Insight
Conversation is accelerating
100% of the last 30 day mentions came in the past week.
6
mentions 7d
Sam Darnold
QB · MIN · Week 18 · Season 2024
Week 18 projection
22.6 pts
Floor 15.8 · Ceiling 31.7 · PPR
scoring
Last refreshed May 15, 12:40 PM
Media insight
Conversation is accelerating
100% of the last 30 day mentions came in the past week.
Floor
15.8
Projection
22.6
Ceiling
31.7
This crawlable projection graphic summarizes the same floor, median, and ceiling values used by the player page and start/sit tool.
Where the points come from
| pass_yd | 11.49 |
| pass_td | 11.20 |
| pass_int | -0.80 |
| rush_yd | 0.74 |
Recent projection trend
| Season | Week | Proj |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | 22.6 |
| 2024 | 17 | 21.9 |
| 2024 | 16 | 22.4 |
| 2024 | 15 | 21.5 |
| 2024 | 14 | 18.8 |
| 2024 | 13 | 18.5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13.6 |
Media pulse
Sam Darnold buzz
Podcast, YouTube, and Reddit sentiment with quotes attached to source episodes.
6 mentions / 30d 3 sources
7d sentiment
+0.26
6 mentions this week
Buzz state
Heating up
100% recent share
Source mix
1 media types
3 active sources
Freshness
1d ago
latest matched mention
Sentiment range
30d +0.26
negative neutral positive
Insight
Signal is cross-checked
3 sources across 1 media type mentioned him recently.
3
sources
What they are saying
"They were able to sign Darnold for $33.5 million per year when he was an unrestricted free agent coming off a 14-win season in Minnesota. No one else was bidding more."
Praised for being a good starting quarterback acquired at reasonable money, enabling championship-caliber roster construction."The Vikings let Sam Darnold leave in free agency after a 14-win season"
Led Vikings to 14-win season before departing in free agency; strong performance."Darnold has two years left on his contract. He's scheduled to earn $27.5 million in 2026 and $35.5 million in 2027."
Darnold won the Super Bowl and was rewarded with incentive bonuses; framed as appropriately compensated despite not receiving a new deal."Ironically, last year's Seahawks club rode the wave of free-agent signings like Sam Darnold, DeMarcus Lawrence, and Uchenna Nwosu"
Factual mention of free-agent signing; no sentiment"Darnold also made $4 million in incentive bonuses as a result of his 2025 performance and Super Bowl title. So he was rewarded in a way."
Acknowledged as being rewarded through performance incentives tied to Super Bowl victory.
Fantasy projection FAQ
What is Sam Darnold's fantasy projection this week?
Our model projects 22.6 fantasy points for Sam Darnold in week 18, with a floor of 15.8 and ceiling of 31.7 using the default scoring preset.
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