Sam Darnold
Samuel Richard Darnold
Born: June 5, 1997
Capistrano Beach, CA
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225
College: USC
Career: 2018-2024
Drafted: 2018 in Round 1, #3 overall by the New York Jets
Sam Darnold has played from 2018 to 2024 during his career with the Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers. Darnold has thrown for 16,383 yards in his career, completing 1,443 of 2,356 passes with 98 touchdowns and 68 interceptions. He also has run for 972 yards in 276 attempts with 14 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NFL New York Jets | 414 | 239 | 57.7 | 2865 | 6.9 | 17 | 4.1 | 15 | 3.6 | 76 | 30 | 204 | 77.6 |
| 2019 | NFL New York Jets | 441 | 273 | 61.9 | 3024 | 6.9 | 19 | 4.3 | 13 | 2.9 | 92 | 33 | 212 | 84.3 |
| 2020 | NFL New York Jets | 364 | 217 | 59.6 | 2208 | 6.1 | 9 | 2.5 | 11 | 3.0 | 69 | 35 | 234 | 72.7 |
| 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 406 | 243 | 59.9 | 2527 | 6.2 | 9 | 2.2 | 13 | 3.2 | 63 | 35 | 204 | 71.9 |
| 2022 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 140 | 82 | 58.6 | 1143 | 8.2 | 7 | 5.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 52 | 10 | 78 | 92.6 |
| 2023 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 46 | 28 | 60.9 | 297 | 6.5 | 2 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 48 | 6 | 40 | 85.1 |
| 2024 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 545 | 361 | 66.2 | 4319 | 7.9 | 35 | 6.4 | 12 | 2.2 | 97t | 48 | 335 | 102.5 |
| Totals | 2356 | 1443 | 61.2 | 16383 | 7.0 | 98 | 4.2 | 68 | 2.9 | 97 | 197 | 1307 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NFL New York Jets | 44 | 138 | 3.1 | 28 | 1 |
| 2019 | NFL New York Jets | 33 | 62 | 1.9 | 24 | 2 |
| 2020 | NFL New York Jets | 37 | 217 | 5.9 | 46 | 2 |
| 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 48 | 222 | 4.6 | 30 | 5 |
| 2022 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 26 | 106 | 4.1 | 26 | 2 |
| 2023 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 15 | 0.7 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 67 | 212 | 3.2 | 19 | 1 |
| Totals | 276 | 972 | 3.5 | 46 | 14 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | NFL New York Jets | 11 | 3 | -16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 6 | 3 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | -27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 15 | -57 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2018 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2019 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2020 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 2022 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 2023 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 2024 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NFL | New York Jets | 13 | 13 |
| 2019 | NFL | New York Jets | 13 | 13 |
| 2020 | NFL | New York Jets | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 11 |
| 2022 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | ||
| 2023 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | ||
| 2024 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings |
