Sam Darnold is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Darnold in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Darnold's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sam Darnold
2× Pro BowlTop 24% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⚡ Breakout · 2024🏆 Clutch · +10% playoffs📈 Late Developer · 2024Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #491
Height6'3"
Weight225 lb
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2018 | 21 | NYJ | 13 | — | 239 | 414 | 57.7% | 2,865 | 17 | 15 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 77.6 | 30 | 43 | 135 | 1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 16 | 37.2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 810 | 99.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | NYJ | 13 | — | 273 | 441 | 61.9% | 3,024 | 19 | 13 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 84.3 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 2 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 6 | 18.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 840 | 99.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 | NYJ | 12 | — | 217 | 364 | 59.6% | 2,208 | 9 | 11 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 72.7 | 35 | 37 | 217 | 2 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 13 | 35.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 739 | 99.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 24 | CAR | 12 | — | 243 | 406 | 59.9% | 2,527 | 9 | 13 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 71.9 | 35 | 48 | 222 | 5 | 4.6 | 10.4 | 21 | 43.8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 771 | 93.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | CAR | 6 | — | 82 | 140 | 58.6% | 1,143 | 7 | 3 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 92.6 | 10 | 26 | 106 | 2 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 10 | 38.5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 377 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 26 | SF | 10 | — | 28 | 46 | 60.9% | 297 | 2 | 1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 85.1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 3 | 14.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 20.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 27 | MIN | 17 | — | 361 | 545 | 66.2% | 4,319 | 35 | 12 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 102.5 | 48 | 67 | 212 | 1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 23 | 34.3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,110 | 99.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 28 | SEA | 17 | — | 323 | 477 | 67.7% | 4,048 | 25 | 14 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 99.1 | 27 | 35 | 95 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 10 | 28.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,026 | 96.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 100 | — | 1,766 | 2,833 | 62.3% | 20,431 | 123 | 82 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 86.5 | 224 | 310 | 1,064 | 14 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 102 | 32.9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5,803 | 90.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
112 career value over replacement — #970 all-time of 4,666. 14/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2018 · -8.9 vs expected KV-H
55actual
63.9 expected · Δ−8.9
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