 12 Conference entering the 2019 season. In his 2019 season, he had 3,663 yards and 39 total touchdowns. 

At the end of his college career he set some University of Texas records which were most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season which was 16. He also set the Big 12 record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, 308.