Sam Hartman, Commanders practice squad QB, is

Big news, NFL followers: The titular star for Season 30 of ABC‘s hit reality show “The Bachelor” is none other than Sam Hartman!

You know, the “Washington Commanders star,” as Hartman was introduced Friday on “Good Morning America?”

Still not ringing a bell? A promo clip played on “GMA” describes the quarterback as “a 6-foot-1, frequently fan-voted Adonis you might know from the Washington Commanders.”

No? You somehow must have missed all those preseason games Hartman has played for the Commanders over the past three seasons. Or the occasions that he suited up for regular season games in between stints on the team’s practice squad.

OK, so Hartman, 27, is not precisely the NFL “star” that the oldsters at ABC appear to be pushing (there is the slightest probability that he acquired the “Bachelor” gig based more on cleaning soap opera-esque beauty that embrace flowing hair, a completely trimmed beard and, of course, the athletic physique). He is at present a member of the Commanders’ practice squad .

Seriously though, there is a good probability faculty soccer followers bear in mind Hartman. He performed 5 seasons at Wake Forest and holds the Atlantic Coast Conference report for most landing passes (110), as nicely as a quantity of group information (including his 12,967 passing yards).

Hartman performed one more faculty season at Notre Dame — finishing 191 of 301 passes for 2,689 yards with 24 touchdowns and eight interceptions and main the Fighting Irish to a 9-3 report — before becoming a member of the Commanders as an undrafted rookie in 2024. He has bounced between the group’s practice squad and lively roster ever since and has yet to play in a common season sport.

After the Commanders’ 24-21 victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night time in East Rutherford, N.J., Hartman flew back to Washington with his teammates, then proper back up north to New York for the big reveal on “GMA.”

Asked how he felt about having his search for love being broadcast for the world to see, Hartman said he is “very nervous.”

“You know, I have probably a tough time holding a conversation with one girl — 30 is going to be pretty tough,” Hartman said. “My teammates were giving me some advice on the plane ride back, so probably not gonna listen to anybody on that. But, no, I’m excited, but also very nervous.”

Hartman said he initially was going to flip down the chance because of “the connotation of it.” But he modified his thoughts after a dialog with Jesse Palmer, who was a New York Giants backup quarterback when he starred in Season 5 of “The Bachelor” and has hosted the show since 2022.

“I was like, ‘I don’t know,’ and I got really lucky and talked to Jesse Palmer,” Hartman said. “He kind of gave me the insight and gave me kind of a what it is, what it’s not. … And I know one thing: When people are saying I do, they don’t ask you where you met. They just ask you, ‘You want to do it forever?’ and I don’t see any problem with that.”