Sam Darnold: Start or Sit?
Starting QB with prototypical size and arm strength. Full 17-game workload, 4,000-yard passer whose turnover volume caps efficiency.
This week’s verdict
Toss-Up
Toss-up — QB25 consensus, projects QB27 this week: 24.0 implied team total, 96% snap share in 2025.
Projected
14.014.014.0
Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR
Consensus
QB25
position rank
Opponent
NE
this week
Implied total
24.0
team points
- NE ranks 13 of 32 against QBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 24.0 team points as 3.5-point favorites.
- Listed QB on the latest depth chart with a 96% snap share in 2025.
Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
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