Sam Darnold
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Box score by season
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | TD | Int | Sacked | Rush | Rush yds | TD | vs ESPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SEA | 6 | 110 | 177 | 1,290 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 0 | ✓ matches |
| 2025 | SEA | 17 | 323 | 477 | 4,048 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 35 | 95 | 0 | ✓ matches |
| 2025 playoffs | SEA | 3 | 56 | 91 | 672 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024 | MIN | 17 | 361 | 545 | 4,319 | 35 | 12 | 48 | 67 | 212 | 1 | not checked |
| 2024 playoffs | MIN | 1 | 25 | 40 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2023 | SF | 10 | 28 | 46 | 297 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 1 | not checked |
| 2022 | CAR | 6 | 82 | 140 | 1,143 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 106 | 2 | not checked |
| 2021 | CAR | 12 | 243 | 406 | 2,527 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 222 | 5 | not checked |
| 2020 | NYJ | 12 | 217 | 364 | 2,208 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 217 | 2 | not checked |
| 2019 | NYJ | 13 | 273 | 441 | 3,024 | 19 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 2 | not checked |
| 2018 | NYJ | 13 | 239 | 414 | 2,865 | 17 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 135 | 1 | not checked |
Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.
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Dropbacks
464
qualifying bar 238
EPA/play
-0.139
32nd of 33 · lg +0.054
Success rate
41.6%
31st of 33 · lg 46.2%
Yards/play
5.41
31st of 33 · lg 6.30
Explosive rate
8.0%
23rd of 33 · lg 9.1%
CPOE
-4.9
33rd of 33 · lg +0.0
Completion %
59.9%
31st of 33 · lg 65.0%
Air yards/att
7.2
28th of 33 · lg 7.8
Sack rate
7.5%
27th of 33 · lg 6.0%
Turnover rate
3.4%
27th of 33 · lg 2.9%
TD rate
1.9%
32nd of 33 · lg 4.2%
Every split
EPA per dropback in each situation, the league in the same situation, and his rank among qualified players with at least 30 dropbacks there (1 = best). "Repeats" is how much that split's player-to-player differences carry from one season to the next (2016–25); near zero means it describes the past and predicts little. Click a situation to filter all his numbers to it.
| Situation | Dropbacks | EPA/play | Success | Yds/play | League EPA | Rank | Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / away Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Home | 241 | -0.219 | 39% | 5.5 | +0.052 | 33/33 | 0.04 |
| Away | 223 | -0.054 | 45% | 5.3 | +0.054 | 26/33 | 0.01 |
| Neutral site | 0 | — | — | — | +0.175 | — | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 38 | +0.364 | 53% | 7.7 | +0.104 | 5/25 | 0.09 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 344 | -0.239 | 39% | 4.8 | +0.051 | 33/33 | 0.03 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 46 | +0.021 | 48% | 6.2 | +0.035 | 15/21 | -0.00 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 0 | — | — | — | -0.022 | — | -0.07 |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 118 | -0.012 | 45% | 5.7 | +0.072 | 23/30 | 0.01 |
| Outdoors | 346 | -0.183 | 40% | 5.3 | +0.047 | 31/33 | 0.01 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Under 40°F | 0 | — | — | — | -0.048 | — | 0.00 |
| 40–59°F | 28 | -0.376 | 39% | 3.6 | +0.062 | — | 0.00 |
| 60–79°F | 164 | -0.408 | 33% | 4.6 | +0.053 | 30/31 | -0.13 |
| 80°F+ | 126 | +0.059 | 48% | 6.3 | +0.074 | 13/22 | 0.01 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 239 | -0.115 | 41% | 5.5 | +0.068 | 29/33 | -0.06 |
| 10–14 mph | 42 | -0.403 | 43% | 4.0 | +0.029 | 25/26 | -0.12 |
| 15+ mph | 37 | -0.690 | 27% | 4.6 | -0.019 | 22/23 | -0.06 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 346 | -0.183 | 40% | 5.3 | +0.051 | 32/33 | 0.01 |
| Rain or snow | 0 | — | — | — | -0.042 | — | 0.01 |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 112 | -0.353 | 36% | 4.6 | -0.045 | 33/33 | 0.06 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 124 | -0.145 | 41% | 5.6 | +0.065 | 27/33 | 0.05 |
| Tied | 72 | +0.152 | 49% | 6.8 | +0.082 | 12/32 | 0.09 |
| Leading 1–8 | 98 | -0.047 | 44% | 5.5 | +0.115 | 28/33 | -0.21 |
| Leading 9+ | 58 | -0.232 | 41% | 4.6 | +0.118 | 22/25 | 0.03 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 131 | -0.330 | 35% | 4.5 | -0.057 | 32/33 | 0.05 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 255 | -0.051 | 44% | 6.0 | +0.081 | 30/33 | 0.08 |
| Win prob over 80% | 78 | -0.109 | 44% | 5.2 | +0.136 | 26/29 | 0.03 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 97 | +0.010 | 46% | 6.0 | +0.013 | 17/33 | -0.05 |
| Q2 | 126 | +0.049 | 45% | 6.0 | +0.119 | 25/33 | -0.06 |
| Q3 | 101 | -0.519 | 34% | 4.5 | +0.015 | 33/33 | -0.06 |
| Q4 | 140 | -0.139 | 41% | 5.2 | +0.048 | 28/33 | 0.05 |
| OT | 0 | — | — | — | +0.119 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 66 | -0.059 | 42% | 4.8 | +0.076 | 29/33 | 0.03 |
| Rest of game | 398 | -0.153 | 41% | 5.5 | +0.050 | 32/33 | 0.03 |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 162 | -0.033 | 43% | 5.7 | +0.104 | 30/33 | 0.19 |
| 2nd down | 163 | -0.113 | 46% | 5.9 | +0.079 | 30/33 | 0.04 |
| 3rd down | 129 | -0.328 | 34% | 3.8 | -0.026 | 30/33 | 0.11 |
| 4th down | 10 | +0.138 | 40% | 13.9 | -0.151 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 20 | -0.798 | 35% | 2.4 | +0.029 | — | -0.29 |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 33 | -0.086 | 48% | 3.4 | -0.005 | 16/26 | -0.12 |
| 3rd & 7+ | 76 | -0.309 | 28% | 4.3 | -0.058 | 25/32 | -0.22 |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 46 | -0.035 | 37% | 5.6 | +0.079 | 23/29 | -0.02 |
| Own 50–21 | 228 | -0.248 | 39% | 5.2 | +0.037 | 33/33 | 0.11 |
| Opp 21–49 | 142 | +0.080 | 51% | 6.4 | +0.070 | 15/33 | 0.08 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 48 | -0.373 | 31% | 3.4 | +0.061 | 31/32 | 0.01 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 357 | -0.170 | 39% | 4.9 | +0.035 | 31/33 | -0.00 |
| Under center | 107 | -0.038 | 49% | 7.1 | +0.146 | 24/29 | -0.00 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 423 | -0.163 | 40% | 5.4 | +0.044 | 32/33 | -0.09 |
| No huddle | 41 | +0.101 | 54% | 5.8 | +0.123 | 15/30 | -0.09 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 30 | -0.530 | 37% | 2.9 | +0.065 | 28/29 | -0.07 |
| 4–6 to go | 73 | +0.130 | 56% | 5.9 | +0.040 | 11/33 | -0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 294 | -0.110 | 40% | 5.5 | +0.077 | 31/33 | -0.01 |
| 11+ to go | 67 | -0.386 | 33% | 5.6 | -0.038 | 32/32 | 0.03 |
| Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Pass | 406 | -0.042 | 44% | 6.2 | +0.161 | 33/33 | 0.66 |
| Sack | 35 | -1.732 | 0% | -5.8 | -1.851 | 6/22 | 0.21 |
| Scramble | 23 | +0.567 | 70% | 8.1 | +0.477 | — | 0.27 |
| Pass depth Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Behind the line | 75 | -0.372 | 33% | 3.4 | -0.119 | 31/32 | 0.19 |
| Short (0–9) | 205 | +0.075 | 53% | 6.3 | +0.119 | 21/33 | 0.01 |
| Intermediate (10–19) | 82 | -0.009 | 39% | 7.5 | +0.352 | 31/33 | 0.16 |
| Deep (20+) | 43 | -0.138 | 26% | 8.6 | +0.414 | 29/29 | 0.18 |
| Pass direction Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 164 | -0.136 | 40% | 5.3 | +0.175 | 33/33 | 0.11 |
| Middle | 80 | +0.313 | 57% | 9.5 | +0.264 | 17/33 | 0.10 |
| Right | 161 | -0.136 | 40% | 5.6 | +0.094 | 33/33 | 0.08 |
| Pressure Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Clean pocket | 266 | +0.081 | 48% | 6.5 | +0.232 | 30/33 | 0.04 |
| Pressured | 140 | -0.276 | 35% | 5.7 | -0.018 | 31/33 | 0.04 |
| Man / zone Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Man | 116 | +0.067 | 47% | 6.1 | +0.159 | 26/33 | 0.01 |
| Zone | 289 | -0.090 | 42% | 6.3 | +0.161 | 33/33 | 0.01 |
| Coverage shell Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Cover 0 | 9 | +0.516 | 44% | 4.9 | +0.123 | — | — |
| Cover 1 | 100 | -0.030 | 45% | 6.0 | +0.172 | 30/32 | -0.05 |
| 2-Man | 7 | +0.877 | 71% | 7.7 | +0.084 | — | — |
| Cover 2 | 69 | +0.063 | 52% | 8.3 | +0.162 | 22/30 | -0.18 |
| Cover 3 | 135 | -0.108 | 41% | 5.6 | +0.167 | 33/33 | -0.07 |
| Cover 4 | 55 | -0.138 | 31% | 5.5 | +0.175 | 32/33 | -0.01 |
| Cover 6 | 28 | -0.317 | 39% | 6.4 | +0.132 | — | -0.20 |
| Prevent | 2 | +0.316 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.125 | — | — |
| Time to throw Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Quick (under 2.5s) | 162 | +0.120 | 51% | 5.8 | +0.149 | 19/33 | 0.12 |
| Normal (2.5–3.5s) | 174 | -0.099 | 41% | 6.8 | +0.217 | 33/33 | 0.07 |
| Long (3.5s+) | 70 | -0.277 | 33% | 5.9 | +0.065 | 31/32 | 0.07 |
| Offensive personnel Scheme (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 11 | 348 | -0.173 | 42% | 5.1 | +0.052 | 31/33 | 0.07 |
| 12 | 73 | -0.140 | 34% | 6.3 | +0.032 | 26/29 | 0.04 |
| 21 | 25 | +0.237 | 56% | 6.4 | +0.081 | — | -0.07 |
| 13 | 2 | +0.149 | 50% | 6.0 | +0.270 | — | — |
| 22 | 6 | +0.347 | 67% | 7.8 | +0.090 | — | — |
| 10 | 0 | — | — | — | +0.098 | — | — |
| Other | 10 | -0.257 | 30% | 3.8 | +0.010 | — | -0.08 |
By season
| Season | Team | Dropbacks | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | CPOE | Comp % | aDOT | Sack rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CAR | 464 | -0.139 | -64.7 | 41.6% | 5.41 | -4.9 | 59.9% | 7.2 | 7.5% |
Definitions. QB plays are dropbacks: passes, sacks and scrambles (spikes left out). QB EPA doesn't charge the passer for a receiver's fumble after the catch. Rushing is designed runs only; receiving is EPA per target. EPA is about ±1.4 points a play, so a split of 50 plays carries roughly ±0.2 of luck.