USC signal caller leads talented crop of college QBs eligible to head to the league next year.
Video: Sam Darnold high school highlightsCurrent Trojan QB played at San Clemente High School in Southern California.It's never too early to look ahead – especially when it comes to forecasting the NFL Draft.
Will Brinson of CBS Sports released his first 2018 mock draft Monday and he's expecting a big run on quarterbacks to kick things off.
CBS Sports: Will Brinson's 2018 Mock DraftTopping the list is USC signal caller
Sam Darnold, who threw for 3,086 yards and 31 touchdowns (vs. nine interceptions) during a breakout 2016 campaign for the Trojans.
The 6-foot-4, 235-pound Southern California native hasn't turned 20 yet but will enter the fall as the Heisman Trophy frontrunner.
Darnold played at
San Clemente High School in the Los Angeles area, throwing for 2,985 yards and 39 touchdowns as a senior in 2014. He also ran for 785 yards and 13 scores, helping the Tritons go 12-2.
247Sports had Darnold pegged as a four-star recruit and Top 150 prospect nationally coming out of high school.
Sam Darnold piled up almost 4,000 yards through the air and on the ground as a senior at San Clemente in 2014.
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