Sam Darnold

Sam Darnold

USC Trojans No. 14
Position	Quarterback
Class	Freshman
Major	Communication
Career history
College	USC (2015–present)
High school	San Clemente (CA)
Personal information
Date of birth	June 5, 1997
Place of birth	Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, California
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Stats at ESPN.com

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.

External links

• USC Trojans bio