2016 Football Roster
Sep 6 (Sat)
8:00 p.m. PT
Roster
K.J. Carta-Samuels
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 219
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Saratoga, Calif.
- High School:
- Bellarmine Prep
2017: Played in eight games ... saw action in the final series in the Huskies' season opening win over Rutgers, but didn't attempt a pass ... 2-for-2 for 34 yards in the Huskies' win over Montana ... 5-for-5 for 37 yards in the win over Fresno State ... played in the Pac-12 opener at Colorado, but didn't throw any passes ... also played at Oregon State ... threw two passes in the Cal game ... completed his only attempt โ for 11 yards โ in the win over UCLA ... also saw action in the Apple Cup win over Washington State.
2016: Played much of the second half in the win over Rutgers ... completed his first pass of the season for a four-yard TD pass ... 2-for-2 for two yards against the Scarlet Knights ... 4-for-5 for 62 yards and a touchdown in the win over Idaho ... 2-for-3 for 31 yards and a touchdown in the win over Portland State ... led a scoring drive late in the win over No. 7 Stanford, but didn't attempt any passes ... also led a scoring drive in the win at Oregon, but didn't throw any passes ... 1-for-3 for nine yards in the Oregon State win ... saw action late in the Cal and Arizona State games ... had a three-yard carry for a first down against Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
2015: Appeared in eight games, starting one ... made his college debut at Boise State ... played a handful of snaps at quarterback, but didn't attempt any passes ... saw action at QB in the late-going of the win over Sacramento State, attempting one pass ... saw action late in the Oregon game, completing 1-of-2 passes for six yards and one interception ... started the Stanford game, where he was 9-for-21 for 118 yards (no interceptions or TDs) ... also rushed for a score vs. the Cardinal ... saw some action late in the UW win over Arizona ... had a two-yard rush for a first down at Arizona State ... played all but one series of the second half at Oregon State, but didn't attempt a pass ... also saw action in the Apple Cup win over WSU.
2014: Redshirted the 2014 season ... a regular on the travel squad despite not seeing any game action ... won the team's Bob Jarvis Offensive Scout Squad MVP award.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League as a quarterback last season ... led Bells to an 8-4 record and the semifinals of the CIF Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs as a senior in 2013 ... invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following senior year ... as a junior in 2012, completed 70-of-129 passes for 1,230 yards and 12 touchdowns while rushing for 632 yards and 12 TDs on 129 carries ... team went 11-2 and made it to the championship game of the playoffs in his junior season ... earned WCAL Junior of the Year and first-team all-league in 2012 ... named to the Tacoma News-Tribune's "Western 100" ... rivals.com ranked him the No. 10 pro-style quarterback in the nation, the No. 26 overall prospect in California and the No. 225 recruit in the nation ... rated the No. 14 "pocket passer" in the country and the No. 27 overall recruit in California and No. 264 in the nation by ESPN ... scout.com tabbed him the No. 23 quarterback prospect in the country and the No. 35 recruit in California ... older brother, Austyn, was the starting quarterback at Vanderbilt last season, his senior year ... father, James Samuels, played at Utah State, as did his uncle ... played for coach Michael Janda.
