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FLORHAM PARK Youth Mark Gastineau Jerseys , N.J. (AP)The big day finally arrived, and Sam Darnold had the perfect plan for celebrating his 21st birthday.”Playing football,” the New York Jets rookie quarterback said with a huge grin.The birthday boy is now officially of the legal drinking age, but Darnold wasn’t expecting to toast the milestone Tuesday night.”Probably not,” he said, smiling. ”I’ll probably just stay in and go to sleep early, like I have been every single night.”Partying is not high on the list for Darnold, who’s the youngest player on the Jets’ roster – and the fresh-faced future of the franchise.The No. 3 overall draft pick out of USC has taken a businesslike approach to his introduction to life in the NFL. Eat, sleep and dream football.Those are Darnold’s days. Every day.”I’m making a ton of strides, but at the same time, I’m not exactly where I want to be,” Darnold said. ”But I know it’s going to take time and it’s a process. I’m aware of that and it’s exciting Mark Gastineau Jerseys Stitched , though, to understand the playbook the way I am and the strides I’m making. I’m really excited about where I’m going right now.”Darnold will compete with veterans Josh McCown and Teddy Bridgewater this summer for the starting job, and he’s giving Todd Bowles and his coaching staff plenty to consider early in this offseason.The youngster looked predictably shaky in his first practice of organized team activities two weeks ago, but has appeared increasingly more poised in the sessions open to the media since.”He’s just more comfortable with the playbook and obviously seeing things a couple of times will make you more comfortable,” Bowles said. ”He’s just hard-working. Everything we thought coming in. He’s going to work every day, wants to be good, understands the mistakes he makes, works at them night and day, and watches film and asks questions.”At this time of year, that’s what you’re supposed to be doing.”During Tuesday’s practice, Darnold tossed a badly underthrown pass that safety Jamal Adams, last year’s first-rounder Youth Sam Darnold Jerseys , easily intercepted.For a guy who was celebrating his birthday, it was certainly a gift – but for the defense.”Yeah, I just made a bad read on it,” Darnold said. ”I should’ve just dumped it down to the back, but I tried to force one in there.”Rookie mistake.”He retains things when you tell him,” Bowles said. ”He makes mistakes, but doesn’t make the same one twice, so he’s very good from that standpoint as far as retaining information.”Late in practice, though, Darnold had perhaps his prettiest play as a pro. He zipped a deep pass down the sideline that dropped over the reach of safety Kacy Rodgers II and right into Chad Hansen’s hands. It was a terrific throw and a reminder of why so many labeled Darnold as ”special” in the months leading up to the draft.But such is the up-and-down life of a rookie quarterback that Darnold overthrew his final pass of practice on a deep toss to a wide-open Jordan Leggett. There’s no doubt Darnold would be spending part of his birthday night breaking that down in the film room.Darnold’s development has included lots of rewinding and fast-forwarding through plays, and dissecting every move. He’s got that type of time now, because football is the only thing that matters these days.”I don’t have class Sam Darnold Jerseys Stitched , so I’m spending every single day in the film room or on the practice field,” he said. ”So in regards to that, just being able to spend time watching football and playing football is awesome. To be able to come in here every single day and do it for a living, that’s pretty sweet.”Darnold also recognizes the value of working with McCown and Bridgewater on and off the field.”What makes it really cool is that they’re really good players,” Darnold said. ”They’ve experienced ball and they understand what’s going on on the field all the time, at all times. It’s amazing to be able to learn from them. After that play with Jamal, to be able to talk about it with them is something that is really cool, to be able to do that right after the play and get that feedback.”Darnold has had to make several adjustments since coming to the Jets, including calling plays in the huddle – something he hadn’t done much of at USC. He also says the increased pace of the game is evident, even in practice.”It’s faster, which is what I thought it would be, so it’s been awesome Youth Nathan Shepherd Jerseys ,” he said. ”It’s just been a learning experience, just learning every single day and getting used to it has been awesome.”Darnold says ”awesome” a lot and sounds like a kid who’s happy to be doing what he loves.”You know, no, I don’t feel any different,” a smiling Darnold said of his milestone birthday. ”It’s cool to be 21, but at the same time, I’m just coming here every single day ready for practice. Nothing’s changing for me.”— Sam Darnold’s best game of the year last Sunday means things are looking up in our season long tracking of Darnold’s progress.A few things to keep in mind. All rankings herein (other than the comparisons among the five 2018 first round rookie quarterbacks) are limited to rookie quarterbacks with at least 250 passing attempts in their rookie seasons. Prior to the 2018 season there have been 72 rookie quarterbacks with 250 or more passing attempts in the post merger era. Rate stats (like completion %) reflect actual current numbers for Darnold. Counting stats (like touchdowns or yards) reflect prorated numbers for Darnold assuming he continues to perform at the same level all season. Let’s get to it. Below are a bunch of quarterback metrics, listing the all time rookie leaders for each and showing where Sam Darnold fits assuming he plays at the same level all season.YardsAndrew Luck4374Cam Newton4051Jameis Winston4042Carson Wentz3782Peyton Manning3739...28. Sam Darnold2786TouchdownsPeyton Manning26Russell Wilson26 (Tie 1)Andrew Luck23Dak Prescott23 (Tie 3)Jameis Winston 22 (Tie 5)Jim Kelly 22 (Tie 5)...18. Sam Darnold17 (Tie 18)InterceptionsPeyton Manning28Jim Zorn27Terry Bradshaw24Jeff Komlo23Deshone Kizer 22Steve Deberg 22 (Tie 5)...9. Sam Darnold 18 (Tie 9)Passer RatingDak Prescott104.9Robert Griffin III102.4Russell Wilson100Ben Roethlisberger98.1Dan Marino96...35. Sam Darnold72.8 Yards/AttemptBen Roethlisberger8.88Robert Griffin III8.14Dak Prescott7.99Russell Wilson7.93Matt Ryan7.93...28. Sam Darnold6.72Completion PercentageDak Prescott67.8Ben Roethlisberger66.4Robert Griffin III65.7Teddy Bridgewater64.4Russell Wilson 64.1...32. Sam Darnold56.7 (Tie 32)Touchdown PercentageDan Marino6.8Russell Wilson6.6Jim Plunkett5.8Ben Roethlisberger5.8 (Tie 3)Steve Bartkowski5.1Robert Griffin III 5.1 (Tie 5)Marcus Mariota5.1 (Tie 5)Jake Plummer5.1 (Tie 5)...23. Sam Darnold4.0 (Tie 23)Interception PercentageDak Prescott0.9Robert Griffin III1.3Nick Foles1.9Charlie Batch2.0Derek Carr2.0 (Tie 4)...51. Sam Darnold4.3To provide additional context, we’ll see how Sam stacks up against the 42 qualifying rookie quarterbacks of the past 15 years. The game and its rules have changed so much that comparisons of quarterbacks from 50 years ago to quarterbacks of today are of limited value. Quarterbacks of the last 15 years make for a comparison much closer to apples to apples so to speak. Here is how Sam stacks up against rookie quarterbacks of the last 15 years:YardsAndrew Luck4374Cam Newton4051Jameis Winston4042Carson Wentz3782Dak Prescott3667...23. Sam Darnold2786TouchdownsRussell Wilson26 Andrew Luck23Dak Prescott23 (Tie 2)Jameis Winston 22 Cam Newton 21...14. Sam Darnold 17 (Tie 14)InterceptionsDeshone Kizer 22Geno Smith 21Matthew Stafford 20 (Tie 3)Mark Sanchez 20 (Tie 3)Andrew Luck 18 (Tie 5)Carson Palmer 18 (Tie 5)Josh Freeman 18 (Tie 5)Sam Darnold 18 (Tie 5)...Passer RatingDak Prescott104.9Robert Griffin III102.4Russell Wilson100Ben Roethlisberger98.1Marcus Mariota91.5...25. Sam Darnold72.8Yards/AttemptBen Roethlisberger8.88Robert Griffin III8.14Dak Prescott7.99Russell Wilson7.93Matt Ryan7.93...17. Sam Darnold6.72Completion PercentageDak Prescott67.8Ben Roethlisberger66.4Robert Griffin III65.7Teddy Bridgewater64.4Russell Wilson 64.1...26. Sam Darnold56.7Touchdown PercentageRussell Wilson6.6Ben Roethlisberger5.8 Robert Griffin III 5.1 (Tie 3)Marcus Mariota5.1 (Tie 3)Dak Prescott 5.0 ...12. Sam Darnold4.0Interception PercentageDak Prescott0.9Robert Griffin III1.3Nick Foles1.9Derek Carr2.0 Mitchell Trubisky2.1...35. Sam Darnold4.3In comparison to his contemporary peers Darnold appears roughly average.He ranks best in touchdowns and touchdown percentage and worst in interceptions and interception percentage compared to his contemporary peers.Next up: how Darnold stacks up against his fellow rookie first round quarterbacks. The counting numbers here are raw numbers, not pro-rated.YardsBaker Mayfield3065Sam Darnold2357Josh Rosen2042Josh Allen1633Lamar Jackson 1022TouchdownsBaker Mayfield21Sam Darnold14Josh Rosen10Josh Allen6Lamar Jackson6InterceptionsSam Darnold15Josh Rosen14Baker Mayfield11Josh Allen9Lamar Jackson3Passer RatingBaker Mayfield92.6Lamar Jackson84.9Sam Darnold72.8Josh Rosen66.3Josh Allen65.5Yards/AttemptBaker Mayfield7.53Lamar Jackson7.00Sam Darnold6.72Josh Allen6.45Josh Rosen6.08Completion PercentageBaker Mayfield63.9Lamar Jackson58.2Sam Darnold56.7Josh Rosen55.7Josh Allen52.2Touchdown PercentageBaker Mayfield5.2Lamar Jackson4.1Sam Darnold4.0Josh Rosen3.0Josh Allen2.4Interception PercentageLamar Jackson2.1Baker Mayfield2.7Josh Allen3.6Josh Rosen4.2Sam Darnold4.3The numbers here show Baker Mayfield to be by far the best of the rookie first round quarterbacks thus far, with Sam Darnold placed largely in the middle of the pack. One glaring issue with Darnold thus far is protecting the ball, as in interceptions Darnold lags in last place among his peers.Finally let’s take a look at the numbers from the perspective of where Darnold ranks with respect to league averages compared to the post-merger rookie quarterbacks. We’re only going to be looking at rates here Nathan Shepherd Jerseys Stitched , not counting stats. Including this year’s qualifying rookies there have been 76 post-merger rookie quarterbacks with at least 250 passing attempts in their rookie year. The number listed next to the names corresponds to the percentage of league average for that player in his rookie year. So, for example, if a QB had a 60 passer rating in a year the league average was 80, his passer rating number here would be 60/80, or 75%. In this way we can compare quarterbacks across the eras on a level playing field, noting how they performed compared to the league in their time.Passer RatingDan Marino125Dak Prescott123Ben Roethlisberger122Robert Griffin III121 Russell Wilson118...53. Sam Darnold78Yards/AttemptBen Roethlisberger136Robert Griffin III121Dak Prescott119Matt Ryan119Dennis Shaw118...36. Sam Darnold90Completion PercentageBen Roethlisberger123Dak Prescott120Robert Griffin III117Jim Kelly116Dieter Brock115...58. Sam Darnold76Touchdown PercentageDan Marino127Russell Wilson125Ben Roethlisberger120Jim Plunkett115Jake Plummer111...31. Sam Darnold95 Interception PercentageDan Marino128Dak Prescott127Robert Griffin III124Neil O’Donnell117Charlie Batch117...70. Sam Darnold70Here we see that Sam Darnold has been a mostly below average rookie quarterback when measured by percentage of league averages. He is below current NFL average in every major category, and compared to rookies across the years Sam is below average in passer rating and completion percentage, near the absolute bottom in interception percentage, about average in yards per attempt, and above average in touchdown percentage. All in all it has been a mixed bag for Sam’s rookie year compared to rookies since the merger.With the year winding down Darnold has just two weeks remaining to tweak his numbers. His rising performances the last two weeks have begun to push him up the ranks a bit and spark some optimism in the Jets fan base. It would be nice to see him finish the year strong.