The Las Vegas Raiders have not had very good luck at the quarterback position as of late. After acquiring Davante Adams via trade from the Green Bay Packers in 2022, the expectation was that then quarterback Derek Carr and Adams would light the NFL on fire.
But while Adams was an All-Pro in 2022 and led the NFL with 14 touchdown receptions, Carr was mostly abysmal and was sent home from the team for the final weeks of the season. With Josh McDaniels as head coach, the Raiders singed Jimmy Garoppolo to be their starting quarterback in 2023. Neither McDaniels nor Garoppolo, though, made it through the season.
Rookie fourth round pick Aiden O’Connell took over the starting job and finished the season with a 62.1% completion percentage, 2,218 yards, 12 touchdowns, and seven interceptions to go with a passer rating of 83.9. The Raiders were 5-5 in his 10 starts.
The Las Vegas Raiders May Bring in Sam Darnold to Give Aiden O’Connell Competition
Earlier this week, it was reported that the Raiders are going to move on from Garoppolo. That means that O’Connell will almost assuredly be the starting quarterback again in 2024. That being said, Las Vegas may also want to make him earn the job in training camp instead of just handing it to him.
In a recent article that proclaimed one bold prediction for each NFL franchise, Connor Orr of Sports Illustrated predicts that the Raiders will sign former number three overall pick Sam Darnold:
“The former No. 3 pick boosted his signability after a year in the Kyle Shanahan system. Darnold has struggled at times but, similarly, has also displayed an incredibly high ceiling. This is especially true when Darnold is throwing on the move. Luke Getsy majored in a strain of the Shanahan offense during his time in Green Bay with the Packers and was a solid play-caller in Chicago.”
Darnold was drafted third overall by the New York Jets in 2018. Since then, he has played for three NFL teams: the Jets, the Carolina Panthers, and the San Francisco 49ers.
For his career, Darnold has a completion percentage of 59.7%, 63 touchdowns and 56 interceptions.
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