After playing his collegiate ball at USC, 21-year-old Sam Darnold was selected with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Jets and for the first time in years, many felt as if the Jets finally had a franchise quarterback.
But despite those thoughts, it was also expected that Darnold would go through a period that featured ups, downs and growing pains, especially given the state of both the Jets’ roster and coaching staff at the time. And that certainly turned out to be the case.
On the season as a whole, Darnold completed 58 percent of his passes while throwing for 2,865 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions.