Sam Darnold 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook

Sam Darnold was not a highly coveted quarterback (ranked 35th among all QBs in terms of fantasy draft position) heading into the 2024 season. He put up 14.6 points in Week 1. Continue reading for further stats and fantasy projections on this Minnesota Vikings player.
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Sam Darnold Key Fantasy Stats
Take a peek at Darnold's fantasy outlook for 2024 per 2023 data and this season's projections from numberFire:
Total | Overall Rank | Position Rank | |
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2023 Fantasy Points | 23.3 | 353 | 53 |
2024 Projected Fantasy Points | 263.4 | 25 | 24 |
Sam Darnold 2023 Game-by-Game
In Week 18 against the Los Angeles Rams, Darnold posted a season-high 17.5 fantasy points, thanks to this stat line: 16-of-26 (61.5%), 189 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs; 7 carries, 19 yards, 1 TD. See the rest of his last-season game log below:
Week | Opponent | Fantasy Points | Pass Comp/Att | Pass Yards | Pass TDs | INTs | Rush TDs |
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Week 1 | @Giants | 14.6 | 19-for-24 | 208 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Sam Darnold and the Vikings Receiving Corps
Darnold threw for 297 yards last season (29.7 per game) while completing 60.9% of his passes (28-of-46), with two touchdowns and one interception. Here's a look at how several of Darnold's possible targets for the upcoming season performed in 2023:
Name | Targets | Catches | Yards | TDs | Red Zone Targets |
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Justin Jefferson | 100 | 68 | 1074 | 5 | 11 |
T.J. Hockenson | 127 | 95 | 960 | 5 | 10 |
Jordan Addison | 108 | 70 | 911 | 10 | 15 |
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