Austyn Carta-Samuels (born April 20, 1991) is an American football quarterback and coach. He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys and Vanderbilt Commodores. He also played for the Dresden Monarchs of the German Football League (GFL). His younger brother Kyle was his predecessor in the role for the Monarchs.
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| Born: | April 20, 1991 |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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| High school: | Bellarmine |
| College: | Wyoming (2009–2010) Vanderbilt (2011–2013) |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
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Early life
editCarta-Samuels grew up in San Jose, California and attended Bellarmine College Preparatory.[1] In his high school career, Carta-Samuels completed 140 of his 234 pass attempts for 2,058 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions. He would also rush for 433 yards and 13 touchdowns.[2] He was a three-star rated recruit[3] and committed to play college football at the University of Wyoming.[4]
College career
editWyoming
editDuring Carta-Samuels' true freshman season in 2009, he played in all 13 games and earned the title of the MWC Offensive Player of the Week for three consecutive weeks[5][6][7] along with the MWC Freshman of the Year.[8] He finished the season with completing 191 of his 326 passing attempts for 1,953 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions, along with rushing for 366 yards.[9] He was also named the Offensive MVP for the 2009 New Mexico Bowl.[10] During the 2010 season, played in and started 11 games, finishing the season with completing 154 of his 252 passing attempts for 1,702 yards, nine touchdowns and eight interceptions, along with rushing for 392 yards and three touchdowns.[11]
On January 10, 2011, Carta-Samuels announced that he would transfer from Wyoming.[12][13]
Vanderbilt
editOn August 20, 2011, Carta-Samuels transferred to Vanderbilt.[14][15]
Carta-Samuels sat out for the 2011 season, but he did earn the honor of the Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year from coaches after his fall practices.[16] During the 2012 season, he played in six games as a top reserve quarterback and finished the season with completing 14 out of his 25 passing attempts for 208 yards and a touchdown, along with rushing for 27 yards.[17] During the 2013 season, he played in and started 10 games, missing three games including the 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl due to an ACL injury.[18] He finished the season with completing 193 out of his 281 passing attempts for 2,268 yards, 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions, along with rushing for 115 yards and five touchdowns.[19]
Coaching career
editMissouri
editIn 2014, Carta-Samuels was hired as a recruiting graduate assistant at Missouri.[20]
In 2016, he was promoted to a recruiting coordinator and in 2018 was promoted as an offensive quality control assistant.[21]
In 2019, he was named as the program's first ever director of character and culture development.[22]
Professional career
editIn 2022, Carta-Samuels signed to play for the Dresden Monarchs, where his brother had previously played for.[23][24]
References
edit- ^ Lydon, Greg (September 4, 2007). "Bellarmine players may be young, but they plan to start winning – now". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Austyn Carta-Samuels' Bellarmine College Prep Football Stats". maxpreps.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Austyn Carta-Samuels, Bellarmine Prep, Dual-Threat Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Knight, Dennis (January 19, 2009). "Carta-Samuels commits to Wyoming - Varsity Extra". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Wyoming Freshmen Austyn Carta-Samuels and Ian Watts Earn MWC Player of the Week Honors". gowyo.com. September 28, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Wyoming's Austyn Carta-Samuels Named MWC Offensive Player of the Week". gowyo.com. October 5, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Wyoming's Austyn Carta-Samuels and Ian Watts Earn MWC Player of the Week Honors". gowyo.com. November 16, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Wyoming Football Announces 2009 Team Award Winners". gowyo.com. December 1, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Austyn Carta-Samuels 2009 Gamelog". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Wyoming pulls out Double OT thriller in New Mexico Bowl". Mountain West Connection. December 20, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Austyn Carta-Samuels 2010 Gamelog". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Mauss, Jeremy (January 11, 2011). "Wyoming's Austyn Carta-Samuels Transferring From Wyoming". Mountain West Connection. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Mauss, Jeremy (January 15, 2011). "Austyn Carta-Samuels Sends Text Message To Announce He Is Leaving Wyoming". Mountain West Connection. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Vanderbilt Football: Austyn Carta-Samuels transfers to Vandy, reportedly". Anchor Of Gold. August 20, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "QB Carta-Samuels transfers to Vanderbilt". vucommodores.com. August 22, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Austyn Carta-Samuels". vucommodores.com. May 4, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Austyn Carta-Samuels 2012 Gamelog". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Vanderbilt QB will miss bowl game". NCAA.com. December 17, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Austyn Carta-Samuels 2013 Gamelog". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Boster, Seth (August 26, 2014). "Austyn Carta-Samuels traveled a long road to Columbia, but not alone". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Austyn Carta-Samuels". mutigers.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Matter, Dave (August 29, 2019). "Meet Mizzou football's director of culture and resident Wyoming expert". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Malchow, Alex (January 30, 2022). "Dresden Monarchs replace MVP QB with older brother & former Vanderbilt passer Austyn Carta-Samuels". americanfootballinternational.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Lospinuso, Vincent (August 19, 2022). "Germany: Dresden Monarchs in striking distance of the playoffs". americanfootballinternational.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
