Sam Darnold

1,033 pass yds · 7 TD · 7 INT58% of snaps2018 draft · Rd 1, #3

FWay overpaid

Paid · cap hit$37.9M2026 cap hit

Worth · market rate$3.1MFor 16th-percentile QB play

Surplus−$34.8MPaid $34.8M more than he produced.

#36 of 37 QBs in value in 2026. Grades compare on-field impact with cap hit. Data updated 2026-10-19.

Running the numbers…