Sam Darnold Fantasy Week 3 Start or Sit: Another Week Out and Not Worth Waiting On
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Darnold sits 38th among quarterbacks in PFN’s Week 3 rankings with Seattle in Washington, which tells you how the glute injury from Week 1 is trending. He missed last weekend against the Cardinals, another missed week is likely, and the Seahawks still elected not to use IR. This is not an injury worth waiting out and it should not affect your roster in any way, so let the schedule come to you later in the fall instead.
Should You Start or Sit Sam Darnold in Week 3?
The glute injury from Week 1 sidelined Darnold for last weekend against the Cardinals, and while the Seahawks elected to not put him on IR, another missed week is likely.
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If you still need me to say it, this isn’t an injury worth waiting out and, realistically, shouldn’t impact your fantasy roster in any way. Jaxon Smith-Njigba remains the only pass catcher of interest, and Jadarian Price checks the boxes that we need from a first-year back.
Darnold cleared 20 fantasy points three times in a season where Seattle ran pure in 2025: there were only 18 quarterbacks with more such games. If you need to stream him at some point in Weeks 8-13 (games against the Bears, Cardinals, Raiders and Cowboys in there) because of how your roster sets up, that’s fine, but that’s the extent of my interest, and the odds are good that he’ll be available for an add as we get closer to that stretch.
Where Does Sam Darnold Rank Amongst Other QBs in Week 3?
- 31) Deshaun Watson
- 32) Case Keenum
- 33) Shedeur Sanders
- 34) Carson Wentz
- 35) Fernando Mendoza
- 36) Caleb Williams
- 37) Jaxson Dart
- 38) Sam Darnold
- 39) Tyson Bagent
- 40) Cooper Rush
- 41) Jayden Daniels
Compare him against the rest of the position in PFN’s Week 3 Quarterback Rankings.
This article originally appeared on Pro Football Network.