Best Comparable Player
Jared Goff
Workout Metrics
4.85
46th
98.9
6th
11.36
65th
28
48th
40-Yard Dash
Burst Score
Agility Score
Throw Velocity
Wonderlic Score
High School Metrics
80.4
(74th)
College QBR
8.5
(66th)
College YPA
19.3
(86th)
Breakout Age

Sam Darnold Athleticism

96.30
Athleticism Score
#15
of 25
QB Position
2018 Class Rank
#419
of 506
All Positions
2018 Class Rank
#209
of 297
QB Position
All Time Rank
#5506
of 6548
All Positions
All Time Rank

Sam Darnold Season Stats

Year Games Atts Pass Yds Comp % YPA Rush Yds Pass TD Fantasy Pts/Game
2024
17
545
4319
66.2%
7.9
212 (1 td)
35
18.8 (#9)
2023
10
46
297
60.9%
6.5
15 (1 td)
2
2.4 (#36)
2022
6
140
1143
58.6%
8.2
106 (2 td)
7
14.9

Sam Darnold Explosive Plays

113.2
(#5)
Explosive Rating
(EPX)
Passing EPX
117.7 (#6)
Rushing EPX
85.9 (#22)
Explosive Plays
71 (#5)

Explosive Play Rating (EPX) is a comprehensive rating of a player's explosiveness, factoring in per-play efficiency and total volume of explosive plays created. EPX is scaled so 100 is league-average at each position and blends passing, rushing, and receiving according to each player's usage. Pass plays over 20 yards or rush plays over 10 yards are considered explosive.

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Sam Darnold Advanced Stats & Metrics

Passing Opportunity
Pass Atts Deep Ball Atts Red Zone Atts Team Pass Plays P/G Pace of Play Game Script Protection Rate
545 (32.1 p/g) 61 (3.6 p/g) 99 (5.8 p/g) 35.1 1.99 +4.11 82.3%
#8 #9 #4 #13 #24 #3 #23
Passing Productivity
Passing Yards Air Yards Money Throws Pressured Throws Danger Plays Interceptable Passes Passing TDs
4319 (254.1 p/g) 4191 (246.5 p/g) 13 120 27 20 35 (6.4% rate)
#5 #5 #11 #6 #5 #5 #5
Efficiency
YPA AY/A Air Yards Per Attempt Best Ball Pts Added Fantasy Points Per Dropback Fantasy Points P/G Expected Fantasy Points P/G
7.9 7.6 7.7 39.9 (2.3 p/g) 0.54 18.8 17.8 (+1.02 diff)
#6 #10 #20 #10 #14 #9 #13
Efficiency
Accuracy Rating True Comp % Deep Ball Comp % Pressure Comp % Play-action Comp % Red Zone Comp % Clean Pocket Comp %
5.5 71.8% 50.8% 60.0% 52.5% 64.6% 68.0%
#16 #13 #1 #8 #31 #7 #20
Efficiency
True Passer Rating QBR EPA Production Premium EPX Receiver Target Separation Receiver YAC Per Target Drops
104.3 61.8 +158.0 +-1.3 113.2 1.86 3.29 16 (0.94 p/g)
#9 #13 #8 #25 #5 #42 -- #12
Advanced Accuracy
Red Zone Accuracy Rating Deep Ball Accuracy Rating Pressured Accuracy Rating Clean Pocket Accuracy Rating Deep Ball Catchable Pass Rate Pressured Catchable Pass Rate Catchable Pass Rate
5.9 5.9 5.2 6.7 55.7% 57.7% 73.9%
#20 #6 -- #13 #3 #8 #23
Man vs Zone Coverage
Man Coverage Throw Rate Comp % vs Man Comp % vs Zone Passer Rating vs Man Passer Rating vs Zone Accuracy Rating vs Man Accuracy Rating vs Zone
37.3% (62.7% vs zone) 56.5% 69.0% 104.1 108.7 6.1 6.6
#28 #14 #12 #8 #5 #16 #12
Advanced Rushing
Carries Carries Per Game Red Zone Carries RZ Carries P/G Rushing Yards Rush Yards P/G Rush TDs
67 3.9 7 0.4 212 12.5 1
#10 #20 #19 #31 #20 #31 #24
Wk Opp Attempts Completion Percentage Passing Yards Yards Per Attempt Passing Touchdowns Rushing Yards Rushing Touchdowns Fantasy Points
1 NYG 24 79.2% 208 (195 air) 8.7 2 (1 int) 3 0 15.6 (#14)
2 SF 26 65.4% 268 (161 air) 10.3 2 (1 int) 32 0 20.9 (#4)
3 HOU 28 60.7% 181 (191 air) 6.5 4 0 0 23.2 (#9)
4 GB 28 71.4% 275 (289 air) 9.8 3 (1 int) 15 0 21.5 (#9)
5 NYJ 31 45.2% 179 5.8 0 (1 int) 11 0 5.3 (#27)
7 DET 27 81.5% 259 (215 air) 9.6 1 (1 int) 39 0 17.3 (#13)
8 LAR 25 72.0% 240 (260 air) 9.6 2 6 0 18.2 (#16)
9 IND 34 82.4% 290 (235 air) 8.5 3 (2 int) 14 0 21.0 (#9)
10 JAX 38 63.2% 241 (348 air) 6.3 0 (3 int) 28 0 9.4 (#21)
11 TEN 32 62.5% 246 (304 air) 7.7 2 18 1 23.6 (#10)
12 CHI 34 64.7% 330 (286 air) 9.7 2 -1 0 21.1 (#6)
13 ARI 31 67.7% 235 (213 air) 7.6 2 22 0 19.6 (#14)
14 ATL 28 78.6% 347 (291 air) 12.4 5 7 0 34.6 (#2)
15 CHI 40 60.0% 231 (336 air) 5.8 1 (1 int) 0 0 12.2 (#20)
16 SEA 35 62.9% 246 (268 air) 7.0 3 11 0 22.9 (#8)
17 GB 43 76.7% 377 (319 air) 8.8 3 (1 int) -3 0 25.8 (#9)
18 DET 41 43.9% 166 (280 air) 4.0 0 10 0 7.6 (#29)
19 LAR 40 62.5% 245 (420 air) 6.1 1 (1 int) 19 0 12.7 (#10)

Box score statistics such as targets, yards, touchdowns, and fantasy points per target are updated the next day. Advanced stats and metrics are updated later in the week during the NFL season.

Value Over Stream

+2.3
(#83)

Value Over Stream: Valuation scheme calculates a player's fantasy pts/game over the average waiver wire replacement in standard fantasy league formats during either the current season (or previous year during the offseason) and adjusts for positional bust rates. VOS rank in parenthesis spans all positions, enabling player comparisons across QB's, RB's, WR's, and TE's.

2024

Passing Attempts

2024

Completion Percentage

2024

Fantasy Points

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Sam Darnold Injury History

Low
Medium
High
Games Missed
Injury Reports
Foot Injury
Week 11 (2024)
0
1
Right Hand Injury
Week 10 (2024)
0
1
Knee Bruise
Week 4 (2024)
0
1
High-ankle sprain
Preseason (2022)
9
9
Non-displaced fracture of right scapula
Week 9 (2021)
5
5

Sam Darnold College Stats

Year Games Pass Atts Pass Yds YPA Comp % Pass TDs Rush Yds Age School
2016
13 (QB)
366
3086
8.4
67.2%
31 (9 ints)
250
19
USC
2017
14 (QB)
480
4143
8.6
63.1%
26 (13 ints)
82
20
USC