Sam Darnold
MIN QB
Age: 26
Born: June 5, 1997
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 225
College: USC
Average Salary: $7.50
Rostered in 7.4% of leagues
2024 Bye Week: N/A
Apr 28, 2024 1:25 am: The Vikings could begin the season with Darnold as the team's starting quarterback despite taking J.J. McCarthy with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, ESPN reports. "We're not going to rush his development," said general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. "We're just going to do what's best for the Vikings in the short and long term."
Analysis: Darnold signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Vikings as a short-term veteran starter or backup. It's hard to handicap when McCarthy may take over the starting job this soon after the draft, but it's notable the Vikings are trying to reduce expectations. Expect the quarterback battle for the Week 1 starting job to commence this summer. Still, odds are Darnold will only be the starter for a few weeks at most if McCarthy is healthy and making progress.
Season Stats
Season | Team | RushAtt | RushYD | RushTD | PassCmp | PassAtt | PassYD | PassTD | INT | FUM | Rush2PT | Pass2PT | Points |
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2018 | NYJ | 43 | 110 | 1 | 223 | 386 | 2698 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.92 |
2019 | NYJ | 30 | 64 | 2 | 250 | 405 | 2825 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176.40 |
2020 | NYJ | 36 | 214 | 2 | 194 | 330 | 1942 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 122.08 |
2021 | CAR | 40 | 203 | 5 | 214 | 364 | 2307 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 141.58 |
2022 | CAR | 20 | 74 | 2 | 77 | 125 | 1100 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85.40 |
2023 | SF | 14 | -4 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.92 |
2023 Game Logs 2024 2023
Game | RushAtt | RushYD | RushTD | PassCmp | PassAtt | PassYD | PassTD | INT | FUM | Rush2PT | Pass2PT | Points |
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Week 1 @ PIT | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 |
Week 3 NYG | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 |
Week 4 ARI | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 |
Week 5 DAL | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 |
Week 10 @ JAC | 3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 |
Week 13 @ PHI | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 |
Week 15 @ ARI | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 |
Week 16 BAL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 |
Week 17 @ WAS | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 |
Transaction History
Date | Team | Transaction Type | Salary |
---|---|---|---|
Dec 12, 2016 6:56 PM | The Heismen Curse | add | $2 |
Jan 3, 2017 6:36 PM | The Heismen Curse | increase | $3 |
Dec 27, 2017 10:02 AM | The Heismen Curse | increase | $4 |
Mar 15, 2018 8:47 AM | The Heismen Curse | increase | $6 |
Dec 26, 2018 9:48 AM | The Heismen Curse | increase | $10 |
Dec 26, 2019 2:31 PM | The Heismen Curse | increase | $14 |
Jul 8, 2020 3:12 PM | Lincoln Abes | move (from The Heismen Curse) | $14 |
Dec 30, 2020 10:42 AM | Lincoln Abes | increase | $18 |
Oct 3, 2021 2:11 PM | Show Me Your TDs | move (from Lincoln Abes) | $18 |
Jan 5, 2022 12:12 PM | Show Me Your TDs | increase | $22 |
Jul 29, 2022 9:54 AM | Show Me Your TDs | cut | $11 |
Oct 28, 2023 1:40 PM | Show Me Your TDs | add | $1 |
Nov 1, 2023 12:56 AM | Show Me Your TDs | cut | $1 |
Dec 21, 2023 9:20 AM | The Heismen Curse | add | $1 |
Dec 29, 2023 1:47 PM | The Heismen Curse | cut | $1 |
Recent trades involving Sam Darnold
Date | Proposing Team | Proposing Team Gives | Accepting Team | Accepting Team Gives |
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April 27, 2024 3:40 PM | Bridgeport Golden Eagles 🦅 | Michael Penix $2 Bo Nix $3 | San Francisco Triads | Sam Darnold $5 J.J. McCarthy $4 |
October 26, 2022 4:36 PM | Team Team | Derek Carr $31 James Conner $40 Sam Darnold $2 $30 Loan | Philly Vibes | Miles Sanders $17 Darnell Mooney $9 Jerry Jeudy $19 |
October 7, 2021 5:06 AM | Gently's Agency | Kirk Cousins $7 Mike Davis $32 Harrison Butker $9 Chris Godwin $34 Mike Gesicki $24 | Grizzlies | Matt Prater $8 Joe Mixon $79 Gerald Everett $1 Sam Darnold $1 |
October 3, 2021 2:10 PM | Show Me Your TDs | Sony Michel $14 Kyler Murray $83 $59 Loan | Lincoln Abes | Sam Darnold $18 K.J. Hamler $1 Brandon Aiyuk $17 Tank Bigsby $1 Bijan Robinson $2 |
October 1, 2021 8:56 PM | Ayahuasca On The Rocks | Sam Darnold $18 | 🚬 Jay Cutler | Ryan Fitzpatrick $10 Keenan Allen $54 $46 Loan |
September 10, 2021 6:14 PM | Bad Sniff | Baker Mayfield $9 Cole Kmet $1 | Pigskin Junkies | Sam Darnold $3 T.J. Hockenson $21 $14 Loan |
September 9, 2021 10:04 PM | Bluegrass Catastrophe | Brandin Cooks $5 Sam Darnold $3 Kenneth Gainwell $3 | Hold My Beer | |
July 24, 2021 7:13 PM | Mississippi Riversnakes | Malcolm Brown $16 Sterling Shepard $25 Sam Darnold $28 | Mayfield Bakery | T.Y. Hilton $10 Ben Roethlisberger $26 Marquise Brown $14 |
May 6, 2021 9:14 PM | Blue Altoids | Sam Darnold $18 Diontae Johnson $13 | Ayahuasca On The Rocks | Dak Prescott $68 Jerry Jeudy $15 |
November 24, 2020 11:33 AM | Blackbyrds | Sterling Shepard $13 Henry Ruggs $5 | Stud Woods | Sam Darnold $30 $12 Loan |