Sam Darnold Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Sam Darnold
QB
, Carolina Panthers

Age: 24
Weight: 220 lbs
Height: 6' 4"

ADP: 200
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	PaYds	PaTD	Int	RuYds
38	584	3	1	6

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Week 3 Projection: 20.57
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Draft note

by John Paulsen

In three seasons, Darnold has never ranked higher than 24th in total fantasy points or per game production. He posted reasonable numbers as a rookie (220 yards and 1.31 touchdowns per game, 6.9 yards per attempt) under HC Todd Bowles/OC Jeremy Bates and even improved in his first season under Adam Gase (233 yards and 1.46 touchdowns per game, 6.9 yards per attempt) before a dreadful third season. Carolina HC Matt Rhule and OC Joe Brady decided to trade for Darnold this offseason, giving up a future second-rounder in the process, as opposed to finding a quarterback in the draft. They ultimately passed on Justin Fields and Mac Jones, so they must feel pretty good about Darnold. In Carolina, he’ll have a better receiving corps–D.J. Moore, Robby Anderson, Christian McCaffrey and Terrace Marshall–than he ever had in New York. Fantasy QB2 numbers are not out of the question.

Latest news

Sam Darnold traded to the Panthers for three draft picks

Adam Schefter

Apr 05 · 4:55 PM EDT

Filed to ESPN: Jets trading QB Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers for a 2021 sixth-round pick and second- and fourth-round picks in 2022, per sources.

Fantasy Impact:

Sam Darnold will compete with Teddy Bridgewater in Carolina. There is plenty of fantasy-relevant talent on the Panthers' offense for either guy to throw to. Darnold's best season came in 2019 when he threw for 3,024 yards, 19 touchdowns and 13 interceptions with a receiving corps consisting of Jamison Crowder, Robby Anderson and an over-the-hill Demaryius Thomas, though Adam Gase was running the offense. Darnold be reunited with Anderson in Carolina and D.J. Moore will be the best receiver that Darnold has thrown to since entering the NFL. We have seen Ryan Tannehill thrive after parting ways with Gase--is Darnold the next reclamation project?

Scouting report

by Brandon Niles

· Sep 22 · 3:45 PM EDT

CAR QB Sam Darnold - Week 3 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 3 at Houston Texans

Sam Darnold had a very solid game against the Saints last week, putting up 305 yards, two touchdowns and a pick in a 26-7 lopsided victory. The Panthers are 2-0 to start the season and looked solid all-around against the Saints, giving hope for the offensive weapons in Carolina, including Darnold.

This week, Darnold faces a Texans defense that has played better than expected through two weeks, but still seems prime for picking apart. They allowed 31 points to the Browns last week, giving Darnold some potential. We have him ranked as a solid QB2 option this week, and he has fringe QB1 upside.

2021 Strength of Schedule - CAR

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
27 NYJ	5 NO	24 @HOU	25 @DAL	21 PHI	10 MIN	9 @NYG	31 @ATL	2 NE	23 @ARI	7 WAS	11 @MIA	BYE	31 ATL	17 @BUF	16 TB	5 @NO

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

Game Stats


Wk	Opp	Comp	Att	PaYds	PaTD	Int	YPA	YPR	RuAtt	Yds	TD	Fum	YPC	Pts	Snaps	%
1	NYJ	24	35	279	1	0	7.97	11.62	5	-1	1	1	-0.20	19.1	64/64	100.0%
2	NO	26	38	305	2	1	8.03	11.73	1	7	0	0	7.00	18.9	76/76	100.0%
Per game		25.00	36.50	292.00	1.50	0.50	8.00	11.68	3.00	3.00	0.50	0.50	1.00	18.98	70.00/70.00	100.00%
Totals		50	73	584	3	1	8.00	11.68	6	6	1	1	1.00	37.96	140/140	100.00%

Previous Games vs. HOU


Season	Wk	Opp	Comp	Att	PaYds	PaTD	Int	YPA	YPR	RuAtt	Yds	TD	Fum	YPC	Pts	Snaps	%
2018	15	HOU	24	38	253	2	0	6.66	10.54	6	35	0	0	5.83	21.6	75/75	100.00%
Average			24.00	38.00	253.00	2.00	0.00	6.66	10.54	6.00	35.00	0.00	0.00	5.83	21.62	75.00/75.00	100.00%