Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsJun 5, 1997
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 225 lbs
- Experience
- 9 yearsDebut 2018
- Birthplace
- Capistrano Beach, CA
- Draft
- 2018Rd 1, Pk 3
- College
- USC
Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsJun 5, 1997
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 225 lbs
- Experience
- 9 yearsDebut 2018
- Birthplace
- Capistrano Beach, CA
- Draft
- 2018Rd 1, Pk 3
- College
- USC
Stats
Totals
Seahawks- GP
- 1
- CMP
- 1
- ATT
- 2
- CMP%
- 50.0
- YDS
- 13
- AVG
- 6.5
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- GP
- 101
- CMP
- 1,767
- ATT
- 2,835
- CMP%
- 62.3
- YDS
- 20,444
- AVG
- 7.2
- TD
- 123
- INT
- 82
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- CMP
- 81
- ATT
- 131
- CMP%
- 61.8
- YDS
- 917
- AVG
- 7.0
- TD
- 6
- INT
- 1
Per game
- GP
- 1
- CMP
- 1
- ATT
- 2
- CMP%
- 50.0
- YDS
- 13
- AVG
- 6.5
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 101
- CMP
- 17.5
- ATT
- 28.1
- CMP%
- 62.3
- YDS
- 202.4
- AVG
- 7.2
- TD
- 1.2
- INT
- 0.8
Latest performance
Sam Darnold
Sep 09 · vs NE · W 13-10
- CMP
- 1
- ATT
- 2
- YDS
- 13
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 0
- RTG
- 70.8
Games
All gamesNext
at WSHSun, Sep 27
vs WSH since 2023
- 2
- GP
- 21
- CMP
- 24
- ATT
- 330
- YDS
- 4
- TD
- 1
- INT
| Date | Opponent | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 09 | vs NEW 13-10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Feb 08 | atNEW 29-13 | 19 | 38 | 202 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 25 | vs LARW 31-27 | 25 | 36 | 346 | 3 | 0 |
| Sat, Jan 17 | vs SFW 41-6 | 12 | 17 | 124 | 1 | 0 |
| Sat, Jan 03 | atSFW 13-3 | 20 | 26 | 198 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | at CARW 27-10 | 18 | 27 | 147 | 1 | 1 |
What are Sam Darnold's career stats?
Sam Darnold has played 9 seasons for the Jets, the Panthers, the 49ers, the Vikings and the Seahawks. He has completed 1,767 of 2,835 passes for 20,444 yards, 123 touchdowns and 82 interceptions. His best season so far is 2024: 4,319 passing yards, 35 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions thrown.
Best single games
- Passing Yards: 377 vs GB on Dec 29, 2024, W 27-25
- Passing Touchdowns: 5 vs ATL on Dec 8, 2024, W 42-21
- Rushing Yards: 84 vs DEN on Oct 1, 2020, L 37-28
- Rushing Touchdowns: 2 @ DAL on Oct 3, 2021, L 36-28
- Sacks: 8 @ JAX on Oct 27, 2019, L 29-15
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2018.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2018 to 2026
Sam Darnold finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
Championships
- 2025 Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks
All-time career rank
- 79th in passing yards (20,444)
- 75th in passing touchdowns (123)
Among the 2,508 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Passing Yards: 2024 (5th), 2025 (5th)
- Passing Touchdowns: 2024 (5th), 2025 (9th)
- Passer Rating: 2024 (6th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Sam Darnold
Playoff games
Sam Darnold played 4 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 3 won, 1 lost.
| 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SF | W 41-6 | 124 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | LAR | W 31-27 | 346 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | NE | W 29-13 | 202 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | LAR | L 27-9 | 245 | 1 | 1 |
What the columns mean: INT
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Sam Darnold against each club
- vs Los Angeles Rams (6)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (5)
- vs New Orleans Saints (4)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (4)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (3)
- vs Detroit Lions (3)
- vs Houston Texans (3)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (3)
- vs New England Patriots (3)
- vs New York Giants (3)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (3)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (3)
- vs Chicago Bears (2)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (2)
- vs Green Bay Packers (2)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (2)
- vs New York Jets (2)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (2)
- vs Tennessee Titans (2)
- vs Washington Commanders (2)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Denver Broncos (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Sam Darnold among NFL players at the same position.
- Geno SmithNYJAlike in Passing Yards, Pass attempts, Completion %85out of 100 on profile similarity
- Cam NewtonAlike in Yards per attempt, Passing Touchdowns, Passing Yards79out of 100 on profile similarity
- Nick FolesAlike in Completion %, Passing Yards, Passing Touchdowns74out of 100 on profile similarity
- Alex SmithAlike in Completion %, Passing Yards, Passing Touchdowns71out of 100 on profile similarity
- Ryan TannehillAlike in Yards per attempt, Pass attempts, Completion %71out of 100 on profile similarity
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