Sam Darnold

Sam Darnold
USC Trojans No. 14
Position Quarterback
Class Freshman
Major Communication
Career history
College
High school San Clemente (CA)
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-05) June 5, 1997
Place of birth Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, California
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg)

Sam Darnold (born June 5, 1997) is the starting quarterback for the University of Southern California Trojans. He was made a starter on September 19, 2016. He is a redshirt freshman.[1]

Early years

Darnold attended San Clemente High School in San Clemente, California. He played Quarterback. Darnold was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the eighth best Dual-Threat Quarterback in his class and 179th best player overall.[2] He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football.[3]

College career

Statistics

Year Team G GS Passing Rushing Defense
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Solo Total
2016 USC 11 8 194 284 68.3 2,428 24 8 162.4 54 214 4.0 2 2 2
Career 11 8 194 284 68.3 2,428 24 8 162.4 54 214 4.0 2 2 2

Source:[4]

Personal life

Darnold is the grandson of former Marlboro Man actor Dick Hammer.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sam Darnold in, Max Browne out as USC starting quarterback - LA Times". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  2. ↑ Rivals.com
  3. ↑ Sam Darnold Commits to USC’s 2015 Recruiting Class
  4. ↑ "Sam Darnold". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ Feldman, Bruce (17 October 2016). "Meet Sam Darnold, the star freshman QB who has saved USC's season". Retrieved 26 November 2016.

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