Sam Darnold

Minnesota Vikings
Quarterback #14

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Personal

Age	27
Birthdate	June 5, 1997
Height	6'3"
Weight	225 lb

Draft

College	USC
Year	2018
Pick	Round: 1, Overall: 3
Team	NYJ

Fantasy Value

Player News

Sam Darnold: Vikings In No Rush To Place Franchise Tag On Sam Darnold

ESPN's Kevin Seifert reports that the Minnesota Vikings are in no rush to place the franchise tag on impending free-agent quarterback Sam Darnold despite his career year in 2024. It doesn't mean they won't eventually use it on the 27-year-old signal-caller, and it doesn't rule out the team giving him a multi-year extension. Another option is that the Vikings tag Darnold and then trade him for draft-pick compensation. Keeping Darnold on the tag in 2025 would cost Minnesota around $40 million, which would be a questionable decision with former first-rounder J.J. McCarthy (knee) waiting in the wings as the franchise QB. Seifert believes the most likely scenario is that the team lets Darnold sign elsewhere while saving the tag for a player like cornerback Byron Murphy Jr., who had a career-high six interceptions in 2024. Darnold set career-highs last year across the board but also had just one TD and a 53% completion percentage in the last two games.

Feb. 18, 2025 4:25 PM EST

Player Stats

YEAR	TM	GM	Passing								Rushing
YEAR	TM	GM	CMP	ATT	%	YDS	YPC	TD	INT	SACKS	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD	FUM
2018	NYJ	16	239	414	57.7	2,865	12.0	17	15	30	44	138	3.1	1	2
2019	NYJ	16	273	441	61.9	3,024	11.1	19	13	33	33	62	1.9	2	3
2020	NYJ	16	217	364	59.6	2,208	10.2	9	11	35	37	217	5.9	2	2
2021	CAR	11	214	364	58.8	2,308	10.8	7	12	33	40	203	5.1	5	3
2022	CAR	7	77	125	61.6	1,100	14.3	7	1	8	20	74	3.7	2	2
2023	SF	15	11	19	57.9	107	9.7	1	1	3	13	-3	-0.2	0	0
2024	MIN	16	343	504	68.1	4,153	12.1	35	12	46	64	202	3.2	1	4