Sam Darnold Fantasy Football Week 16 Scouting Report

Sam Darnold
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, Minnesota Vikings

Age: 27
Weight: 225 lbs
Height: 6' 3"
College: USC

ADP: 214
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	PaYds	PaTD	Int	RuYds
252.6	3530	29	11	194

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by Chris Kucharski

· Jul 22, 2019 · 10:44 AM EDT

NYJ QB Sam Darnold - 2019 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
Like most rookie quarterbacks, Sam Darnold had a roller coaster season, but the main positive to take from it was how good he was in December where he threw for 764 yards, six touchdowns and only one pick over a three-game span. Adam Gase takes over as the Jets head coach and ownership thinks he is the reason Darnold will drastically improve this season. The Jets also signed free agent RB Le’Veon Bell who will be a main target in the passing game. This should help Darnold’s overall numbers as well.

Fantasy Downside
Rookies play like rookies and that’s what we saw for three months from Darnold. But the Jets were willing to take those lumps last season which included 15 interceptions in 13 starts and a quarterback rating of 77.6. The addition of Bell will help but there are still questions about the overall Jets offense and support system for Darnold that could make this season still a work-in-progress.

2019 Bottom Line
We think Darnold will be a solid fantasy quarterback down the road but not in 2019. He ranks a low-end QB2 and taking him around his ADP, which is the 15th round is about right. He should serve as a back-up for your fantasy team as we are looking at 3,900 passing yards and 24 touchdowns and his interceptions should remain high. The Jets offense isn’t quite ready to take the NFL by storm so Darnold will have to keep growing.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 28, 2018 · 12:13 PM EST

NYJ QB Sam Darnold - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 at New England Patriots

Sam Darnold will get his last start of his up-and-down rookie season. He is coming off one of his best performances last Sunday when he threw for 341 yards, a career high, and three touchdown passes. It was a shootout with Green Bay and Darnold was up to task matching veteran Aaron Rodgers.

Darnold will face the Patriots for the first time in his career. He missed the first meeting this season. New England is ranked 20th in aFPA to quarterbacks so there is some possibility for success for Darnold. But overall, we think the Pats will play to win and shut down the Jets offense so keep Darnold on the bench for Week 17 on the road.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 21, 2018 · 1:29 PM EST

NYJ QB Sam Darnold - Week 16 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 16 vs. Green Bay Packers

Sam Darnold is coming off his best game since Week 6 and the Jets are hoping for him to finish his rookie season strong, He threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns and zero picks. Darnold's completion percentage has been much higher since his return from injury which has helped his overall numbers.

Darnold will face the Packers who are 20th in aFPA to quarterbacks. There has been plenty of issues in Green Bay but mostly on the offensive side of the ball. Darnold has slowly moved up the fantasy rankings, but still is a low-end QB2 at this point. Keep him on the bench for Week 16.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 14, 2018 · 8:56 AM EST

NYJ QB Sam Darnold - Week 15 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 15 vs. Houston Texans

The performance by Sam Darnold last week against Buffalo was what the Jets would like to see the rest of the year. He acted like a game-manager and that helped them to a win. He completed 67 percent of his 24 pass attempts for 170 yards with on touchdown pass and one interception. That really doesn't help his fantasy stock and we expect more of that game plan the rest of the way.

Darnold has a tough matchup for Week 15 as he faces the Texans who are ninth in aFPA to quarterbacks. We don't expect any type of breakout game and in fact, Darnold is the worst fantasy quarterback play this weekend. Keep him on the bench.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 07, 2018 · 9:48 AM EST

NYJ QB Sam Darnold - Week 14 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 14 at Buffalo Bills

After missing three straight games, including the first meeting with Buffalo, Sam Darnold returns to the starting lineup for New York. The rookie has completed 55 percent of his passes for almost 2,000 yards, 11 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. He has had three very good games and the rest of been pretty bad in his nine starts.

It's a very tough matchup on the road for Week 14 against the Bills who are No. 1 in aFPA to quarterbacks in 2018. We don't expect much from Darnold this week so keep him on the bench.

by Chris Kucharski

· Nov 02, 2018 · 11:10 AM EDT

NYJ QB Sam Darnold - Week 9 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 9 at Miami Dolphins

Sam Darnold had a season-low 153 yards passing last week and continues to struggle in his rookie season. The game wasn't a total disaster as it was the first one since Week 4 where Darnold didn't throw an interception. However, he does only have four touchdown passes over the past three games.

Darnold will face the Dolphins on Sunday who rank 18th in aFPA to quarterbacks. He faced Miami in Week 2 and threw for a career-high 334 yards, but did toss two interceptions. Darnold continues to be one of the lower ranked fantasy quarterbacks so he should remain on the bench for Week 9.

by Chris Kucharski

· Oct 26, 2018 · 10:39 AM EDT

NYJ QB Sam Darnold - Week 8 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 8 at Chicago Bears

Sam Darnold had a rough game last week against Minnesota. He only completed 40 percent of his passes and threw a career-high three interceptions. His rookie season has been a roller coaster in 2018 but even his best games have been flawed.

Darnold will face a Bears defense that is ranked 14th in aFPA to quarterbacks, but it will be a tough matchup on the road for the Jets. Keep Darnold on the waiver wire as he has been all year. He remains towards the bottom of the quarterback rankings.