Samuel Richard Darnold is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at USC, where he became the first freshman to win the Archie Griffin Award, and was selected third overall by the New York Jets in the 2018 NFL Draft.
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. However, he did not have much footage of him performing at recruiting camps, preferring to show his play in games. As a result, San Clemente head football coach Jaime Ortiz elected to provide a video of his basketball career to football coaches.
Where did Sam Darnold go to high school?
Darnold was born in Dana Point, California on June 5, 1997. Darnold attended San Clemente High School in San Clemente, California. After playing baseball in his freshman year, he played football and basketball. During his high school basketball career, Darnold excelled and was named South Coast League Most Valuable Player twice, along with being named to the all-CIF team.
