Sam Darnold for Tua Tagovailoa (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Sam Darnold QB - SEA Sam Darnold QB - SEA	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 23	# 30	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

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

Fantasy Points

Season Total	249.4	175.6	-
Avg Game	14.7	12.5	-
Avg Projection	266.4	164.4	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	8	7	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Sam Darnold	Tua Tagovailoa	Add Player

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/28	#24	#32	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#23	#31	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/28	#23	#35	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/28	#23	#31	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/28	#23	#31	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#25	#31	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/28	#23	#29	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#22	#30	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#22	#28	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/28	#23	#31	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#23	#30	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#26	#33	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#27	‐	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/27	#23	#33	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#20	#30	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/27	#24	#29	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/27	#21	#30	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#26	#28	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/26	#23	#32	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/27	#23	#35	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/28	#24	#30	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#24	#31	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#23	#32	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#23	#31	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#22	#33	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/24	#25	#34	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#22	#33	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/23	#22	#33	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#22	#32	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#22	#33	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#22	#32	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#22	#23	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#24	#30	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#22	#32	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#21	#32	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#25	#28	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/27	#23	#28	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#21	#36	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/24	#20	#31	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#20	#31	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#23	#33	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#23	#30	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#23	#27	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#20	#31	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#22	#28	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#23	#32	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#22	#32	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#26	#22	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#23	#32	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#23	#30	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#23	#31	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#22	#32	-

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#22	#31	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#22	#31	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#23	#31	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/23	#23	#30	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#22	#32	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#24	#30	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#21	#29	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#29	#26	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#24	#26	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#17	#30	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#21	#33	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/25	#23	#32	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#21	#31	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#23	#32	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#24	#33	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#23	#32	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/28	#22	#30	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#21	#32	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/28	#22	#31	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#24	#31	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#23	#33	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#25	#30	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/27	#22	‐	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#23	#32	-

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

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/27	#23	#31	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#22	#32	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#26	#32	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#24	#29	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#23	#25	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#24	#32	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#23	#33	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#25	#27	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#23	#32	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#24	#29	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#20	#31	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/28	#24	#31	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/21	#27	#30	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#18	#33	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#23	#34	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/23	#22	#32	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#27	#34	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#24	#32	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#22	#31	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#22	#32	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/28	#21	#30	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#23	#32	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#22	#31	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#19	#33	-

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

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#23	#33	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#24	#34	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#23	#38	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#25	#32	-

Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ... Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal 07/07	#22	#31	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#23	#36	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#26	#33	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#23	#36	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#23	#32	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#22	#32	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#22	#32	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#22	#32	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#22	#32	-

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

Player Projections Comparison
	Sam Darnold QB - SEA Sam Darnold QB - SEA	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
Passing

Pass Att	506.3	379.3
Pass Cmp	336.7	248.7
Pass Yards	4,087.9	2,724.3
Pass TDs	27.3	15.8
Ints	12.8	8.3

Rushing

Rush Attempts	44.0	19.6
Rush Yards	131.8	46.6
Rush TDs	0.6	0.1

Misc

Fumbles	5.3	2.3

Points

Fantasy Points	266.4	164.4

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Sam Darnold QB - SEA Sam Darnold QB - SEA	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
2025 Points
Week 1	5.4	7.3
Week 2	17.8	19.6
Week 3	16.7	13.8
Week 4	16.1	15.7
Week 5	28.6	22.7
Week 6	20.0	9.6
Week 7	9.6	1.6
Week 8	‐	24.2
Week 9	28.2	9.5
Week 10	5.9	12.8
Week 11	8.3	6.8
Week 12	17.7	‐
Week 13	3.1	5.7
Week 14	23.3	9.1
Week 15	11.3	17.2
Week 16	21.5	‐
Week 17	7.1	‐
Week 18	8.8	‐
Total	249.4	175.6
Average	14.7	12.5

Notes for Player Combination
	Sam Darnold QB - SEA Sam Darnold QB - SEA	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
Expert
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	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.	The Falcons signed Tua Tagovailoa to a cheap one-year deal after he was released by the Dolphins, who still owe him $54 million in guaranteed money. After averaging 269.2 passing yards per game for the Dolphins over 41 starts from 2022 through 2024, Tua averaged 190.0 passing yards over 14 starts in Miami last season. He also threw a career-high 15 interceptions and fumbled eight times. Tua will battle Michael Penix Jr. for playing time in 2026 and should probably be considered the favorite to start in Week 1 since Penix tore his ACL in November. Tua can't match the arm strength of Penix, but Tua has enjoyed a level of NFL success than Penix has yet to reach, helping to make Mike McDaniel's offense work in Miami. For fantasy, Tua figures to go undrafted in 1QB leagues this season but is a reasonable QB3 option in superflex formats.