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Sam Darnold or Byron Young

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

Sam Darnold

QB • Seattle Seahawks SEA
Byron Young

Byron Young

DT • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Darnold over Young

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Sam Darnold

Sam Darnold vs NE at Home — Primetime Spotlight in Season Opener

Sam Darnold begins his second campaign at the helm in Seattle as a healthy starter and Week 1 team captain against New England at Lumen Field. Surrounded by a potent receiving corps including Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, and Rashid Shaheed, Darnold is well-positioned to command the offense without hindrance.

Rostered in roughly 39% of leagues with just a 5% start rate, fantasy managers currently view him as a fringe option. However, Seattle enters as home favorites, and our weekly projections anticipate 191 passing yards and 1.3 touchdowns (15.0 fantasy points). While his minimal rushing capability limits a high floor, his capable weapons make him a serviceable streaming candidate or Superflex starter.

Updated 4 days ago

Latest News Sam Darnold
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Sam Darnold
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YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
20250.01050
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YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
20250.01050
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Byron Young
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Sam Darnold

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Byron Young

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Sam Darnold
OWN
38%
+2.13 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+0.59 compared to last week
OWN/START Byron Young
OWN
 
1%
+1.25 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.5 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Sam Darnold
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Byron Young
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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
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Hip (Since Sep 9, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • 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 4th.

    • 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: 3400, PASS TDS: 20, RUSH YDS: 65, RUSH TDS: 1
Breakdown Byron Young

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 104th with 30.5 total points (1.61 avg).
  • Currently 79.5 points behind the leader: Myles Garrett
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.1 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 15 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 11th among DE/DT.
  • Top 20 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 16th among DE/DT.
  • Top 6 in sacks and is currently ranked 5th among DE/DT.
  • Top 6 in yards lost with 62 and is currently ranked 6th among DE/DT.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 16 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +27, Assisted Tackles: +41 Sacks: +6.5, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: -1, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • 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

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Sam Darnold

HIP - Since Sep 9, 2026

Week 2
Injury Byron Young

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 Byron Young

Week 1
Los Angeles Rams VS San Francisco 49ers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.68325.321662312.97
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 27th with 76.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 151 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in rush defense with 1902 (111.88 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 22nd in pass defense with 4279 (251.71 per game).
  • Top 14 in points against with 21.82 per game and currently ranked 13th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 27th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +53.7, Turnovers: -9 Sacks: -22, INTs: -11, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -0.99,
  • 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: 26, INT: 11, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.2, YDS/G: 361.5
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Sam Darnold
12.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Byron Young
2.90
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 Byron Young
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2023 LAR 16 65 19 8 0 0 0
2024 PHI 16 63 28 8 1 0 0
2025 PHI 16 122 62 15 0 0 0
ON PACE 72 549 279 65 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 86 37 11 0 0 0
Totals 101 267 117 32 1 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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ATH vs SEA 04:05 EDT EST
ATL vs PHI 01:35 EDT EST
BAL @TOR 01:37 EDT EST
BOS vs KC 03:05 EDT EST
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @STL 02:15 EDT EST
CIN @MIL 02:10 EDT EST
CLE @MIN 02:10 EDT EST
COL @DET 12:10 EDT EST
HOU @TB 01:40 EDT EST
LAA @WAS 01:35 EDT EST
LAD @MIA 01:40 EDT EST
NYM @NYY 01:35 EDT EST
SD @SF 07:20 EDT EST
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