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: Sam Darnold's Future Unsettled After Crashing The Last Two Weeks

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold resurrected his career by leading the Vikings to 14 wins in 2024 while posting career-highs in passing yards (4,319) and touchdowns (35), but he came crashing down hard in losses to the Detroit Lions in Week 18 and the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round in which he had a combined 23 off-target throws and took 11 sacks. Darnold's future is now as unsettled as ever as he heads toward free agency in March, but ESPN's Jeremy Fowler writes that Darnold is still the top free-agent QB. The teams that Fowler has spoken with recently forecasted Darnold in the Geno Smith/Baker Mayfield weight class of contracts. Mayfield got a three-year, $100 million deal last offseason with Tampa, while Smith signed a three-year, $75 million deal before the 2023 season. Darnold tanked to end the year, but he did enough to find work as a starter somewhere else if Minnesota doesn't want him back.

Jan. 14, 2025 4:51 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