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 |
2024 Game Logs 2024 2023
Game | RushAtt | RushYD | RushTD | PassCmp | PassAtt | PassYD | PassTD | INT | FUM | Rush2PT | Pass2PT | Points |
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Transaction History
Date | Team | Transaction Type | Salary |
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Sep 6, 2019 11:51 PM | Kupp on Cripple Creek | add | $1 |
Sep 13, 2019 6:32 PM | Kupp on Cripple Creek | cut | $1 |
Oct 31, 2019 8:20 PM | Don’t tank me, tank bigsby | add | $1 |
Dec 26, 2019 2:35 PM | Don’t tank me, tank bigsby | increase | $5 |
Jul 24, 2020 8:02 PM | Don’t tank me, tank bigsby | cut | $3 |
Sep 7, 2020 10:46 PM | Don’t tank me, tank bigsby | add | $1 |
Nov 3, 2020 9:31 PM | Don’t tank me, tank bigsby | cut | $1 |
Nov 29, 2020 12:21 AM | Purdy Kittle Liars | add | $1 |
Dec 6, 2020 12:54 PM | Purdy Kittle Liars | cut | $1 |
Sep 6, 2021 9:58 PM | You but better | add | $1 |
Sep 16, 2021 9:37 AM | You but better | cut | $1 |
Sep 30, 2021 8:45 AM | Don’t tank me, tank bigsby | add | $1 |
Nov 13, 2021 10:11 PM | Don’t tank me, tank bigsby | 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 |