Seattle Seahawks · QB · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · USC (2018 Round 1, Pick 3)

Sam Darnold

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34.5

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #30 of 38 qualified QBs

Completions / Att: 110/17762.1% comp
Passing yards: 1,290215.0 yds/G
TD / INT: 8 / 8Passer rtg 80.5
Rushing: 52 yds9 car · 0 TD
EPA per opportunity: −0.008196 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate: 44.4%Play-by-play positive EPA

Sam Darnold among the 38 qualified quarterbacks: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Allen80.6
Maye80.3
Burrow80.2
Prescott79.4
Purdy74.3
Williams69.2
Goff68.9
Stroud68.6
Stafford65.3
Darnold#3034.5

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 38 qualified QBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Opponent-adjusted passing EPA per game15% weight · Raw +0.002 → Shrunk +0.960

42thpercentile

Early-down opponent-adjusted passing EPA per game12% weight · Raw +0.040 → Shrunk +1.583

36thpercentile

Passing yards per game, regressed20% weight · Raw 6.37 → Shrunk 209.43

40thpercentile

Rushing & scramble yards per game, regressed16% weight · Raw 7.71 → Shrunk 9.61

15thpercentile

Downfield air yards per game, regressed10% weight · Raw 7.80 → Shrunk 267.69

27thpercentile

Offensive snaps per team game, regressed12% weight · Raw 0.93 → Shrunk 44.22

35thpercentile

Completion over expected, regressed8% weight · Raw +0.55 pp → Shrunk +0.52 pp

50thpercentile

Sack rate per dropback, regressed7% weight · Raw 7.1% → Shrunk 6.6%

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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Sam Darnold. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	CMP/ATT	Pass yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush yds
Week 1	Sep 9, 2026	vs NE	W 13-10	1/2	13	0	0	0
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ WAS	L 31-33	31/45	379	4	2	5
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs LAC	W 30-23	13/22	168	2	1	6
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs SF	L 29-32	18/29	195	1	2	5
Week 6	Oct 15, 2026	@ DEN	L 14-17	27/51	278	0	2	19
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs KC	W 20-3	20/28	257	1	1	17

College to the NFL: USC to Seattle Seahawks

Verified identity bridge linking Sam Darnold's college regular-season yards at USC to official NFL game lines.

USC (College yards)

2,6332016

3,7872017

33rd pick
2018 Draft

SEA (NFL yards)

2,8652018

3,0242019

2,2082020

2,5272021

1,1432022

2972023

4,3192024

4,0482025

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 9 seasons.

Season	Club	G	CMP/ATT	Pass yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush yds	Rush TD
2018	NYJ	13	239/414	2,865	17	15	135	1
2019	NYJ	13	273/441	3,024	19	13	62	2
2020	NYJ	12	217/364	2,208	9	11	217	2
2021	CAR	12	243/406	2,527	9	13	222	5
2022	CAR	6	82/140	1,143	7	3	106	2
2023	SF	10	28/46	297	2	1	15	1
2024	MIN	17	361/545	4,319	35	12	212	1
2025	SEA	17	323/477	4,048	25	14	95	0
2026 (so far)	SEA	6	110/177	1,290	8	8	52	0

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Sam Darnold vs. Josh Allen (BUF)Score 34.5 vs. 80.6 Sam Darnold vs. Drake Maye (NE)Score 34.5 vs. 80.3 Sam Darnold vs. Joe Burrow (CIN)Score 34.5 vs. 80.2 Sam Darnold vs. Dak Prescott (DAL)Score 34.5 vs. 79.4 Sam Darnold vs. Brock Purdy (SF)Score 34.5 vs. 74.3 Sam Darnold vs. Caleb Williams (CHI)Score 34.5 vs. 69.2