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Sam Darnold has come a long way in a short amount of time, going from a journeyman bust to Super Bowl champion in the span of two years...Darnold has established himself as one of the better deep ball passers in the league since 2024 and has a strong supporting cast around him to keep those numbers up.
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Darnold's 46.3% deep-ball completion rate and elite receivers make him undervalued at QB22/QB20 despite floor volatility
Darnold has evolved from journeyman bust to Super Bowl champion in two years, finishing QB8 in 2024 and QB13 in fantasy points per game last year. McKechnie questions what more Darnold needs to do to earn trust, noting he's underrated relative to peers like Tyler Shough and Daniel Jones on ESPN ADP. Since 2023, Darnold leads the league in deep-ball completion percentage at 46.3% on passes 20+ air yards. He has elite supporting cast with Jaxon Smith-Njigba at peak powers, downfield specialist Rashid Shaheed (acquired at trade deadline), and breakout candidate AJ Barner in the red zone. Darnold had seven regular-season games with 20+ fantasy points including two exceeding 30 points. McKechnie views him as better suited for best ball than redraft due to floor concerns (equal number of games with 15 or fewer points), but a solid QB2 value for matchup plays. Caveat: loss of offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak to Brian Fleury (Kyle Shanahan coaching tree) could impact spike-week consistency.
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