By Darryl Slater | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The Jets on Saturday held their annual Green and White scrimmage at Rutgers. It was the Jets' seventh practice of training camp, and the fourth for quarterback Sam Darnold, since he ended his contract holdout. So how did Darnold look, as he competes with Josh McCown and Teddy Bridgewater for the Week 1 starting job? Let's take a look at some Darnold takeaways and observations from Saturday night.

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The Jets drafted Darnold third overall.

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HOW DID DARNOLD LOOK IN MOST RECENT PRACTICE?

Very good. Day 6 of camp was Darnold's best practice so far, out of his three (to that point) since he returned from his holdout. Click here for more details.

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DARNOLD'S SCRIMMAGE STATS

The Jets had six team team periods segments early in the scrimmage in which they didn't move the ball. Darnold's stats in those periods: six reps (three with first-team offensive line), 2-of-5 passing

Then they moved the ball to finish off the scrimmage. Darnold's stats for that: 28 reps (all with the backups), 9-of-11 passing, 89 yards, zero touchdowns, zero interceptions, three sacks. He also ran twice for 13 yards.

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THE GREAT STUFF

Jets coach Todd Bowles wanted to get Darnold a lot of work Saturday, to catch him up, after he missed the first three practices (contract holdout). Mission accomplished Saturday. Darnold continues to throw very well on the run, especially while rolling out to his right. He made a spectacular pass down the field (from the pocket) for 30 yards, to Neal Sterling. Dropped it right in. Probably his best pass of the scrimmage.

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THE GOOD STUFF

In terms of throwing on the run, here's what Darnold did: completion to Chris Herndon for 15 yards, completion to Clive Walford for 14 yards, completion to George Atkinson for 5 yards. (Darnold worked with the third team on Saturday night.) Expect the Jets to incorporate his throwing-on-run mobility into their offense, if he starts.

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THE BAD STUFF

He did take three sacks, but that's not really a huge deal. He was off on a couple down-field throws, but continued to show very good arm strength. Plus, no interceptions for Darnold (or any of the quarterbacks) on Saturday night.

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THE UGLY STUFF

No real ugly stuff to find on a night when Darnold completed 9 of 11 passes in the move-the-ball periods, one of which was a throwaway under pressure. His deep ball touch was a little off early in practice, but remember, this was only his fourth practice. Darnold not only didn't throw any touchdowns, but also didn't lead the third-string offense to any scores. Not a huge deal. Probably the biggest hiccup for Darnold came when the Jets weren't moving the ball. Xavier Cooper got him for a strip "sack." Darnold has worked hard to improve his pocket ball security and this hasn't been an issue for him in camp so far.

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HOW DID JOSH MCCOWN DO?

Limited work overall for him, as the Jets wanted to get a look at Darnold and Bridgewater.

McCown's stats when the Jets didn't move the ball: six reps (all with the starters), 6-of-6 passing.

And when the Jets moved the ball: four reps (all with the starters), 3-of-3 passing, 69 yards, one touchdown (52-yard catch and run by Bilal Powell), zero interceptions, zero sacks.

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HOW DID TEDDY BRIDGEWATER DO?

When the Jets didn't move the ball: six reps (all with the backups), 3-of-5 passing.

And when they did: 22 reps (eight with the starting offensive line), 7-of-7 passing, 53 yards, four sacks, zero touchdowns, zero interceptions.

Very capable evening for him, as he faced a bunch of pressure.

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DARNOLD'S SCRIMMAGE HIGHLIGHTS

Check them out above.

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WHAT DARNOLD HAD TO SAY

The Jets didn't make him available to reporters. Same thing for all the quarterbacks.

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WHAT TODD BOWLES HAD TO SAY

"He got a lot of work with the third group," Bowles said. "That was our plan, to play a lot of young guys tonight, as far as catching him up to speed. He's grasping the offense pretty well, and we'll go from there."

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DARNOLD'S TOTAL CAMP STATS

105 reps (23 with starters), 29-of-49 passing (59.2 percent), four touchdowns, two interceptions

(These are for team periods only, and they include all reps from the scrimmage, even when the Jets didn't move the ball.)

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MCCOWN'S TOTAL CAMP STATS

172 reps (all with starters), 65-of-96 passing (67.7 percent), five touchdowns, zero interceptions

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BRIDGEWATER'S TOTAL CAMP STATS

197 reps (20 with starters), 63-of-94 passing (67 percent), three touchdowns, zero interceptions

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OVERALL THOUGHTS ON DARNOLD'S SCRIMMAGE

Progress, for sure. Good arm strength. Good awareness of his surroundings, particularly with knowing when to scramble and slide. Really nice throwing on the run. And that's something we've seen from him since spring practices. No insane highlights, in terms of touchdown passes (though that deep ball to Sterling was awfully pretty). But also no major mistakes, that strip "sack" aside. (It hasn't been a trend for him, so we'll give him a mulligan here.)

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SO WHO LEADS QB BATTLE?

No change in the depth chart. McCown, Bridgewater, Darnold. Preseason opener coming up Friday night at home against the Falcons, so maybe we'll see some movement after that.

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