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Sam Darnold or Cam Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Sam Darnold

Sam Darnold

QB • Seattle Seahawks SEA
Cam Ward

Cam Ward

QB • Tennessee Titans TEN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Darnold over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Sam Darnold

Sam Darnold Opens Season as Streaming Option Against New England

Named a team captain for Week 1, Darnold enters his second year leading the Seattle offense with a well-stocked receiving corps featuring Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, and Rashid Shaheed. While the offensive scheme remains steady, Seattle's balanced attack caps his passing attempts against a stingy Patriots defense.

Our weekly projection expects around 191 passing yards, 1.3 touchdowns, and 15.0 fantasy points with negligible rushing contribution. Currently rostered in 39% of leagues but started in just 5%, Darnold is best viewed as a QB2 in Superflex leagues or a matchup-dependent streamer in standard formats.

Updated 10 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Darnold

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Cam Ward

Cam Ward Faces Challenging Road Test in Starting Debut

Cam Ward officially takes over under center for Tennessee after securing the starting job, backed by high praise from head coach Robert Saleh. While the offensive line has rallied around protecting him, fantasy managers should keep an eye on receiver Carnell Tate, who is questionable with an undisclosed injury.

Our projections expect a modest debut against the Jets, slating Ward for approximately 220 passing yards, 1.6 passing touchdowns, and 15.0 fantasy points. With limited rushing production projected (around 10 yards) and low roster trust (started in roughly 1% of leagues), he is best left on fantasy benches outside of Superflex formats.

Updated 10 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Sam Darnold
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YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Sam Darnold

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Cam Ward

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Sam Darnold
OWN
39%
+4.29 compared to last week
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5%
+0.81 compared to last week
OWN/START Cam Ward
OWN
14%
-1.43 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.01 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Sam Darnold
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cam Ward
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Sam Darnold

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts don't even rank him among QB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 11th with 301.36 total points (14.35 avg).
  • Currently 132.88 points behind the leader: Matthew Stafford
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 14.4.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 6 in pass yards with 4292 (238.44 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among QB.
  • Top 10 in pass tds with 27 (1.50 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among QB.
  • Top 15 in pass completions with 339 (18.83 per game) and is currently ranked 14th.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 14 (0.78 per game) and is currently ranked 5th.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +622, TDs: -4, INTs: +2
  • He has recorded some deep balls down the field. If your league gives out bonuses for long TD passes then he has some added value.
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 3700, PASS TDS: 23, RUSH YDS: 75, RUSH TDS: 1
Breakdown Cam Ward

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:

    • Season Outlook

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Sam Darnold

No Injury Reported

Injury Cam Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Sam Darnold

Week 1
Seattle Seahawks VS New England Patriots

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
17.86264.6727154863.51
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 174.00 total points (8.29 avg).
  • Currently 53 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 326.94 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 1849 (108.76 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 3709 (218.18 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 18.82 per game and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 5 (0.29 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -80.45, Turnovers: +15 Sacks: +19, INTs: +8, TDs: +4, Points Allowed: -7.14,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 13, TDS: 6, PA/G: 20, YDS/G: 313.7
Matchups Cam Ward

Week 1
Tennessee Titans VS New York Jets

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.59380.65402642.97
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 45.00 total points (2.65 avg).
  • Currently 182 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 29th in rush defense with 2469 (145.24 per game).
  • Ranked 16th in pass defense with 4002 (235.41 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.59 per game and currently ranked 31st among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +56.06, Turnovers: -13 Sacks: -13, INTs: -8, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: +5.41,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 29, INT: 11, TDS: 7, PA/G: 31.4, YDS/G: 377.8
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Sam Darnold
14.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cam Ward
13.35
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Sam Darnold
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2018 NYJ 13 2865 58% 17 15 77.6 138 1 4
2019 NYJ 13 3024 62% 19 13 84.3 62 2 6
2020 NYJ 12 2208 60% 9 11 72.7 217 2 2
2021 CAR 12 2526 60% 9 13 71.9 222 5 4
2022 CAR 6 1143 59% 7 3 92.6 106 2 2
2023 SF 10 297 61% 2 1 85.1 15 1 1
2024 MIN 16 4319 66% 35 12 102.5 212 1 4
2025 SEA 16 4292 67% 27 14 100.1 94 0 6
ON PACE 72 19314 67% 122 63 100.1 423 0 27
3-YEAR AVG 15 3051 66% 22 9 99.9 113 1 4
Totals 105 21591 62% 131 83 87.1 1099 14 30
Career Cam Ward
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
ON PACE NAN NAN 0% NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN
3-YEAR AVG 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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ARI @KC 07:40 EDT EST
ATH vs TOR 09:40 EDT EST
ATL vs TB 07:15 EDT EST
BAL vs CLE 06:35 EDT EST
BOS vs LAA 06:45 EDT EST
CHC @MIL 07:40 EDT EST
CHW vs PIT 07:40 EDT EST
CIN @LAD 10:10 EDT EST
COL @NYY 07:05 EDT EST
DET vs MIN 06:40 EDT EST
HOU @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
MIA vs NYM 06:40 EDT EST
SD vs WAS 09:40 EDT EST
SEA vs TEX 09:40 EDT EST
SF vs STL 09:45 EDT EST
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