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Sam Darnold

QB · USC · age 20.9 · 6'3" · 221 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#29
1st Round
Bust probability
16%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#3
NYJ
Consensus rank
#10
27 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Pre-draft consensus+0.10
Boards ranking him top-100+0.07
Boards ranking him top-50+0.04
Number of public boards+0.03
Rank within his position class+0.03
cons min rank+0.02
High-school recruit grade+0.02
charting deep completion pct career avg-0.02

Pre-draft consensus (29 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#4
Athlon Sports#9
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#5
Canal Street Chronicles (Deuce Windham)#31
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#25
Drafttek#1
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#7
Gmen Hq (Henry Buggy)#1
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#5
NFL Com (Mike Mayock)#7
NFL Spin Zone (Peter Smith)#3
Nj Com (Matt Lombardo)#4
Pewter Report (Trevor Sikkema)#33
Pro Football Focus#2
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#8
Sporting News (Eric Galko)#101

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
8
Games played
20
Avg snap share
54%
2nd-deal AAV
$4.5M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Jared Goff2016 · #18.4Starter
Connor Cook2016 · #1007.4Bust
Carson Wentz2016 · #214.6Starter
Paxton Lynch2016 · #269.9Starter
Kevin Hogan2016 · #1629.2Starter
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