Texas Football: Ehlinger, VY amid 10 best Big 12 rushing QB’s
Former Texas football legendary quarterback Vince Young and rising senior standout Sam Ehlinger are two of the most proficient on the ground in the Big 12.
In one certain stat category, two of maybe the three or four best quarterbacks to play for the Texas football program ranked among the best in the conference on the ground. At their position, former Texas star signal caller Vince Young and to-be senior star Sam Ehlinger were among the best in racking up the rushing touchdowns of any in the Big 12. Since the turn of the century, VY and Ehlinger both rank among the top 10 quarterbacks in the Big 12 in career rushing touchdowns.
And Ehlinger still has one year left to boost up that stat category for himself in his run with the Longhorns. Ehlinger does top one other former Texas star quarterback in career rushing touchdowns already, but both have some impressive numbers. Current New York Giants backup Colt McCoy still ranks in the top 20 in the Big 12 all-time in career rushing touchdowns, with 20.
There’s one other Texas Ex on the list of top 20 Big 12 quarterbacks with the most career rushing touchdowns, with Tyrone Swoopes at 24. But Swoopes tended to be more proficient with his legs than his arm.
VY owns the most career rushing touchdowns of any Texas quarterback since the program played in the Big 12. He has 37 rushing scores for his college career. That places him No. 5 all-time on the Big 12 list.
Just behind VY is Ehlinger, tied with former Oklahoma State Cowboys quarterback JW Walsh with 25 each. But Ehlinger does have one more year to potentially even catch up with Young. That will all depend on how much Herman and recently hired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich want to run him in the red zone this fall.
Ehlinger owns just over 1,500 rushing yards and 25 scores on the ground for his career to date. Of those 25 rushing touchdowns, 16 of them came during his breakthrough sophomore season back in 2018.
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Meanwhile, VY might be the most proficient and elusive quarterback using his legs in the modern history of the Longhorns program. He averaged just shy of seven yards per carry during his college career, and registered well over 3,000 rushing yards.