Preseason
The former third overall pick from the 2018 NFL Draft was hoping the change of scenery and a more potent offensive structure was going to lift him to new heights in Carolina. Darnold started off strong and led Carolina to a 3-0 record with 6 touchdowns in his first three games in 2021. Christian McCaffrey went down with a hamstring injury, the schedule got tougher, and Darnold failed to keep the momentum going which led to a drop-off in production as the year went on. A shoulder injury shelved him for a few weeks but that wasn't the cause of his decline. Only rookie, Zach Wilson (69.7) had a lower quarterback rating than Darnold (71.9) in 2021. The Panthers will battle Darnold with rookie Matt Corral in the preseason and the better, more refined option, will likely earn the role to start the season. If Darnold prevails, the starting job won't be safe unless he proves he can win consistently.
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Sam Darnold's percentile rank in each category, among s with more than 50 fantasy points.
Week | Matchup |
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1 | vs Cleveland Browns |
2 | @ New York Giants |
3 | vs New Orleans Saints |
4 | vs Arizona Cardinals |
5 | vs San Francisco 49ers |
6 | @ Los Angeles Rams |
7 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
8 | @ Atlanta Falcons |
9 | @ Cincinnati Bengals |
10 | vs Atlanta Falcons |
11 | @ Baltimore Ravens |
12 | vs Denver Broncos |
13 | Bye Week |
14 | @ Seattle Seahawks |
15 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers |
16 | vs Detroit Lions |
17 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
18 | @ New Orleans Saints |
YR | TM | G | CMP | ATT | PCT | PassYD | YPA | PassTD | INT | RSH | RushYD | RushTD | Rank | VBD | ADP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | NYJ | 13 | 239 | 414 | 57.7 | 2865 | 6.92 | 17 | 15 | 44 | 138 | 1 | 25 | 33 | |
2019 | NYJ | 13 | 273 | 441 | 61.9 | 3024 | 6.86 | 19 | 13 | 33 | 62 | 2 | 28 | 24 | |
2020 | NYJ | 12 | 217 | 364 | 59.6 | 2208 | 6.07 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 217 | 2 | 30 | 30 | |
2021 | CAR | 12 | 243 | 406 | 59.9 | 2526 | 6.22 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 222 | 5 | 27 | 28 | |
Total | 50 | 972 | 1625 | 239.1 | 10623 | 6.54 | 54 | 52 | 162 | 639 | 10 | 0 |
YR | WK | OPP | oSNAP | CMP | ATT | YD | TD | INT | RSH | YD | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 1 | NYJ | 64 | 24 | 35 | 279 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | NO | 76 | 26 | 38 | 305 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | HOU | 73 | 23 | 34 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
2021 | 4 | DAL | 70 | 26 | 39 | 301 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 2 |
2021 | 5 | PHI | 71 | 21 | 37 | 177 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | MIN | 74 | 17 | 41 | 207 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 0 |
2021 | 7 | NYG | 45 | 16 | 25 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | ATL | 64 | 13 | 24 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 66 | 0 |
2021 | 9 | NE | 59 | 16 | 33 | 172 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
2021 | 16 | TB | 44 | 15 | 32 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
2021 | 17 | NO | 60 | 17 | 26 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
2021 | 18 | TB | 71 | 29 | 42 | 219 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 0 |
2021 | TB | 771 | 243 | 406 | 2526 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 222 | 5 | |
2020 | 1 | BUF | 56 | 21 | 35 | 215 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | SF | 65 | 21 | 32 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
2020 | 3 | IND | 64 | 17 | 29 | 168 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | DEN | 73 | 23 | 42 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 1 |
2020 | 5 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 6 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 7 | BUF | 57 | 12 | 23 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 8 | KC | 57 | 18 | 30 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
2020 | 9 | NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 11 | LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 12 | MIA | 55 | 16 | 27 | 197 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
2020 | 13 | LV | 62 | 14 | 23 | 186 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
2020 | 14 | SEA | 53 | 14 | 26 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 15 | LAR | 65 | 22 | 31 | 207 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
2020 | 16 | CLE | 69 | 16 | 32 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
2020 | 17 | NE | 63 | 23 | 34 | 266 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | NE | 739 | 217 | 364 | 2208 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 217 | 2 | |
2019 | 1 | BUF | 72 | 28 | 41 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 6 | DAL | 62 | 23 | 32 | 338 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 7 | NE | 61 | 11 | 32 | 86 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
2019 | 8 | JAX | 61 | 21 | 30 | 218 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
2019 | 9 | MIA | 70 | 27 | 39 | 260 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 10 | NYG | 65 | 19 | 30 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 1 |
2019 | 11 | WAS | 71 | 19 | 30 | 293 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
2019 | 12 | OAK | 59 | 20 | 29 | 315 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
2019 | 13 | CIN | 74 | 28 | 48 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
2019 | 14 | MIA | 71 | 20 | 36 | 270 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 15 | BAL | 59 | 18 | 32 | 218 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
2019 | 16 | PIT | 61 | 16 | 26 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 17 | BUF | 67 | 23 | 36 | 199 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
2019 | BUF | 853 | 273 | 441 | 3024 | 19 | 13 | 33 | 62 | 2 | |
2018 | 1 | DET | 60 | 16 | 21 | 198 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | MIA | 65 | 25 | 41 | 334 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | CLE | 63 | 15 | 31 | 169 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 4 | JAX | 55 | 17 | 34 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | DEN | 62 | 10 | 22 | 198 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
2018 | 6 | IND | 71 | 24 | 30 | 280 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
2018 | 7 | MIN | 71 | 17 | 42 | 206 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
2018 | 8 | CHI | 54 | 14 | 29 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
2018 | 9 | MIA | 66 | 21 | 39 | 229 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 14 | BUF | 51 | 16 | 24 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
2018 | 15 | HOU | 75 | 24 | 38 | 253 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 0 |
2018 | 16 | GB | 60 | 24 | 35 | 341 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
2018 | 17 | NE | 56 | 16 | 28 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
2018 | NE | 809 | 239 | 414 | 2865 | 17 | 15 | 44 | 138 | 1 |