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Sam Darnold

Pos: QB1 Team: SEA YoE: 7
Draft: RD 1, PICK 3
Injury Status: H



I. Player News & Analysis


ESPN

RotoWire

Trends


"Moore has emerged as one of the league's most reliable and consistent players, having missed only two games in his seven-year career while finishing each of the past six seasons as a top-25 fantasy receiver. Working in a crowded Chicago WR room with a rookie QB last season, Moore did see a dip in fantasy output (from ninth in PPG in 2023 to 28th in 2024), but he was still very productive, finishing ninth among WRs in targets and receptions. Moore did improve dramatically in the second half of the season (11.1 fantasy PPG during Weeks 1-10, but 17.3 in eight games once OC Shane Waldron was fired), which is notable as Ben Johnson takes over the offense. Entering his age-28 season, Moore is a fine WR2 target and a career year is very possible if Caleb Williams makes a Year 2 leap."


""[Moore] wants to be as complete of a receiver as he can possibly be, and he's willing to do whatever it takes to get there," Johnson said. The wide receiver's poor body language last season was also addressed by Johnson, who said at the start of OTAs that the offseason will be "all about educating" Chicago's players about new team culture expectations. Moore said Tuesday that his body language was brought up once this offseason, but that "we nipped it in the bud and it never happened again." Entering his second season with Caleb Williams under center, the departure of Keenan Allen in free agency leaves Moore as the clear leader among the Bears' pass-catching corps, and he remains entrenched as the team's No. 1 wideout. Chicago's O-line upgrades and Johnson's track record in Detroit both point to a much improved offense for 2025, but Moore faces considerable target competition from last year's No. 9 overall pick Rome Odunze, rookie second-rounder Luther Burden (undisclosed) and tight end Colston Loveland (shoulder), the 10th overall selection of the 2025 draft. Moore tallied a career-high 98 catches across 17 regular-season games with Williams in 2024, though he took a step backward from his breakout 2023 campaign in terms of yards (966 vs. 1,364) and touchdowns (six vs. eight)."

DJ Moore's target share has increased by 64.63% over the past 12 weeks.

DJ Moore's receiving yards have increased by 72.7% over the past 14 weeks.

DJ Moore's total yards have decreased by 75.0+% over the past 6 weeks.

DJ Moore's targets have increased by 57.89% over the past 12 weeks.

DJ Moore's rushing attempt share has increased by 287.84% over the past 8 weeks.

Sam Darnold

Pos: QB1 Team: SEA YoE: 7
Draft: RD 1, PICK 3
Injury Status: H



I. Player News & Analysis


ESPN

RotoWire

Trends


"Darnold signed with Seattle after enjoying a breakout 2024 campaign in Minnesota. Playing with the lead often (league-high 53% of plays) in Kevin O'Connell's QB-friendly scheme, Darnold finished top 10 among QBs in pass attempts, completions, pass yards, pass TDs, INTs, sacks and carries. He had multiple TD passes in 12 games and had a solid fantasy floor with 16-plus points in 12 games. Despite the big box score numbers, Darnold finished "only" 18th in QBR and isn't going to move the needle much with his legs (career high in rush yards is 222), so it's fair to expect a step back in a Klint Kubiak-led offense that swapped out DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett for Cooper Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Darnold is best valued as a fringe QB2 with minimal upside."


"Schefter reports it as a three-year, $100.5 million deal, including $55 million guaranteed. Darnold will take over as the starting quarterback for a new-look Seattle offense that's trading QB Geno Smith (to the Raiders) and WR DK Metcalf (to the Steelers) in exchange for draft picks. The team also has a new offensive coordinator, with Klint Kubiak replacing Ryan Grubbs, but there's still a lot of work to be done, namely upgrading a lousy offensive line and finding another receiving threat alongside Jaxon Smith-Njigba."

Sam Darnold's rushing yards have decreased by 69.14% over the past 10 weeks.

Sam Darnold's passing yards have increased by 286.35% over the past 28 weeks.

Sam Darnold's rushing yards per attempt has decreased by 57.42% over the past 10 weeks.

Sam Darnold's passing yards per attempt has decreased by 31.51% over the past 8 weeks.

Sam Darnold's sacks have decreased by 72.73% over the past 6 weeks.


II. Historical Performance



Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

PASS%

RUSH%

FPTS

2024

18

CHI

24 - 22

GB

0.536

0.464

22.1

2024

17

SEA

6 - 3

CHI

0.549

0.451

12.2

2024

16

DET

34 - 17

CHI

0.702

0.298

14.0

2024

15

CHI

12 - 30

MIN

0.525

0.475

15.0

2024

14

CHI

13 - 38

SF

0.533

0.467

10.9

2024

13

CHI

20 - 23

DET

0.722

0.278

23.7

2024

12

MIN

30 - 27

CHI

0.686

0.314

24.9

2024

11

GB

20 - 19

CHI

0.477

0.523

13.7

2024

10

NE

19 - 3

CHI

0.6

0.4

5.7

2024

9

CHI

9 - 29

ARI

0.641

0.359

7.3

2024

8

CHI

15 - 18

WSH

0.421

0.579

5.4

2024

6

JAX

16 - 35

CHI

0.5

0.5

6.0

2024

5

CAR

10 - 36

CHI

0.426

0.574

27.5

2024

4

LAR

18 - 24

CHI

0.451

0.549

11.2

2024

3

CHI

16 - 21

IND

0.65

0.35

15.2

2024

2

CHI

13 - 19

HOU

0.627

0.373

11.3

2024

1

TEN

17 - 24

CHI

0.569

0.431

10.0

2023

18

CHI

9 - 17

GB

0.39

0.61

10.4

2023

17

ATL

17 - 37

CHI

0.464

0.536

30.9

2023

16

ARI

16 - 27

CHI

0.409

0.591

4.8

2023

15

CHI

17 - 20

CLE

0.597

0.403

9.2

2023

14

DET

13 - 28

CHI

0.524

0.476

26.8

2023

12

CHI

12 - 10

MIN

0.569

0.431

22.4

2023

11

CHI

26 - 31

DET

0.333

0.667

22.6

2023

10

CAR

13 - 16

CHI

0.471

0.529

10.9

2023

9

CHI

17 - 24

NO

0.484

0.516

5.4

2023

8

CHI

13 - 30

LAC

0.597

0.403

9.5

2023

7

LV

12 - 30

CHI

0.433

0.567

13.4

2023

6

MIN

19 - 13

CHI

0.4

0.6

10.1

2023

5

CHI

40 - 20

WSH

0.475

0.525

49.0

2023

4

DEN

31 - 28

CHI

0.53

0.47

27.1

2023

3

CHI

10 - 41

KC

0.458

0.542

13.1

2023

2

CHI

17 - 27

TB

0.644

0.356

16.4

2023

1

GB

38 - 20

CHI

0.561

0.439

4.5

2022

18

CAR

10 - 7

NO

0.268

0.732

2.0

2022

17

CAR

24 - 30

TB

0.627

0.373

23.7

2022

16

DET

23 - 37

CAR

0.338

0.662

20.1

2022

15

PIT

24 - 16

CAR

0.59

0.41

18.3

2022

14

CAR

30 - 24

SEA

0.343

0.657

0.6

2022

12

DEN

10 - 23

CAR

0.292

0.708

20.3

2022

11

CAR

3 - 13

BAL

0.66

0.34

5.4

2022

10

ATL

15 - 25

CAR

0.254

0.746

6.9

2022

9

CAR

21 - 42

CIN

0.625

0.375

4.4

2022

8

CAR

34 - 37

ATL

0.5

0.5

27.5

2022

7

TB

3 - 21

CAR

0.449

0.551

19.6

2022

6

CAR

10 - 24

LAR

0.5

0.5

3.7

2022

5

SF

37 - 15

CAR

0.712

0.288

10.7

2022

4

ARI

26 - 16

CAR

0.735

0.265

12.1

2022

3

NO

14 - 22

CAR

0.446

0.554

2.5

2022

2

CAR

16 - 19

NYG

0.558

0.442

13.3

2022

1

CLE

26 - 24

CAR

0.587

0.413

8.0

2021

18

CAR

17 - 41

TB

0.623

0.377

17.0

2021

17

CAR

10 - 18

NO

0.5

0.5

5.9

2021

16

TB

32 - 6

CAR

0.75

0.25

10.5

2021

15

CAR

14 - 31

BUF

0.567

0.433

10.8

2021

14

ATL

29 - 21

CAR

0.574

0.426

14.4

2021

12

CAR

10 - 33

MIA

0.633

0.367

14.3

2021

11

WSH

27 - 21

CAR

0.562

0.438

16.0

2021

10

CAR

34 - 10

ARI

0.471

0.529

6.4

2021

9

NE

24 - 6

CAR

0.589

0.411

7.6

2021

8

CAR

19 - 13

ATL

0.347

0.653

9.9

2021

7

CAR

3 - 25

NYG

0.696

0.304

13.3

2021

6

MIN

34 - 28

CAR

0.641

0.359

10.9

2021

5

PHI

21 - 18

CAR

0.552

0.448

8.8

2021

4

CAR

28 - 36

DAL

0.619

0.381

31.9

2021

3

CAR

24 - 9

HOU

0.507

0.493

20.5

2021

2

NO

7 - 26

CAR

0.535

0.465

21.9

2021

1

NYJ

14 - 19

CAR

0.565

0.435

15.4