Geno Smith vs Sam Darnold

Geno SmithSam Darnold

Geno Smith and Sam Darnold compared on their NFL careers: Geno Smith played 13 seasons, 2013 to 2026, Sam Darnold 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Geno Smith has 22,630 passing yards to Sam Darnold's 20,444. Sam Darnold won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Geno Smith and Sam Darnold career totals
111GP101
22,630YDS20,444
125TD123
7.1AVG7.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Geno Smith and Sam Darnold postseason
1GP4
253YDS917
2TD6
7.2AVG7

Where each stands all time

Geno Smith and Sam Darnold all-time places
69th (22,630)Passing yards78th (20,444)
73rd (125)Passing touchdowns75th (123)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Geno Smith: 0 championships; Comeback Player of the Year
  • Sam Darnold: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Geno Smith and Sam Darnold season by season
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.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.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.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20133,046122120182,8651715
2nd20142,525131320193,0241913
3rd20152652120202,208911
4th20161261120212,527913
5th20172121020221,14373
6th2018800202329721
7th2020330020244,3193512
8th20217025120254,0482514
9th20224,282301120261300
10th20233,624209————
11th20244,3202115————
12th20253,0251917————
13th202646210————

What the columns mean: INT