Sam Darnold

QB

#14

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 28

Weight: 225 lbs

College: USC

2025 SEASON

TDS
25
INT
14
YDS
4048
RTG
99.11

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Year

Season

Passing

Attempts

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	RATE
Attempts 11-Through-20	12	120	71	59.2	852	7.1	53	3	4	38	31.7	15	75.4
Attempts 1-Through-10	12	120	80	66.7	798	6.6	37	4	2	45	37.5	7	89.5
Attempts 21-Through-30	12	98	51	52	425	4.3	69	1	4	20	20.4	4	49.9
Attempts 31+	6	26	15	57.7	133	5.1	30	1	1	6	23.1	1	68.3

Field Position

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	11	30	11	36.7	85	2.8	18	5	2	6	20	0	2	16	56.9
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	12	106	63	59.4	640	6	30	3	2	37	34.9	8	10	77	78.3
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	12	43	31	72.1	285	6.6	30	0	1	10	23.3	5	6	44	80.1
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	12	185	112	60.5	1198	6.5	69	1	6	56	30.3	14	17	97	67.8

Game Halves

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
1st Half	12	201	125	62.2	1323	6.6	37	6	5	68	33.8	16	17	114	80.9
Last Two Minutes of Half	12	57	30	52.6	367	6.4	34	2	2	15	26.3	7	5	29	69.8
2nd Half	12	163	92	56.4	885	5.4	69	3	6	41	25.2	11	18	120	62.5

Home vs Road

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
Home Games	6	179	102	57	1087	6.1	37	5	5	53	29.6	14	21	145	72.5
Road Games	6	185	115	62.2	1121	6.1	69	4	6	56	30.3	13	14	89	72.8

Margin of Victory

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
Margin 0-7	2	63	38	60.3	382	6.1	30	3	0	21	33.3	5	4	27	93.5

Point Differential

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
Ahead	7	71	41	57.8	421	5.9	30	2	2	22	31	7	7	45	72.6
Ahead by 1-8 Points	7	40	22	55	189	4.7	23	1	2	11	27.5	2	5	35	55.1
Ahead by 9-16 Points	2	26	18	69.2	218	8.4	30	1	0	10	38.5	5	2	10	107.5
Behind	11	249	147	59	1414	5.7	69	4	7	67	26.9	17	26	173	68.6
Behind by 1-8 Points	11	102	60	58.8	577	5.7	27	2	1	32	31.4	6	13	89	77.1
Behind by 9-16 Points	9	75	41	54.7	395	5.3	35	0	3	18	24	5	8	55	52.9
Tied	12	44	29	65.9	373	8.5	53	3	2	20	45.4	3	2	16	96.1

Quarters

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
1st Quarter	12	95	64	67.4	632	6.6	37	3	1	36	37.9	6	8	63	92.1
4th Quarter	12	90	49	54.4	378	4.2	35	1	3	20	22.2	3	9	61	54.8
4th Quarter within 7	6	30	14	46.7	87	2.9	18	0	1	6	20	0	4	20	39.6
2nd Quarter	12	106	61	57.6	691	6.5	34	3	4	32	30.2	10	9	51	70.9
3rd Quarter	12	73	43	58.9	507	7	69	2	3	21	28.8	8	9	59	72.1

Stadium Surfaces

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
Grass	1	30	18	60	133	4.4	27	0	0	8	26.7	1	1	5	70.6
Turf	11	334	199	59.6	2075	6.2	69	9	11	101	30.2	26	34	229	72.9

Rushing

Attempts

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Attempts 11-Through-20	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
Attempts 1-Through-10	12	37	217	5.9	46	2	13
Attempts 21-Through-30	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
Attempts 31+	6	0	0	0	0	0	0

Field Position

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	11	1	4	4	4	1	1
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	12	9	88	9.8	46	1	5
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	12	10	47	4.7	13	0	2
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	12	17	78	4.6	12	0	5

Game Halves

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
1st Half	12	19	140	7.4	46	1	10
Last Two Minutes of Half	12	11	23	2.1	13	0	1
2nd Half	12	18	77	4.3	17	1	3

Home vs Road

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Home Games	6	20	146	7.3	46	2	10
Road Games	6	17	71	4.2	12	0	3

Margin of Victory

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Margin 0-7	2	12	38	3.2	12	0	3

Point Differential

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Ahead	7	11	28	2.6	12	0	4
Ahead by 1-8 Points	7	8	11	1.4	12	0	2
Ahead by 9-16 Points	2	3	17	5.7	11	0	2
Behind	11	19	113	6	17	1	6
Behind by 1-8 Points	11	6	36	6	8	0	3
Behind by 9-16 Points	9	8	62	7.8	17	1	3
Tied	12	7	76	10.9	46	1	3

Quarters

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
1st Quarter	12	10	95	9.5	46	1	6
4th Quarter	12	13	56	4.3	17	1	3
4th Quarter within 7	6	8	14	1.8	12	0	1
2nd Quarter	12	9	45	5	11	0	4
3rd Quarter	12	5	21	4.2	8	0	0

Stadium Surfaces

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Grass	1	4	21	5.2	6	0	0
Turf	11	33	196	5.9	46	2	13

Fumbles

Field Position

	G	FUM	LOST
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	11	0	0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	12	1	1
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	12	0	0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	12	3	1

Game Halves

	G	FUM	LOST
1st Half	12	2	2
Last Two Minutes of Half	12	1	1
2nd Half	12	2	0

Home vs Road

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Home Games	6	3	2	0	0	0	0
Road Games	6	1	0	0	0	0	0

Margin of Victory

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Margin 0-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Point Differential

	G	FUM	LOST
Ahead	7	2	1
Ahead by 1-8 Points	7	1	1
Ahead by 9-16 Points	2	1	0
Behind	11	2	1
Behind by 1-8 Points	11	2	1
Behind by 9-16 Points	9	0	0
Tied	12	0	0

Quarters

	G	FUM	LOST
1st Quarter	12	0	0
4th Quarter	12	1	0
4th Quarter within 7	6	1	0
2nd Quarter	12	2	2
3rd Quarter	12	1	0

Stadium Surfaces

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Grass	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turf	11	4	2	0	0	0	0

Biography

Signed by Seattle as a UFA on March 13, 2025.

TRANSACTIONS:

04/26/18: Drafted by N.Y. Jets (1st round, 3rd overall)
04/06/21: Traded to Carolina
11/12/21: Placed on IR (shoulder)
12/25/21: Activated from reserve
09/01/22: Placed on IR (ankle)
11/07/22: Activated from reserve
03/17/23: Signed by San Francisco as a UFA
03/15/24: Signed by Minnesota as a UFA
03/13/25: Signed by Seattle as a UFA

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• His nine game-winning drives in the fourth quarter/overtime since 2024 are the most in the NFL, and his 21 games with a 100-plus passer rating since 2024 are the second-most in the NFL.

• A Pro Bowler for the second-consecutive year, helped lead Seattle to a franchise record 14 wins and claim the NFC's No. 1 seed during its Super Bowl LX-winning season. Finished with a 99.1 passer rating (8th NFL), career-high 67.7 completion percentage (5th NFL) and 4,048 yards (5th NFL). His 28 regular-season wins from (2024-25) are tied for the most wins in consecutive seasons by a quarterback in NFL history (Tom Brady), and he tied Brett Favre and Patrick Mahomes for fourth-place for the most wins in consecutive seasons, including playoffs, with 31.

• Became the eighth starting quarterback ever, and fifth since 2000, to make the Super Bowl in his first season with a team, and the fourth quarterback ever to win the Super Bowl in his first season with a team. Led Seattle to an NFC championship win vs. the L.A. Rams (1/25/26), completing 25 of 36 passes for 346 yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions, and 127.8 passer rating.

• His 154.2 passer rating vs. New Orleans (9/21/25) and 87.5% completion percentage at Washington (11/2/25) are the second-highest in franchise history. Had a streak of 17 consecutive completions at Washington (11/2/25), tying the franchise record.

• Voted to the Pro Bowl in his only season in Minnesota in 2024, recording single-season career-highs in games started (17), completions (361, 9th NFL), attempts (545, 8th NFL), completion percentage (66.29), passing yards (4,319, 5th NFL), passing touchdowns (35, 5th NFL) and passer rating (102.5, 6th NFL).

• Became the Vikings fifth 4,000-yard passer all-time, joining Kirk Cousins, Brett Favre, Daunte Culpepper and Warren Moon. Finished the 2024 regular season with 4,319 passing yards, the third-most yards by a Vikings QB in a season in franchise history, trailing only Daunte Culpeper in 2004 (4,717 passing yards) and Kirk Cousins in 2022 (4,547). Tied with Kirk Cousins for the second-most passing touchdowns in a season in franchise history with 35, trailing only Daunte Culpepper (39) and his six games with three-plus touchdown passes tied for the third-most games in a season in franchise history (Cousins & Culpepper).

• Became the first quarterback in Vikings history to post a 100-plus passer rating in each of the team's first four games to start a season, tying the longest streak among all quarterbacks league wide since 1970. With a career-high and franchise-record 157.9 passer rating against Atlanta, he set the team record for the most games with a 100.0-plus passer rating in Vikings history with his 11th such performance. Ended the season with 13 total. Also vs. Atlanta, became the first quarterback in team history to have at least 20 completions, multiple passing touchdowns and no interceptions in four-straight games.

• His 14 wins as starting quarterback in 2024 are a Vikings' franchise record, and he became the first quarterback in NFL history to record 14 wins in his first season with a team since 1950.

• In 2023, his lone season with the San Francisco 49ers, he appeared in 10 contests with one start, serving as backup quarterback.

• With the Carolina Panthers (2021-22), started 17 of the 18 games he appeared in and recorded 3,670 passing yards with 16 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. Also scored seven touchdowns on the ground, rushing for 328 yards on 74 attempts.

• In three seasons with the New York Jets (2018-20), started all 38 games played and threw for 8,097 yards with 45 touchdowns and 39 interceptions. Added 417 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 114 carries.

HONORS: 2024: NFC Pro Bowl, PFWA Most Improved Player, NFC Offensive Player of the Month for September, NFC Offensive Player of the Week 14; 2019: AFC Offensive Player of the Week 6.

COLLEGE: Played two seasons at USC after redshirting in 2015, appearing in 27 games from 2016-17. Totaled 7,229 passing yards, 57 touchdowns and 22 interceptions. Also ran for 332 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2017, threw for over 4,000 yards and earned MVP honors in the Pac-12 Championship Game win over Stanford, helping the Trojans advance to 2017 Cotton Bowl. Only USC quarterback in history to have back-to-back five passing touchdown games (Arizona and California in 2016). In 2016, ranked ninth nationally in passing efficiency (161.1), 10th in completion percentage (67.2%) and 13th in passing touchdowns (31). Following the 2016 season, was named the Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year, Rose Bowl Offensive Player of the Game and was the Archie Griffin Award winner, given to college football's most valuable player.

PERSONAL: Went 15-3 as a starter in his three-year prep career at San Clemente High. As a senior, completed 213 of 314 passes (67.8%) for 2,996 yards with 39 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Added 785 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on 125 carries. His passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions and total yards (3,770) were all single-season school records. Helped San Clemente advance to the 2014 CIF Southwest Division championship game his senior year. Completed 29-of-46 passes (63.0%) for 337 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 322 yards on 35 carries with five touchdowns as a junior in 2013 before he broke his foot in the third game of the season. As a sophomore in 2012, hit 40-of-60 passes (66.7%) for 411 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 143 yards and one touchdown on 37 carries. Also caught nine passes for 153 yards and a touchdown. Also played defense as a sophomore, recording 27 tackles, 2.0 sacks, one interception and three passes defensed. Also played baseball and basketball. Father, Mike, played football (guard) at Redlands and mother, Chris, played volleyball at Long Beach City College. Sister, Franki, played volleyball at Rhode Island (2012-15). Grandfather, Dick Hammer, played basketball at USC and was a member of the USA's 1964 Olympic volleyball team. He was also an original Marlboro Man actor and Captain Hammer on the 1970s show Emergency! Grandmother, Betty Hammer, played volleyball (including training with the U.S. National Team) and softball. Uncle, Dan Hammer, played volleyball at Long Beach State (1980-81). His cousin, Allie Hammer, played volleyball at Irvine Valley College (2009-10) and American (2010-11), his cousin, Michele Hammer, played volleyball at Chapman (2012-15) and his cousin, A.J. Hammer, played volleyball at Concordia (2015-17). Majored in communications at USC.

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