Seattle Seahawks star Sam Darnold is preparing to play in his second season with the team in 2026 after a hot two-year stretch in the NFL, and his profile as a high-end quarterback in the league is as high as its ever been in his career.Bleacher Report ranked Darnold No. 15 overall in their evaluation of the top quarterbacks for the 2026 NFL season, placing him in their high-quality starter category.Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence (No. 12), Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams (No. 13) and Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts (No. 14) were all ranked ahead of Darnold in the same category. Trevor Lawrence was an AP MVP finalist last season. Williams was one of the biggest emergent stars of the year, and Hurts had a successful season in 2025, having led the Eagles to an NFC East title win.Nevertheless, Darnold got the better of them all with a Super Bowl victory at the end of last season, and threw for over 4,000 yards for the second straight year. He has the 2026 season to put together another prolific season in the passing yards department and improve his standing among the best players at the position.This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks QB Sam Darnold is "middle of the road" according to Bleacher Report