Sam Darnold
SF 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Aug 26, 2017 10:09 PM | Mr. Meeseeks | add | $1 |
Dec 27, 2017 10:03 AM | Mr. Meeseeks | increase | $2 |
Sep 15, 2018 10:28 AM | Tough Customers | move (from Mr. Meeseeks) | $2 |
Dec 26, 2018 9:50 AM | Tough Customers | increase | $6 |
Dec 26, 2019 2:33 PM | Tough Customers | increase | $10 |
Sep 24, 2020 6:55 PM | Tough Customers | cut | $5 |
Sep 9, 2021 2:58 PM | Grizzlies | add | $1 |
Oct 7, 2021 5:07 AM | Gently's Agency | move (from Grizzlies) | $1 |
Jan 5, 2022 12:14 PM | Gently's Agency | increase | $5 |
Apr 1, 2022 5:22 PM | Gently's Agency | cut | $3 |
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 | Hit Me Hard | 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 |