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Gardner Minshew II Arizona Cardinals · #15

Quarterback · 6' 1", 225 lbs · Brandon, MS · Age 30

Gardner Minshew II is a Quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 178th overall, 2019. In 2025 he passed for 37 yards with 0 touchdowns against 1 interceptions.

QuarterbackDrafted 178th overall7-yr veteran
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Gardner Minshew II
Season avg37 pass yds · 0 td · 1 int
Career avg11,987 pass yds · 68 td · 35 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
37yds
0td
1int
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Scouting report

Gardner Minshew II — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Quarterback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
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Accuracy
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Ball security
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Gardner Minshew II stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1317 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
515Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Gardner Minshew II — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Passing
37 YDS
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Efficiency
21.0 RTG
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Scoring
0 TD
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1 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Gardner Minshew II

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
1129
pass yds
-178–2436
5
td
-1–11
5
int
1–8
51.6
rating
26.2–77.0
8
games
3–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 37 → projected 1129 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+1203.3
Age curve
-111.6
Net vs last season+1091.7 pass yds
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 10 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Gardner Minshew II career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
20191460.63,27121691.2
2020966.12,25916595.9
2021468.343941104.8
2022557.96633383.4
20231762.23,30515984.6
20241066.32,01391081.0
2025446.2370121.0
Career6311,9876835
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Arizona Cardinals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
74off index
99def index
+39net
88%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (74), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 57, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #122 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Gardner Minshew II

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-05-16

The beginning

Gardner Minshew II is a Quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, in his 8th NFL season.

Arizona Cardinals

Turning pro

Drafted 178th overall, 2019 as a Quarterback.

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Gardner Minshew II is an Arizona Cardinals quarterback, drafted 178th overall, 2019.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2019–2025) he has thrown for 11,987 yards and 68 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he passed for 37 yards with 0 touchdowns and a 21.0 rating in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
225 lbs
Draft
178th overall, 2019
Born
Brandon, MS
Age
30
Jersey
#15
Background

Gardner Minshew II is from Brandon, MS and is 30 years old. He was drafted 178th overall, 2019 and plays quarterback at 6' 1", 225 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2019–2025) he has thrown for 11,987 yards and 68 touchdowns. Minshew is currently on the Arizona Cardinals roster.

The person

Gardner Minshew II is a multi-year starting quarterback who has thrown for 11,987 yards and 68 touchdowns across 7 seasons (2019–2025).

Passing production11,987 career passing yards with 68 touchdowns and 35 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 3,305 yards and 15 TDs in 2023.
Ball securityA 1.9:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
Draft pedigree178th overall, 2019.
Durability63 career games played.
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FAQ

Gardner Minshew II — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Gardner Minshew II, answered.

What position does Gardner Minshew II play?
Gardner Minshew II is a Quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals.
When was Gardner Minshew II drafted?
Gardner Minshew II was drafted 178th overall, 2019.
How many seasons has Gardner Minshew II played?
7 (2019–2025).
What are Gardner Minshew II's career stats?
He has thrown for 11,987 yards and 68 touchdowns.
Gardner Minshew II career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
QB2
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ LAC
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
47
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
38
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ LACW2 vs SEAW3 @ SFW4 @ NYGW5 vs DETW6 @ LAW7 vs DENW8 @ DALW9 @ SEAW10 vs LAW11 @ KCW12 vs WASW13 vs PHIW14 · BYEW15 vs NYJW16 @ NOW17 vs LVW18 vs SF

Each week grades Gardner Minshew II's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2019
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk13 · Collarbone2024 Wk8 · Right Elbow2020 Wk12 · right Thumb (Questionable)2020 Wk11 · right Thumb (Questionable)2020 Wk10 · right Thumb (Out)2020 Wk9 · right Thumb (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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