Sam Darnold Stats

Quarterback · Carolina Panthers / Minnesota Vikings / New York Jets / Seattle Seahawks / San Francisco 49ers · From Capistrano Beach, CA · Drafted 2018, round 1, pick 3

Sam Darnold is an NFL quarterback who has played for Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers. In NFL (2018–2026) he has 21,464 passing yards, 130 touchdowns and 89 interceptions. In college (2016–2017) he has 6,420 passing yards, 52 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. He played college football at USC. This page lists every season, his 2026 game log, where he ranks and his top connections.

Sam Darnold Passing Stats by Season

Season	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	INT	Rate	ACE	EPA/DB
2026	SEA	5	1	90	149	1,033	7	7	77.4	-4.0	-0.10
2025	SEA	17	17	323	477	4,048	25	14	99.1	+14.7	+0.15
2024	MIN	17	17	361	545	4,319	35	12	102.5	+13.1	+0.11
2023	SF	10	1	28	46	297	2	1	85.1	-0.6	+0.01
2022	CAR	6	6	82	140	1,143	7	3	92.6	-5.2	+0.18
2021	CAR	12	12	243	406	2,527	9	13	71.9	-24.4	-0.14
2020	NYJ	12	12	217	364	2,208	9	11	72.7	-12.3	-0.16
2019	NYJ	13	13	273	441	3,024	19	13	84.3	+0.8	-0.03
2018	NYJ	13	13	239	414	2,865	17	15	77.6	-17.2	-0.01
2025 Playoffs	SEA	3	3	56	91	672	5	0	102.4	-0.9	+0.26
2024 Playoffs	MIN	1	1	25	40	245	1	1	77.6	-1.2	-0.52

Sam Darnold Rushing Stats by Season

Season	Att	Yds	TD	Lng
2026	7	35	0	18
2025	35	95	0	24
2024	67	212	1	19
2023	21	15	1	9
2022	26	106	2	26
2021	48	222	5	30
2020	37	217	2	46
2019	33	62	2	24
2018	43	135	1	28

Where He Ranks in 2026

EPA per Dropback: -0.10, #25 of 33
ACE per 100 Attempts: -2.7, #25 of 33
NFL Passer Rating: 77.4, #27 of 33
Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt: 4.67, #26 of 33
Completion %: 60.4%, #25 of 33
Passing Yards: 1,033, #22 of 49
Passing Touchdowns: 7, #20 of 43
Success Rate: 42.2%, #22 of 33

Top Connections in 2026

Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 33 of 45 for 453 yards, 3 TD
AJ Barner: 12 of 21 for 117 yards, 0 TD
Cooper Kupp: 12 of 20 for 124 yards, 1 TD
Rashid Shaheed: 10 of 19 for 123 yards, 0 TD
George Holani: 9 of 9 for 60 yards, 0 TD
Tory Horton: 5 of 9 for 67 yards, 1 TD
Emanuel Wilson: 5 of 7 for 50 yards, 1 TD

Sam Darnold 2026 Game Log

Week	Opponent	Result	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT
Week 1	vs New England Patriots	W 13-10	1-2	13	0	0
Week 3	at Washington Commanders	L 31-33	31-45	379	4	2
Week 4	vs Los Angeles Chargers	W 30-23	13-22	168	2	1
Week 5	vs San Francisco 49ers	L 29-32	18-29	195	1	2
Week 6	at Denver Broncos	L 14-17	27-51	278	0	2

Sam Darnold College Career

FBS seasons at USC. Counting stats are the official NCAA lines.

Sam Darnold College Passing Stats by Season

Season	School	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	INT	Eff	Rate	ACE	EPA/DB
2017	USC	13	13	277	435	3,787	26	12	151.0	99.9	—	+0.29
2016	USC	12	9	213	313	2,633	26	8	161.0	110.9	—	+0.43
2017 Bowl/Playoff	USC	1	1	25	44	335	0	1	116.2	71.7	—	-0.04
2016 Bowl/Playoff	USC	1	1	32	52	427	4	1	152.1	105.2	—	+0.44

Sam Darnold College Rushing Stats by Season

Season	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Yds (no sacks)
2017	64	100	5	39	280
2016	57	230	2	18	246

NCAA rushing includes sacks; "no sacks" uses the NFL definition.

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