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
620
qualifying bar 238
EPA/play
+0.108
15th of 39 · lg +0.066
Success rate
49.5%
10th of 39 · lg 45.8%
Yards/play
6.78
11th of 39 · lg 6.30
Explosive rate
11.5%
9th of 39 · lg 9.4%
CPOE
+3.9
8th of 39 · lg +0.9
Completion %
66.4%
17th of 39 · lg 65.6%
Air yards/att
8.5
11th of 39 · lg 7.7
Sack rate
7.7%
29th of 39 · lg 6.5%
Turnover rate
2.7%
22nd of 39 · lg 2.6%
TD rate
5.6%
6th of 39 · 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 | 295 | +0.156 | 52% | 7.3 | +0.069 | 14/39 | 0.04 |
| Away | 289 | +0.109 | 49% | 6.6 | +0.063 | 17/39 | 0.01 |
| Neutral site | 36 | -0.296 | 31% | 4.4 | +0.075 | 8/8 | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 29 | +0.297 | 59% | 7.5 | +0.101 | — | 0.09 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 491 | +0.103 | 49% | 6.6 | +0.067 | 14/39 | 0.03 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 39 | -0.129 | 56% | 6.9 | +0.072 | 22/24 | -0.00 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 35 | +0.099 | 43% | 8.1 | +0.066 | 11/23 | -0.07 |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 369 | +0.083 | 50% | 6.8 | +0.043 | 17/36 | 0.01 |
| Outdoors | 251 | +0.144 | 49% | 6.7 | +0.078 | 15/39 | 0.01 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Under 40°F | 0 | — | — | — | +0.086 | — | 0.00 |
| 40–59°F | 113 | +0.077 | 45% | 6.2 | +0.071 | 17/31 | 0.00 |
| 60–79°F | 138 | +0.199 | 53% | 7.2 | +0.060 | 13/36 | -0.13 |
| 80°F+ | 0 | — | — | — | +0.111 | — | 0.01 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 192 | +0.091 | 47% | 6.3 | +0.081 | 20/38 | -0.06 |
| 10–14 mph | 26 | +0.348 | 50% | 7.8 | +0.089 | — | -0.12 |
| 15+ mph | 33 | +0.293 | 64% | 8.4 | -0.024 | 3/17 | -0.06 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 211 | +0.128 | 49% | 6.9 | +0.080 | 16/39 | 0.01 |
| Rain or snow | 40 | +0.230 | 52% | 5.8 | +0.025 | 2/7 | 0.01 |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 30 | +0.083 | 40% | 6.1 | +0.002 | 18/38 | 0.06 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 149 | +0.103 | 49% | 7.5 | +0.058 | 19/39 | 0.05 |
| Tied | 140 | +0.187 | 53% | 6.4 | +0.066 | 9/38 | 0.09 |
| Leading 1–8 | 139 | +0.294 | 54% | 8.2 | +0.110 | 6/36 | -0.21 |
| Leading 9+ | 162 | -0.112 | 45% | 5.4 | +0.153 | 16/21 | 0.03 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 34 | +0.168 | 44% | 7.6 | +0.017 | 14/37 | 0.05 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 371 | +0.189 | 51% | 7.4 | +0.059 | 6/39 | 0.08 |
| Win prob over 80% | 215 | -0.043 | 47% | 5.6 | +0.172 | 23/26 | 0.03 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 131 | +0.228 | 56% | 7.0 | +0.038 | 7/39 | -0.05 |
| Q2 | 180 | +0.025 | 47% | 6.0 | +0.101 | 29/39 | -0.06 |
| Q3 | 166 | +0.163 | 51% | 7.5 | +0.058 | 12/39 | -0.06 |
| Q4 | 136 | -0.003 | 43% | 6.4 | +0.049 | 25/39 | 0.05 |
| OT | 7 | +0.819 | 86% | 11.9 | +0.462 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 62 | -0.041 | 42% | 4.2 | +0.062 | 26/38 | 0.03 |
| Rest of game | 558 | +0.124 | 50% | 7.1 | +0.067 | 15/39 | 0.03 |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 207 | +0.186 | 54% | 8.0 | +0.100 | 8/39 | 0.19 |
| 2nd down | 233 | +0.160 | 52% | 6.7 | +0.105 | 15/39 | 0.04 |
| 3rd down | 171 | -0.006 | 41% | 5.7 | -0.040 | 13/39 | 0.11 |
| 4th down | 9 | -0.914 | 33% | 2.6 | +0.174 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 38 | -0.061 | 53% | 5.0 | -0.121 | 5/11 | -0.29 |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 40 | +0.004 | 42% | 5.0 | +0.074 | 17/24 | -0.12 |
| 3rd & 7+ | 93 | +0.013 | 35% | 6.3 | -0.073 | 16/37 | -0.22 |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 54 | +0.278 | 44% | 9.1 | +0.098 | 9/27 | -0.02 |
| Own 50–21 | 266 | +0.239 | 55% | 8.0 | +0.050 | 4/39 | 0.11 |
| Opp 21–49 | 197 | -0.087 | 46% | 6.1 | +0.083 | 32/39 | 0.08 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 103 | +0.050 | 46% | 3.7 | +0.060 | 19/36 | 0.01 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 442 | +0.058 | 47% | 6.2 | +0.048 | 18/39 | -0.00 |
| Under center | 178 | +0.232 | 55% | 8.3 | +0.165 | 10/33 | -0.00 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 545 | +0.060 | 48% | 6.5 | +0.061 | 17/39 | -0.09 |
| No huddle | 75 | +0.457 | 64% | 9.1 | +0.096 | 2/31 | -0.09 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 71 | -0.148 | 54% | 4.5 | +0.036 | 21/26 | -0.07 |
| 4–6 to go | 85 | +0.345 | 58% | 6.7 | +0.102 | 8/38 | -0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 362 | +0.064 | 46% | 7.0 | +0.077 | 23/39 | -0.01 |
| 11+ to go | 102 | +0.242 | 53% | 7.8 | +0.005 | 4/38 | 0.03 |
| Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Pass | 544 | +0.252 | 53% | 7.9 | +0.174 | 11/39 | 0.66 |
| Sack | 48 | -1.795 | 2% | -7.0 | -1.771 | 13/18 | 0.21 |
| Scramble | 28 | +0.561 | 68% | 7.9 | +0.539 | — | 0.27 |
| Pass depth Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Behind the line | 89 | -0.140 | 38% | 4.3 | -0.123 | 21/38 | 0.19 |
| Short (0–9) | 264 | +0.185 | 57% | 5.8 | +0.148 | 16/39 | 0.01 |
| Intermediate (10–19) | 122 | +0.323 | 57% | 10.1 | +0.404 | 25/39 | 0.16 |
| Deep (20+) | 69 | +0.891 | 49% | 17.1 | +0.339 | 3/34 | 0.18 |
| Pass direction Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 202 | +0.134 | 53% | 6.6 | +0.167 | 21/39 | 0.11 |
| Middle | 122 | +0.280 | 53% | 9.6 | +0.317 | 25/39 | 0.10 |
| Right | 220 | +0.345 | 52% | 8.3 | +0.102 | 4/39 | 0.08 |
| Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Play action | 168 | +0.164 | 52% | 7.9 | +0.162 | 23/39 | -0.03 |
| No play action | 452 | +0.087 | 48% | 6.4 | +0.038 | 14/39 | -0.03 |
| In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| In pocket | 505 | +0.168 | 51% | 7.3 | +0.070 | 11/39 | 0.06 |
| Out of pocket | 115 | -0.159 | 41% | 4.6 | +0.047 | 28/37 | 0.06 |
| Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Blitzed | 143 | +0.157 | 46% | 8.0 | +0.019 | 11/39 | -0.15 |
| No blitz | 477 | +0.093 | 51% | 6.4 | +0.085 | 17/39 | -0.15 |
| Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3 or fewer rushers | 18 | +0.185 | 50% | 7.4 | +0.120 | — | — |
| 4 rushers | 466 | +0.103 | 50% | 6.5 | +0.065 | 12/39 | -0.27 |
| 5 rushers | 100 | +0.148 | 48% | 8.5 | +0.052 | 14/39 | -0.05 |
| 6+ rushers | 34 | -0.004 | 41% | 5.6 | +0.056 | 15/21 | 0.15 |
| Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Light box (6 or fewer) | 492 | +0.059 | 48% | 6.5 | +0.051 | 19/39 | 0.13 |
| 7 in the box | 107 | +0.265 | 54% | 7.9 | +0.119 | 12/36 | 0.11 |
| Stacked box (8+) | 20 | +0.355 | 70% | 6.9 | +0.127 | — | — |
| Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Screen | 54 | +0.068 | 46% | 5.4 | +0.020 | 14/27 | -0.11 |
| Not a screen | 566 | +0.111 | 50% | 6.9 | +0.070 | 15/39 | -0.11 |
| Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Motion | 375 | +0.060 | 48% | 6.6 | +0.073 | 20/39 | 0.02 |
| No motion | 245 | +0.181 | 51% | 7.1 | +0.059 | 7/39 | 0.02 |
| RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| RPO | 14 | -0.078 | 43% | 4.9 | +0.014 | — | — |
| Not an RPO | 606 | +0.112 | 50% | 6.8 | +0.067 | 15/39 | — |
| Pressure Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Clean pocket | 409 | +0.370 | 59% | 8.6 | +0.262 | 6/39 | 0.04 |
| Pressured | 211 | -0.401 | 32% | 3.3 | -0.373 | 19/39 | 0.04 |
| Man / zone Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Man | 278 | +0.184 | 47% | 6.7 | +0.063 | 8/39 | 0.01 |
| Zone | 341 | +0.048 | 51% | 6.9 | +0.071 | 22/39 | 0.01 |
| Coverage shell Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Cover 0 | 22 | -0.187 | 36% | 3.2 | +0.102 | — | — |
| Cover 1 | 185 | +0.240 | 47% | 7.5 | +0.060 | 5/39 | -0.05 |
| 2-Man | 71 | +0.154 | 52% | 5.9 | +0.055 | 6/23 | — |
| Cover 2 | 130 | +0.121 | 54% | 6.6 | +0.028 | 15/39 | -0.18 |
| Cover 3 | 114 | -0.058 | 46% | 7.4 | +0.107 | 30/39 | -0.07 |
| Cover 4 | 39 | +0.130 | 56% | 7.7 | +0.143 | 9/13 | -0.01 |
| Cover 6 | 25 | +0.108 | 48% | 5.8 | +0.113 | — | -0.20 |
| Cover 9 | 13 | -0.037 | 69% | 6.5 | +0.058 | — | — |
| Combo | 20 | +0.001 | 45% | 5.2 | -0.054 | — | — |
| Blown coverage | 0 | — | — | — | -0.208 | — | — |
| Time to throw Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Quick (under 2.5s) | 184 | +0.317 | 60% | 6.8 | +0.166 | 5/39 | 0.12 |
| Normal (2.5–3.5s) | 232 | +0.346 | 54% | 8.8 | +0.235 | 11/39 | 0.07 |
| Long (3.5s+) | 128 | -0.013 | 41% | 7.9 | +0.061 | 26/36 | 0.07 |
| Offensive personnel Scheme (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 11 | 425 | +0.061 | 48% | 6.3 | +0.053 | 18/39 | 0.07 |
| 12 | 125 | +0.360 | 63% | 8.9 | +0.122 | 4/35 | 0.04 |
| 21 | 1 | +0.912 | 100% | 11.0 | +0.151 | — | -0.07 |
| 13 | 4 | -0.096 | 25% | 1.0 | +0.168 | — | — |
| 22 | 0 | — | — | — | +0.270 | — | — |
| 10 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.171 | — | — |
| Other | 65 | -0.074 | 35% | 6.0 | -0.063 | 4/6 | -0.08 |
By season
| Season | Team | Dropbacks | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | CPOE | Comp % | aDOT | Sack rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 620 | +0.108 | +66.7 | 49.5% | 6.78 | +3.9 | 66.4% | 8.5 | 7.7% |
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.