Usage / Role
89%
Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017USC
Sam Darnold
QB • 6'4" • 220 lbs • Capistrano Beach, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Sam Darnold is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Sam Darnold built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a quarterback from Capistrano Beach, CA wearing No. 14, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Sam Darnold's career was his passing role: 7,229...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 3
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Sam Darnold, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · USC. Sam Darnold is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
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Sam Darnold quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 7,561
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · San Clemente · USC
- High school pipeline
- Hoover · 53 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 1 · Pick 3 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Class 2017
- 2017 Total offense rank
- 4,225 total offense · QB 7th (top 3%) · Pac-12 1st (top 1%) · National 7th (top 1%)
Sam Darnold played QB for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, Sam Darnold recorded 7,229 passing yards, 332 rushing yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with USC.
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