Sam Darnold

QB

#14

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 26

Weight: 225 lbs

College: USC

2023 SEASON

TDS

2
INT

1
YDS

297
RTG

85.14

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Passing

YEAR	TEAM	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
2023	San Francisco 49ers	10	46	28	60.9	297	6.5	48	2	1	15	32.6	3	6	40	85.1
2022	Carolina Panthers	6	140	82	58.6	1143	8.2	52	7	3	57	40.7	17	10	78	92.6
2021	Carolina Panthers	12	406	243	59.8	2527	6.2	63	9	13	123	30.3	30	35	204	71.9
2020	New York Jets	12	364	217	59.6	2208	6.1	69	9	11	109	30	27	35	234	72.7
2019	New York Jets	13	441	273	61.9	3024	6.9	92	19	13	147	33.3	40	33	212	84.3
2018	New York Jets	13	414	239	57.7	2865	6.9	76	17	15	130	31.4	40	30	204	77.6
TOTAL		66	1811	1082	59.7	12064	6.7	92	63	56	581	32.1	157	149	972	78.3

Rushing

YEAR	TEAM	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+	40+	FUM
2023	San Francisco 49ers	10	21	15	0.7	9	1	3	14.3	0	0	1
2022	Carolina Panthers	6	26	106	4.1	26	2	9	34.6	1	0	5
2021	Carolina Panthers	12	48	222	4.6	30	5	21	43.8	2	0	2
2020	New York Jets	12	37	217	5.9	46	2	13	35.1	1	1	0
2019	New York Jets	13	33	62	1.9	24	2	6	18.2	1	0	5
2018	New York Jets	13	44	138	3.1	28	1	16	36.4	1	0	4
TOTAL		66	209	760	3.6	46	13	68	32.5	6	1	17

Fumbles

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2023	San Francisco 49ers	10	3	1		2
2022	Carolina Panthers	6	6	2		3
2021	Carolina Panthers	12	9	4		3
2020	New York Jets	12	4	2
2019	New York Jets	13	11	3		3
2018	New York Jets	13	5	2	0	2
TOTAL		66	38	14	0	13	0	0

Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2023	San Francisco 49ers	10
2022	Carolina Panthers	6
2021	Carolina Panthers	12
2020	New York Jets	12
2019	New York Jets	13
2018	New York Jets	13	1	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		66	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

Sam Darnold, who was selected by the New York Jets in the first round (third overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, comes to Minnesota after stints with the Jets (2018-20), Carolina Panthers (2021-22) and San Francisco 49ers (2023). In three seasons with the Jets, Darnold started all 38 games he played and threw for 8,097 yards and 45 touchdowns, adding 417 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 114 carries. He was teammates with Quarterbacks Coach Josh McCown during his rookie season in 2018. Darnold recorded 3,670 passing yards and 16 touchdowns during his time with the Panthers, also scoring seven touchdowns on the ground while rushing for 328 yards on 74 attempts. In his lone season in San Francisco, Darnold appeared in 10 contests, including starting the team's Week 18 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams (1/7), going 16-of-26 for 189 passing yards and one touchdown, and posting a 96.5 passer rating.

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