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Out · Quadriceps · Darnold (quadriceps), who won't play this coming Sunday at Las Vegas, is expected to return in Week 12 at San Francisco on Sunday, Nov. 29 after a Week 11 bye, Gregg Bell of Sports Radio 93.3 KJR Seattle reports.
Sam Darnold is a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks (No. 14). In 7 games of the 2026 season: 127 of 211 passing for 1,478 yards, 10 touchdowns and 9 interceptions; 11 carries for 72 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Sam Darnold has produced -0.03 EPA per dropback on 237 dropbacks. Snap share in Week 8: 100% of offensive snaps. Latest injury report: Out (quadriceps).
Is Sam Darnold playing this week?
Sam Darnold is listed as out with a quadriceps injury on the latest injury report: Darnold (quadriceps), who won't play this coming Sunday at Las Vegas, is expected to return in Week 12 at San Francisco on Sunday, Nov. 29 after a Week 11 bye, Gregg Bell of Sports Radio 93.3 KJR Seattle reports. The Seattle Seahawks play next on the road at the Las Vegas Raiders on Sun, Nov 15, 4:05 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.
What are Sam Darnold's stats this season?
In 7 games of the 2026 season, Sam Darnold has 127 of 211 passing for 1,478 yards, 10 touchdowns and 9 interceptions; 11 carries for 72 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.
What is Sam Darnold's EPA per play?
-0.029 EPA per dropback on 237 dropbacks (total -6.9), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.
What team does Sam Darnold play for?
Sam Darnold plays quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, wearing No. 14. Sam Darnold is 29 years old, 6' 3", 225 lbs. College: USC. League experience: 9 seasons.
Cite this page
Pigskin Nightly, “Sam Darnold 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/sam-darnold (updated 2026-11-10).
How he stacks up
- EPA per dropbackEPA board →-0.02939
- Completion % over expected-2.519
- Yards per attemptDFS board →7.050
- Touchdown rateMilestone watch →4.7%53
- Interception rate (lower is better)4.3%7
- Sack rate (lower is better)7.2%41
PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs quarterbacks with 108+ dropbacks. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 6. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.
Next milestones
Milestone Watch →About 12 games at 1.4 a game · next season
#38 since 1999 · #17 among active · 4 to pass Matt Schaub
About 39 games at 211 a game · next season
#40 since 1999 · #17 among active · 556 to pass Mike Vick
The season in EPA
Total EPA by week
Snap share
Offense and special teams, by weekThe contract
OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap- Total
- $101M
- Guaranteed
- $37.5M
- Share of cap at signing
- 12.0%
- 2025Seahawks · UFA3 yrs · $101M · $33.5M/yrActive
- 2024Vikings · UFA1 yrs · $10.0M · $10.0M/yrExpired
- 202349ers · UFA1 yrs · $4.5M · $4.5M/yrExpired
- 2018Jets · Drafted4 yrs · $30.2M · $7.6M/yrTraded
- 2018Panthers · Drafted4 yrs · $30.2M · $7.6M/yrExpired
Game log
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Opponent | Result | C/Att | Pass yds | TD | INT | Sacked | Rtg | Car | Rush yds | TD | Long |
| 1 Sep 9 | vs  NE | W 13-10 | 1/2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 70.8 | – | – | – | – |
| 3 Sep 27 | @  WSH | L 31-33 | 31/45 | 379 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 | 105.7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 Oct 4 | vs  LAC | W 30-23 | 13/22 | 168 | 2 | 1 | 3-20 | 94.5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 Oct 11 | vs  SF | L 29-32 | 18/29 | 195 | 1 | 2 | 5-33 | 64.6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 Oct 15 | @  DEN | L 14-17 | 27/51 | 278 | 0 | 2 | 5-38 | 52.6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 Oct 25 | vs  KC | W 20-3 | 20/28 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 96.9 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 Nov 2 | vs  CHI | L 17-34 | 17/34 | 188 | 2 | 1 | 3-17 | 74.1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| Season | 127/211 | 1478 | 10 | 9 | 17-113 | 11 | 72 | 0 | 18 | |||
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