Commanders QB Sam Hartman to star on next season of ‘The Bachelor’

Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Hartman on Sept. 27 in Landover, Md.Nick Wass / APShareAdd NBC News to GoogleNov. 13, 2026, 9:45 AM EST / Source: NBC WashingtonBy Max Molski, NBC WashingtonSam Hartman is going from touchdowns to hometowns.

The Washington Commanders quarterback will be the next star of “The Bachelor,” which will return for its 30th season on ABC in March 2027.

“I’m excited but also very nervous,” Hartman said Friday on “Good Morning America” after the announcement. “I have a tough time holding conversation with one girl. Thirty is going to be pretty tough.”

The 27-year-old is a Charlotte, North Carolina, native and was a standout college quarterback at Wake Forest and Notre Dame. He set ACC records for the most career touchdown passes and 300-yard passing games, and he became a national heartthrob in the process.

In 2022 while playing for Wake Forest, Hartman was diagnosed with Paget-Schroetter syndrome. The rare condition causes blood clots in a vein near the collarbone, according to the National Library of Medicine.

He returned to the field the following season and received the ACC’s Brian Piccolo Award, which goes the conference’s “most courageous” football player.

Season 30 of “The Bachelor” will premiere on Sunday, March 21, at 8 p.m. ET.

ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMax Molski, NBC WashingtonMax Molski is a senior multiplatform editor for NBCU Local.