Draft Note by John Paulsen
In 2024, Darnold was the fantasy QB9 in what was easily the best season of his career. He threw for 4,319 yards and 35 touchdowns, and rushed for another 212 yards and a score. With D.K. Metcalf landing in Pittsburgh and Tyler Lockett waived, the Seahawks' receiver cupboard is a little bare, though the Seahawks added Cooper Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling in free agency. As it stands, without Kevin O'Connell leading the way, and diminished weapons, Darnold is shaping up to be a mid- to low-end QB2, fantasy-wise.
Sam Darnold
- QB
- , Seattle Seahawks
- 28
- 225 lbs
- 6' 3"
- USC
- 192
- 1
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Draft note
In 2024, Darnold was the fantasy QB9 in what was easily the best season of his career. He threw for 4,319 yards and 35 touchdowns, and rushed for another 212 yards and a score. With D.K. Metcalf landing in Pittsburgh and Tyler Lockett waived, the Seahawks' receiver cupboard is a little bare, though the Seahawks added Cooper Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling in free agency. As it stands, without Kevin O'Connell leading the way, and diminished weapons, Darnold is shaping up to be a mid- to low-end QB2, fantasy-wise.
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2025 Strength of Schedule - SEA
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 SF | 3 @PIT | 16 NO | 11 @ARI | 31 TB | 32 @JAX | 20 HOU | BYE | 7 @WAS | 11 ARI | 18 @LAR | 17 @TEN | 15 MIN | 27 @ATL | 25 IND | 18 LAR | 30 @CAR | 6 @SF |
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 | @NYG | 19 | 24 | 208 | 2 | 1 | 8.67 | 10.95 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 14.6 | 55/55 | 100.0% |
| 2 | SF | 17 | 26 | 268 | 2 | 1 | 10.31 | 15.76 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | 19.9 | 54/54 | 100.0% |
| 3 | HOU | 17 | 28 | 181 | 4 | 0 | 6.46 | 10.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.2 | 61/63 | 96.8% |
| 4 | @GB | 20 | 28 | 275 | 3 | 1 | 9.82 | 13.75 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2.14 | 20.5 | 68/68 | 100.0% |
| 5 | NYJ | 14 | 31 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 5.77 | 12.79 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2.20 | 4.3 | 72/73 | 98.6% |
| 6 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | DET | 22 | 27 | 259 | 1 | 1 | 9.59 | 11.77 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 9.75 | 16.3 | 60/60 | 100.0% |
| 8 | @LAR | 18 | 25 | 240 | 2 | 0 | 9.60 | 13.33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 18.2 | 50/50 | 100.0% |
| 9 | IND | 28 | 34 | 290 | 3 | 2 | 8.53 | 10.36 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3.50 | 19.0 | 73/73 | 100.0% |
| 10 | @JAX | 24 | 38 | 241 | 0 | 3 | 6.34 | 10.04 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 6.4 | 84/84 | 100.0% |
| 11 | @TEN | 20 | 32 | 246 | 2 | 0 | 7.69 | 12.30 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2.25 | 23.6 | 73/73 | 100.0% |
| 12 | @CHI | 22 | 34 | 330 | 2 | 0 | 9.71 | 15.00 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -0.50 | 21.1 | 69/71 | 97.2% |
| 13 | ARI | 21 | 31 | 235 | 2 | 0 | 7.58 | 11.19 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 | 19.6 | 53/53 | 100.0% |
| 14 | ATL | 22 | 28 | 347 | 5 | 0 | 12.39 | 15.77 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 | 34.6 | 58/60 | 96.7% |
| 15 | CHI | 24 | 40 | 231 | 1 | 1 | 5.78 | 9.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.2 | 77/77 | 100.0% |
| 16 | @SEA | 22 | 35 | 246 | 3 | 0 | 7.03 | 11.18 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 22.9 | 66/66 | 100.0% |
| 17 | GB | 33 | 43 | 377 | 3 | 1 | 8.77 | 11.42 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 | 24.8 | 72/72 | 100.0% |
| 18 | @DET | 18 | 41 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 9.22 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 7.6 | 65/65 | 100.0% |
| Per game | 21.24 | 32.06 | 254.06 | 2.06 | 0.71 | 7.92 | 11.96 | 3.94 | 12.47 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 3.16 | 18.12 | 65.29/65.71 | 99.37% | |
| Totals | 361 | 545 | 4319 | 35 | 12 | 7.92 | 11.96 | 67 | 212 | 1 | 4 | 3.16 | 307.96 | 1110/1117 | 99.37% | |
