We’ve called Sam Darnold a lot of names during his checkered seven-year career, “bust” being one of the most common.
Maybe in 2024, it’s time to call Sam Darnold a fantasy football league-winner.
Darnold certainly looked the part in Sunday’s blowout win over Atlanta, shredding the Falcons for 347 yards and five touchdown passes. It was Darnold’s fourth straight game with multiple TD passes and zero interceptions. He’s currently the QB1 on the Week 14 leaderboard, and assured of his seventh finish inside the Top 10 at the position. Darnold’s been bankable just about every week.
Darnold’s spreading the fantasy goodness to his primary targets. Jordan Addison (8-133-3) caught three of those Darnold touchdowns Sunday, Justin Jefferson (7-132-2) the other two. That’s the narrow target tree we know and love. Addison chased up to 35.3 fantasy points on the day (the WR1), with Jefferson scoring 28.7 points (the WR2).
Darnold’s season has been all about chunk plays and consistency. He entered Sunday with a …