Sam Darnold, New York Jets

It’s beginning to look a lot like make or break time for Sam Darnold, the New York Jets’ first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft who hasn’t quite lived up to the billing of a franchise player.

In defense of Darnold, the Jets haven’t exactly been kind to him in regards to setting him up for success. Year one of Darnold’s career was in the midst of a full-blown teardown and rebuild, year two didn’t yield much help on the offensive side of the ball (with the exception of Le’Veon Bell), and year three isn’t looking much brighter.

Even with the additions of Mekhi Beckton and Denzel Mims to help shore up the offensive line and wide receiving corps respectively, the Jets’ offensive unit isn’t exactly overflowing with talent– leaving Darnold in a position where he’s forced to do everything on his own, something he hasn’t proven capable of doing yet in his career.

Since taking over with the Jets, his career completion percentage is below 60%, his touchdown to interception ratio is close to 1:1, and being a pure pocket passer, Darnold isn’t bringing much production to the table with his legs.

Maybe in a better offense, with a better coaching staff, Darnold would be able to thrive. But he’s stuck with the Jets, where he’s suffered for the first two years of his career, and will likely struggle again in year three.

25 Passing TD’s — 17 INT’s — 62% Completion Percentage — 3,900 Yards Starts all 16 games for the first time