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 — 2020
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cover 1 | 121 | 638 | 3 | -0.17 | 34.7% |
| Cover 3 | 118 | 791 | 3 | -0.01 | 52.5% |
| Cover 4 | 48 | 272 | 2 | -0.15 | 43.8% |
| Unknown | 37 | -232 | 0 | -1.63 | 2.7% |
| Cover 2 | 31 | 133 | 0 | -0.30 | 35.5% |
| Cover 6 | 27 | 192 | 1 | +0.11 | 55.6% |
| Cover 0 | 17 | 182 | 2 | +0.69 | 52.9% |
Man vs. Zone — 2020
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Coverage | 225 | 1,388 | 6 | -0.07 | 48.4% |
| Man Coverage | 139 | 820 | 5 | -0.07 | 36.7% |
| Unknown | 37 | -232 | 0 | -1.63 | 2.7% |
By Defensive Personnel — 2020
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 279 | 1,350 | 9 | -0.21 | 39.8% |
| Dime | 66 | 299 | 2 | -0.25 | 37.9% |
| Base (4-3) | 42 | 272 | 0 | -0.06 | 45.2% |
| Quarter | 9 | 31 | 0 | -1.06 | 33.3% |
| Base (3-4) | 4 | 24 | 0 | +0.23 | 75.0% |
By Box Count — 2020
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 in the Box | 222 | 1,145 | 7 | -0.16 | 43.2% |
| 7 in the Box | 93 | 488 | 1 | -0.16 | 40.9% |
| Light Box (≤5) | 74 | 226 | 2 | -0.60 | 28.4% |
| Stacked Box (8+) | 12 | 117 | 1 | +0.71 | 50.0% |
By Pass Rush — 2020
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Rushers | 237 | 1,217 | 7 | -0.21 | 41.8% |
| 5 Rushers | 89 | 373 | 1 | -0.40 | 32.6% |
| 6+ Rushers (Blitz) | 45 | 249 | 2 | +0.05 | 40.0% |
| 3 or Fewer Rushers | 25 | 135 | 1 | -0.14 | 44.0% |
| Unknown | 5 | 2 | 0 | +0.21 | 80.0% |