Sam Darnold

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

2017 USC 14 games, 4,143 passing yards, 26 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 2	vs.Western Michigan	W 49–⁠31	23	33	289	0	2	−6
Sep 9	vs.Stanford	W 42–⁠24	21	26	316	4	2	4
Sep 16	vs.Texas	W 27–⁠24	28	49	397	3	2	−12
Sep 23	atCalifornia	W 30–⁠20	26	38	223	2	1	14
Sep 29	atWashington State	L 27–⁠30	15	29	164	0	1	25
Oct 7	vs.Oregon State	W 38–⁠10	23	35	316	3	1	−18
Oct 14	vs.Utah	W 28–⁠27	27	50	358	3	0	15
Oct 21	atNotre Dame	L 14–⁠49	20	28	229	2	1	7
Oct 28	atArizona State	W 48–⁠17	19	35	266	3	0	19
Nov 4	vs.Arizona	W 49–⁠35	20	26	311	2	1	10
Nov 11	atColorado	W 38–⁠24	21	34	329	2	0	31
Nov 18	vs.UCLA	W 28–⁠23	17	28	264	0	1	10
Dec 1	vs.Stanford	W 31–⁠28	17	24	325	2	0	1
Dec 29 ✦	vs.Ohio State	L 7–⁠24	26	45	356	0	1	−18

2016 USC 13 games, 3,086 passing yards, 31 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 3	vs.Alabama	L 6–⁠52	4	8	29	0	0	9
Sep 10	vs.Utah State	W 45–⁠7	5	7	62	2	0	3
Sep 17	atStanford	L 10–⁠27	5	7	45	0	1	–
Sep 23	atUtah	L 27–⁠31	18	26	253	0	0	41
Oct 1	vs.Arizona State	W 41–⁠20	23	33	352	3	0	8
Oct 8	vs.Colorado	W 21–⁠17	25	37	358	3	1	22
Oct 15	atArizona	W 48–⁠14	20	32	235	5	0	54
Oct 27	vs.California	W 45–⁠24	18	25	231	5	1	12
Nov 5	vs.Oregon	W 45–⁠20	28	40	309	2	1	23
Nov 12	atWashington	W 26–⁠13	23	33	287	2	2	15
Nov 19	atUCLA	W 36–⁠14	25	36	267	2	2	27
Nov 26	vs.Notre Dame	W 45–⁠27	19	29	205	2	0	16
Jan 2 ✦	vs.Penn State	W 52–⁠49	33	53	453	5	1	20

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

9 seasons, 104 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2024–⁠25)

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).