Sam Darnold
QB
SEA
Age 29.4
QB21
Dynasty 1QB
456
Overall 131
Superflex
1,893
+315% vs 1QB
Player facts
Age
29.4
Height
6′3″
Weight
225 lb
College
USC
Drafted
2018
Season
9th
Jersey
#14
Expert rank
133.5
Where he sits
All 95 ranked quarterbacks by dynasty value, log scale.
- QB12 — where a 12-team league runs out of starting slots1,802
- QB21 — Sam Darnold456
QB21 of 95, 1,346 short of it, with 74 priced below him.
What makes up his value
- Consensus rank456100%
At 29.4 he is inside the QB peak of 24-30, so the age curve takes nothing off his price.
The QB age curve
What his consensus rank is worth at every age, holding that rank constant.
Quarterbacks peak at 24-30.
What would have to change
1,346 to a starting job
A QB12 season prices at 1,802. At 29.4 he is still inside the QB peak of 24-30, so what holds this price down is snaps rather than the age curve.
Value over time
+25 across 8 snapshots
Value by format
| League | Value | vs base |
|---|---|---|
| Dynasty, 1QB | 456 | 0% |
| Dynasty, superflex | 1,893 | 315% |
| Redraft, 1QB | 456 | 0% |
| Redraft, superflex | 1,893 | 315% |
What he costs in picks
A pick package that reaches Sam Darnold’s 1QB dynasty price of 456.
- 2026 Pick 2.04383
- 2026 Pick 3.0373
- Package total456
Within the ±5% fair band.
Comparable players
| Player | Pos | Age | Value | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Ferguson | TE | 23.6 | 455 | -1 | Compare |
| Dallas Goedert | TE | 31.8 | 448 | -8 | Compare |
| Romeo Doubs | WR | 26.5 | 472 | +16 | Compare |
| Oronde Gadsden II | TE | 23.3 | 479 | +23 | Compare |
| Baker Mayfield | QB | 31.5 | 431 | -25 | Compare |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | WR | 30.7 | 482 | +26 | Compare |