NBC Sports Rotoworld on Sam Darnold

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Darnold made it to a QB14 finish last year almost exclusively by playing 17 games. He crossed 300 yards twice in 17 starts and threw more than two touchdowns three times. He offers nothing in the running game.

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Maxed out as superflex QB2; 300-yard games twice in 17 starts; team wants to run.

Darnold made it to a QB14 finish last year almost exclusively by playing 17 games. He crossed 300 yards twice in 17 starts and threw more than two touchdowns three times. He offers nothing in the running game. He's maxed out as a superflex fantasy QB2 and this team wants to run the ball. The defense is too good to really get involved in the kind of shootouts he'd need to rank better.

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