How many passing yards did Sam Darnold have in 2021?
2,5272021 Regular Season
Sam Darnold recorded 2,527 passing yards in the 2021 regular season, 25th in the NFL.
- 5th-best of Sam Darnold's 9 seasons on file; the high is 4,319 in 2024.
- Up 319 from 2,208 in 2020.
- 79% of the Carolina Panthers' passing yards that regular season.
- Season high: 305 vs NO on Sep 19, 2021.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  NYJ | 13 | 2,865 | 17 | 6.9 |
| 2019 | NYJ | 13 | 3,024 | 19 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | NYJ | 12 | 2,208 | 9 | 6.1 |
| 2021 |  CAR | 12 | 2,527 | 9 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | CAR | 6 | 1,143 | 7 | 8.2 |
| 2023 |  SF | 10 | 297 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 2024 |  MIN | 17 | 4,319 | 35 | 7.9 |
| 2025 |  SEA | 17 | 4,048 | 25 | 8.5 |
| 2026 | SEA | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
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