Apparently Darnold has been running the fastest of any QB in the league when releasing the football the last several weeks. Even blowing Lamar Jackson out of the water.
Crazy legs: Sam Darnold played faster than every quarterback in the NFL last week, including the human highlight film named Lamar Jackson, and the result was one of Darnold's best games as a pro. Coincidence? Let's take a look.
NFL Next Gen Stats tracks every quarterback's foot speed when he releases the ball, and Darnold averaged 6.37 mph per pass attempt in the Jets' win against the Washington Redskins. (In case you're wondering, Jackson averaged 4.07 mph in his game.) Actually, Darnold also led the league the previous week (5.72 mph).