Sam Huard
Sam Huard
Sam Huard has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 10 pass yds against Northwestern — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USC | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 184.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 200.8 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Washington | 22 | 42 | 52.4% | 241 | 5.7 | 1 | 4 | 89.4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 45 | 55.6% | 275 | 6.1 | 1 | 4 | 96.4 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USC | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Washington | 3 | -32 | -10.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | -45 | -11.2 | 0 | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · USC
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 3 USC players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #1
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #240
Peaked at #240 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025-96%
Sharp dropoff (-96%) — career inflection point.
Background
CAREER: In his four-year career (1 season at Utah, 1 season at Cal Poly and 2 seasons at Washington), he’s completed 208-of-347 passes (.599) for 2,512 yards with 19 TDs and 14 INTs. 2025: Huard, who transferred to USC in the spring of 2025 from Utah, saw action in 2 games (Missouri State and Nor...