Sam Vidlak

Sam Vidlak & Ky Thomas at the Alamo (7-21-25)

Photo by: Hunter Overholt

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 207
Position:
QB
Hometown:
Applegate, Ore.
High School:
Hidden Valley HS
Last College:
Montana

Sam is entering his first season with the Lumberjacks. Sam is a native of Applegate, Oregon and transferred to SFA from the University of Montana.

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in seven games for the Grizzlies…Totaled 56 completions for 566 yards and three passing touchdowns.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in three games at Boise State…Completed nine passed for 86 yards

2021 (Freshman): Played in one game at Oregon State…Completed two passes for eight yards against Idaho.

Personal: Sam is the son to Becky and Mark Vidlak and is the brother to Nate (brother), Max (brother), Titus (brother) and Sofia Vidlak (sister). His brother Nate plays baseball at the College of Idaho. Sam was a three-star recruit coming out of high school per 247Sports and Rivals… Rated the No. 4 recruit in the state of Oregon per 247Sports… Rated the No. 18 pro-style quarterback nationally per 247Sports, and No. 29 per Rivals… As a junior, led the state in yards passing (3,404), touchdowns (44), touchdown-to-interception ratio (44-to-3) and completion percentage (76.7)… Led Hidden Valley to its first state championship game in 41 years in 2019… Set single-game title records with 39 completions for 479 yards… Threw for 2,294 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore… Named All-State Offensive Player of the Year and earned first-team all-state honors… Two-sport student-athlete, competing in football and baseball… Only Hidden Valley student-athlete in school history to be named a conference player of the year in multiple sports… Was a verbal commit to Montana before choosing to stay in-state at OSU. Sam graduated with a degree in communication studies and will be pursuing a degree with a masters in public administration.