QB · SEA · 29 yrs · exp 8 · USC
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Latest: Sep 7, 2026 · 4,286
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CBS Sports ranks the top quarterback‑coach duos for 2026, spotlighting the Chiefs’ Mahomes‑Reid partnership and highlighting rising duos like Darnold‑Macdonald, Maye‑Vrabel, and Lawrence‑Coen
AJ Barner’s 2025 production and red‑zone chemistry suggest he could become a lower‑end TE1 in 2026, despite competition from Elijah Arroyo
Jadarian Price is set for a heavy workload with Zach Charbonnet out to start the season
More than one‑third of starting QBs missed the entire preseason, with teams ranging from the Chiefs to the Saints keeping their starters on the sidelines
Justin Jefferson is poised for a bounce-back season in 2026 with the Minnesota Vikings, as the team has named Kyler Murray the starting quarterback. This change is expected to significantly improve Jefferson's production compared to the 2025 season under J.J. McCarthy. Jefferson is currently ranked as the WR6 and is anticipated to be a WR1 if Murray remains healthy
Sam Darnold praises Jadarian Price's abilities and expects him to play a major role for the Seahawks
The Seahawks made a big change at running back this offseason and quarterback Sam Darnold likes how things are shaping up in the backfield
Jets coach Aaron Glenn expressed regret over his initial adversarial approach to the media during his first year, acknowledging it as a mistake. He also reflected on the significant staff overhaul after that season and the decision to start Justin Fields at quarterback, contrasting it with Ben Johnson's success with Caleb Williams. Glenn emphasized the importance of pivoting and adaptability in leadership, admitting his own missteps
Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold will not play the team's preseason opener against the Cowboys on Saturday
Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold will not play the team’s preseason opener against the Cowboys on Saturday. Instead, it will be Drew Lock and Jalen Milroe in a rotation, Mike Macdonald said. “Sam’s not going to play,” Macdonald said, via Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle. “Drew will start the game, and then Jalen will come in, and they’ll rotate to some degree. “Normally a quarterback goes until he doesn’t go, and then the next guy goes and closes the game out. This game, I think we’re going to rotate them to some extent.” Darnold’s absence is not a surprise, given the Seahawks have two more preseason games. The Seahawks’ next preseason game is Aug. 23 at Tennessee. Rookie running back Jadarian Price also won’t play. He has missed practice time of late due to lower-body soreness but did participate in a walkthrough Wednesday. “He’s on the mend,” Macdonald said
A look at who graded well for the 49ers in their first preseason game
Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald has announced that established starters, including Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, will not play in Saturday night's game against the Cowboys. They will only participate in warm-ups
Coach Mike Macdonald said Friday that Darnold won't suit up for Saturday's preseason game versus the Cowboys, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update
J.J. McCarthy's future with the Vikings uncertain after Kyler Murray named starting QB
The NFL's most anticlimactic quarterback competition is over. Kyler Murray won the Minnesota Vikings ' starting quarterback job over the incumbent J.J. McCarthy on Tuesday. Head coach Kevin O'Connell didn't even need to see either quarterback suit up in the team's preseason opener against the New York Giants on Saturday to make the call. Murray, a two-time Pro Bowler with selections in the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals , entered as the heavy favorite over McCarthy, the 10th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft . That's because McCarthy ranked dead last in the NFL in 2025 in completion percentage (57.6%), touchdown-to-interception ratio (11-12) and passer rating (72.6). His lack of production last season made him the only first-round pick quarterback since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger to finish last in the league in both completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio in his debut season, per CBS Sports Research. Murray will be O'Connell's fourth different Week 1 starting quarterback since 2023 going from Kirk Cousins (2023) to Sam Darnold (2024) to McCarthy and now Murray. So will the promotion of Murray to the Vikings' QB1 spot break the never-ending wheel of Minnesota's starting quarterbacks across the last few years? Or will Minnesota once again be searching for another long-term answer at football's most important position in 2027? Here's a look at three reasons for each side of the argument. A clear driver in Murray's Pro Bowl-level success as the Arizona Cardinals' starting quarterback in 2020 and 2021 was the presence of a No. 1 option wide receiver in All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins . When he was able to launch the ball deep downfield to Hopkins with regularity in the early 2020s, Arizona's offense took flight, and the Cardinals made a playoff appearance in 2021, something the franchise had failed to do since 2015 when Carson Palmer was the starting quarterback. Without Hopkins, Murray's production was rather pedestrian. In Minnesota, wide receiver talent isn't an issue. He has 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year Justin Jefferson at his disposal in addition to former first-round pick Jordan Addison and the reliable Jauan Jennings . Jefferson is the obvious headliner here as one of three players in NFL history to total 1,000 yards receiving in each of his first six seasons -- Mike Evans and Randy Moss being the other two -- but Addison isn't a slouch either. His 22 career receiving touchdowns since 2023 are tied for the seventh-most in the league with Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews . Murray will be well-supported with one of the top receiver trios in football, plus former Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson . W-L 17-14 21-34-1 Team PPG 27.0 22.0 Pass yards per attempt 7.5 6.7 Passer rating 98.4 89.0 * Vikings WR core: Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Jauan Jennings Murray is now playing in the most en vogue offensive scheme in football in O'Connell's Shanahan-tree offense, which features staples like under-center formations, zone blocking and heavy doses of play-action passing and motion. This offensive scheme is designed to make a quarterback's life more simple by allowing them to diagnose a defense more easily through utilizing many similar formations, making the run and the pass look the same. That way a quarterback can rely on the pre-snap motion and play-action plays to find receivers to throw to without having to think as much. Having a playbook that will take some of the heavy lifting pre-snap off Murray's plate could be exactly what he needs to shine once again while executing the 2024 Coach of the Year's playbook. Murray's first seven NFL seasons have been statistically historic. He is one of just four players ever with 20,000-plus passing yards (20,460) and 30-plus rushing touchdowns (32) in their first seven seasons. The other three have all been NFL MVPs: Cam Newton , Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen . Murray's talent in Minnesota's offensive ecosystem could soar in 2 [... truncated ...]
Jaxon Smith-Njigba impresses at Seahawks camp with multiple touchdown passes and praise from head coach Mike Macdonald
The Seahawks launch their preseason on Saturday night with a visit from the Cowboys. One key aspect of the planning process will be the division of quarterback reps. On Monday, coach Mike Macdonald addressed the issue, from the perspective of the playing time for backups Drew Lock and Jalen Milroe. “We’re working through that right now,” Macdonald told reporters. “We might take a different approach this year on how we play our quarterbacks. Drew needs game work too. Everybody needs work, so how do you do it? Even Sam [Darnold]. What’s the smartest thing for him to get ready to play the season and our team, as well as those guys? . . . [W]e’re finding it out. We’ll find out on Saturday.” The shift in the regular season from 16 games to 17 games, along with the shrinkage of the preseason from four games to three, has created a much wider range of decisions as to the distribution of reps in exhibition games. Regardless, the overriding goal is to get the first-stringers ready for the first game. That includes balancing the rewards of preparation with the risks of injury — especially since quarterbacks don’t wear red “ no-touch ” jerseys during preseason games
Seattle Seahawks running back Jadarian Price could be pressing for a bigger role in the team's backfield rotation right away
Jadarian Price's return is uncertain due to a lower body injury
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