Lamar Jackson for Sam Darnold (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Sam Darnold QB - SEA Sam Darnold QB - SEA
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 2	# 23	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at IND	vs. NE	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. QBs perform close to their average vs IND	This is a 4 star matchup. QBs perform a little better than their average vs NE	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	221.8	249.4	-
Avg Game	17.1	14.7	-
Avg Projection	324.6	266.4	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	17	8	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Lamar Jackson	Sam Darnold	Add Player

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#3	#24	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/21	#2	#22	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/21	#2	#25	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#2	#24	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#2	#23	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#4	#22	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#2	#22	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#2	#27	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#2	#23	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#1	#21	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#3	#25	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#2	#23	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#3	#21	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/19	#3	#21	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#7	#20	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#2	#23	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/18	#2	#23	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/20	#2	#23	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#3	#22	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#2	#23	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#2	#23	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#4	#20	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/17	#2	#20	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#5	#22	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#2	#23	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#4	#22	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/16	#5	#23	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#2	#26	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#2	#23	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#2	#23	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/16	#4	#22	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#2	#26	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/15	#2	#23	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#2	#23	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#2	#23	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#2	#22	-

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#2	#22	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#3	#22	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#2	#23	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/13	#2	#23	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#2	#22	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#3	#24	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#5	#21	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#5	#29	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#2	#24	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#3	#17	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#3	#21	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/20	#2	#23	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/09	#3	#22	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#5	#23	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#5	#22	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#4	#25	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#3	#21	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#2	#23	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#2	#24	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#2	#23	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#3	#22	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/19	#2	#21	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#5	#22	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#5	#24	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#2	#23	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/01	#2	#23	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/21	#2	#22	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#3	#23	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#8	#21	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#3	#23	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#4	#22	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ... 07/21	#3	#26	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#5	#24	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#2	#23	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#2	#24	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#2	#23	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#7	#25	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#2	#23	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/02	#2	#24	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/08	#2	#23	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#2	#24	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/20	#1	#23	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#2	#20	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/21	#2	#24	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/20	#3	#27	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#4	#18	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#3	#23	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/08	#2	#22	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#3	#27	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#3	#24	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#2	#23	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#2	#22	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/21	#2	#21	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#2	#23	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#2	#23	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#2	#19	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#2	#23	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#2	#23	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#2	#24	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#2	#23	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#3	#25	-

Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ... Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal 07/07	#3	#22	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#4	#23	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#2	#26	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#2	#23	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#2	#23	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#3	#22	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#4	#22	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#3	#22	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#3	#22	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Sam Darnold QB - SEA Sam Darnold QB - SEA
2026 Schedule
Week 1	at IND	vs. NE
Week 2	vs. NO	at ARI
Week 3	at DAL	at WAS
Week 4	vs. TEN	vs. LAC
Week 5	at ATL	vs. SF
Week 6	at CLE	at DEN
Week 7	vs. CIN	vs. KC
Week 8	at BUF	vs. CHI
Week 9	vs. JAC	vs. ARI
Week 10	vs. LAC	at LV
Week 11	at CAR	BYE WEEK
Week 12	at HOU	at SF
Week 13	BYE WEEK	vs. DAL
Week 14	vs. TB	vs. NYG
Week 15	at PIT	at PHI
Week 16	vs. CLE	vs. LAR
Week 17	at CIN	at CAR
Week 18	vs. PIT	at LAR

Player Projections Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Sam Darnold QB - SEA Sam Darnold QB - SEA
Passing

Pass Att	448.7	506.3
Pass Cmp	291.6	336.7
Pass Yards	3,649.8	4,087.9
Pass TDs	28.3	27.3
Ints	9.6	12.8

Rushing

Rush Attempts	118.4	44.0
Rush Yards	639.8	131.8
Rush TDs	3.2	0.6

Misc

Fumbles	4.2	5.3

Points

Fantasy Points	324.6	266.4

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Sam Darnold QB - SEA Sam Darnold QB - SEA
2025 Points
Week 1	29.4	5.4
Week 2	26.3	17.8
Week 3	27.0	16.7
Week 4	11.7	16.1
Week 5	‐	28.6
Week 6	‐	20.0
Week 7	‐	9.6
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	25.6	28.2
Week 10	16.6	5.9
Week 11	6.7	8.3
Week 12	7.2	17.7
Week 13	7.5	3.1
Week 14	22.1	23.3
Week 15	15.6	11.3
Week 16	4.7	21.5
Week 17	‐	7.1
Week 18	21.4	8.8
Total	221.8	249.4
Average	17.1	14.7

Notes for Player Combination
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Sam Darnold QB - SEA Sam Darnold QB - SEA
Expert
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	Injuries and a steep decline in rushing production cratered Lamar Jackson's fantasy value in 2025. After finishing QB1 in fantasy scoring in 2024, Jackson plummeted to a QB20 fantasy finish last season and was QB16 in fantasy points per game at the position. Jackson lost three games to an early-season hamstring injury and one game to a late-season back injury. He also dealt with knee, ankle, and toe issues that may have contributed to the sharp drop-off in his rushing numbers. In his first six seasons as a full-time starter, Jackson averaged 10 rushing attempts and 63 rushing yards per game. In 2026, he averaged 5.2 rushing attempts and 26.8 rushing yards per game. Jackson has been an elite fantasy scorer at the position for so long that it's reasonable to think better health will propel him to another high-end QB1 season. It's worth noting, however, that Jackson will be working with a new offensive coordinator, 29-year-old Declan Doyle, a former assistant to Bears head coach Ben Johnson.	It took Sam Darnold seven seasons to finally get his footing as an NFL starter, but he's now put together two splendid seasons, culminating in a Super Bowl victory with the Seahawks. Darnold began his career with three nightmarish seasons as a Jet, fared little better in two seasons as a Panther, and spent one season as a backup with the 49ers before finally breaking through with the Vikings in 2024. He signed with the Seahawks in 2025 and guided the team to a 14-3 regular-season record and a 3-0 run through the playoffs. Over the last two regular seasons, Darnold has completed 66.9% of his throws and averaged 8.2 yards per pass attempt, with 60 TD passes, 26 interceptions, and a passer rating of 100.9. He's finished QB9 and QB13 in fantasy scoring the last two years. Darnold averaged only 28.1 pass attempts per game last season, as the Seahawks ran the ball at the third-highest rate in the league. Darnold must adjust to a new offensive coordinator, Brian Fleury, now that former Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak has taken the Raiders' head-coaching job. But it's possible Seattle throws at a higher rate this year, which could potentially boost Darnold's passing numbers.
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Yes, I'm lower than consensus with Lamar Jackson this season, but I fully acknowledge his upside. Prior to 2025, in his previous six seasons, he logged three inside as the QB3 or higher in fantasy points per game (QB3, QB1, QB1), but last season's production was frightening. Last season, in Weeks 9-18, he was the QB20 in fantasy points per game. During that stretch, among 34 qualifying quarterbacks, he ranked 33rd in highly accurate throw rate, 26th in catchable target rate, and 31st in hero throw rate (per Fantasy Points Data). Jackson is also coming off a career-worst 26.8 rushing yards per game with the second-lowest yards per carry of his career. Can we chalk a lot of that up to his injuries last year? Yes, possibly, but even if he bounces back in this department, the question is how much. Jackson will be operating behind a reworked offensive line with a new offensive playcaller and with a questionable receiving depth chart behind Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews. Could everything gel this season and he be the QB1 in fantasy points per game again? Yep, that's possible, but where he's being drafted is baking in that as a near certainty when it's not. I won't discourage anyone for taking the swing on Jackson in any draft, but I won't be in 2026 unless he slips quite far past his current ADP.