Sam Darnold

FPPG: 2.4  |  FanDuel Salary: $5,000
FPPG: 2.4  |  FanDuel Salary: $5,000
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Sam Darnold expected to open season as Jets starter

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold is the favorite to open the season as the starter, believes ESPN.com's Rich Cimini.

What It Means:

Darnold is considered the future and will likely be given every opportunity to succeed, so even with a ho-hum performance in the preseason, he figures to have the advantage over Josh McCown, who Cimini calls "a fallback option." The wildcard is Teddy Bridgewater, who is two seasons removed from a brutal knee injury and has apparently made a good impression with the Jets.

numberFire's preseason projections currently expect Darnold to be limited to a backup role as a rookie.