Sam Darnold
HT/WT
6' 3", 225 lbs
Birthdate
6/5/1997 (29)
College
USC
Draft
2018: Rd 1, Pk 3 (NYJ)
How Sam Darnold performed against the coverage shell, personnel, box count, and pass rush the defense actually showed — not the offense's own play call. Sourced from nflverse's participation data, which charts a subset of snaps, so samples here run thinner than the Splits tab.
By Coverage Shell — 2018
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cover 3 | 134 | 939 | 5 | -0.04 | 45.5% |
| Cover 1 | 104 | 702 | 7 | +0.28 | 46.2% |
| Cover 2 | 77 | 615 | 2 | -0.03 | 50.6% |
| Cover 6 | 39 | 303 | 1 | +0.03 | 41.0% |
| Unknown | 37 | -142 | 2 | -1.22 | 8.1% |
| Cover 4 | 37 | 175 | 1 | -0.16 | 35.1% |
| Cover 0 | 10 | 31 | 2 | -0.33 | 30.0% |
| 2-Man | 6 | 38 | 0 | +0.29 | 50.0% |
Man vs. Zone — 2018
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Coverage | 288 | 2,032 | 9 | -0.05 | 44.8% |
| Man Coverage | 120 | 771 | 9 | +0.23 | 45.0% |
| Unknown | 37 | -142 | 2 | -1.22 | 8.1% |
By Defensive Personnel — 2018
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 282 | 1,480 | 10 | -0.26 | 36.9% |
| Dime | 73 | 563 | 6 | +0.42 | 52.1% |
| Base (4-3) | 71 | 437 | 4 | +0.02 | 46.5% |
| Quarter | 9 | 96 | 0 | +0.89 | 55.6% |
| Base (3-4) | 9 | 85 | 0 | +0.30 | 66.7% |
By Box Count — 2018
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 in the Box | 206 | 1,327 | 12 | -0.05 | 44.7% |
| Light Box (≤5) | 126 | 732 | 2 | -0.06 | 38.9% |
| 7 in the Box | 82 | 464 | 4 | -0.13 | 40.2% |
| Stacked Box (8+) | 31 | 138 | 2 | -0.08 | 38.7% |
By Pass Rush — 2018
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Rushers | 289 | 1,744 | 14 | -0.11 | 42.9% |
| 5 Rushers | 79 | 428 | 1 | -0.02 | 43.0% |
| 3 or Fewer Rushers | 47 | 299 | 3 | +0.10 | 40.4% |
| 6+ Rushers (Blitz) | 28 | 190 | 2 | -0.04 | 28.6% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.24 | 50.0% |