
Sam Darnold Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 225 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- June 5, 1997 (26)
- Experience
- 6th Season
- Drafted
- 2018 / Rd. 1 / Pk. 3 (NYJ)
- College
- USC
Season Logs
Game Logs
Sam Darnold News
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Sam Darnold has been named the No. 2 quarterback behind starter Brock Purdy. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft struggled in his three seasons with the New York Jets and one season with the Carolina Panthers -- throwing 61 touchdowns to 55 interceptions en route to a 21-34 record as a starter. He'll now be a high-value "handcuff" quarterback for Purdy in superflex and two-quarterback formats. Trey Lance is now the team's third-string quarterback and his future is uncertain moving forward. It'll be interesting to see if teams call about trading for him before or during the 2023 campaign.
It's still unclear if San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (elbow) will play a couple series with the starting offense in the team's second preseason game on Saturday against the Denver Broncos, but Sam Darnold will play the rest of the first half. Trey Lance will play in the second half. Darnold played in the second half in the preseason opener, so it's a role reversal from the first game, which means Darnold and Lance are still in a competition for the backup job to Purdy once the regular season kicks off. The Niners have been impressed with both Darnold and Lance this offseason, but neither signal-caller will have any real fantasy value if Purdy stays healthy and plays well enough to keep the starting job all year.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Sam Darnold, who will be competing for a backup role with Trey Lance in training camp this summer, has received positive reviews during offseason workouts. The former third overall pick by the New York Jets recently said that he's still learning the offense. "It's been a work in progress," Darnold said. "I thought I got better throughout (mini) camp and just got more comfortable with the system, so I still got to study and go through the process of continuing to learn the system. But I'm excited for it, and it's been really fun so far." The 26-year-old is looking to revitalize his career in San Francisco under offensive mastermind Kyle Shanahan, but even if he beats out Lance this summer, there's a good chance Darnold will be holding a clipboard on the sideline on Sundays.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
KR | Ray-Ray McCloud III |
QB | Brock Purdy |
Sam Darnold | |
RB | Christian McCaffrey |
Elijah Mitchell | |
FB | Kyle Juszczyk |
LWR | Brandon Aiyuk |
Chris Conley | |
RWR | Deebo Samuel |
Ronnie Bell | |
SWR | Jauan Jennings |
Willie Snead IV | |
TE | George Kittle |
Charlie Woerner | |
LT | Trent Williams |
Matt Pryor | |
LG | Aaron Banks |
Nick Zakelj | |
C | Jake Brendel |
Jon Feliciano | |
RG | Spencer Burford |
RT | Colton McKivitz |
Jaylon Moore |
FS | Tashaun Gipson Sr. |
George Odum | |
LDE | Nick Bosa |
Drake Jackson | |
LDT | Arik Armstead |
Kevin Givens | |
RDT | Javon Hargrave |
Javon Kinlaw | |
RDE | Clelin Ferrell |
Kerry Hyder Jr. | |
LOLB | Dre Greenlaw |
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | |
MLB | Fred Warner |
Curtis Robinson | |
ROLB | Oren Burks |
Dee Winters | |
LCB | Charvarius Ward |
Ambry Thomas | |
SS | Talanoa Hufanga |
Ji'ayir Brown | |
RCB | Deommodore Lenoir |
Anthony Brown | |
Shemar Jean-Charles | |
NB | Isaiah Oliver |
Kendall Sheffield |
LS | Taybor Pepper |
K | Jake Moody |
P | Mitch Wishnowsky |
After 5 tumultuous seasons on losing teams, Sam Darnold signed with the San Francisco 49ers this offseason. It's anyone's guess how the QB room in the Bay Area will shake out with Purdy and Lance also in tow. Purdy is coming off of a torn UCL and Lance had a broken ankle. There is precedent with 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan preferring to "ride the hot hand" whether at QB or RB. Darnold, a former No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, heads back home to California. He will have his work cut...