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Jared Goff Detroit Lions · #16

Quarterback · 6' 4", 217 lbs · Novato, CA · Age 32

Jared Goff is a Quarterback for the Detroit Lions, drafted 1st overall, 2016. In 2026 he passed for 1,214 yards with 9 touchdowns against 0 interceptions.

QuarterbackDrafted 1st overall11-yr veteran
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Detroit Lions · #16 · Quarterback
Jared Goff
Season avg1,214 pass yds · 9 td · 0 int
Career avg40,836 pass yds · 265 td · 102 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
1,214yds
9td
0int
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Scouting report

Jared Goff — 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
Jared Goff is a Quarterback for the Detroit Lions, drafted 1st overall, 2016. In 2026 he passed for 1,214 yards with 9 touchdowns against 0 intercepti
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Passing
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Efficiency
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Scoring
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Passing volume
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Efficiency
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Scoring
Elite · offense
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Accuracy
Excellent · offense
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Ball security
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Jared Goff 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
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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%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #14 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
29%MVP odds
50Impact index
1326Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jared Goff — every number, three levels deep

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

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Passing
1,214 YDS
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Efficiency
108.6 RTG
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Scoring
9 TD
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Ball security
0 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Jared Goff

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 2027  modeled
2465
pass yds
1099–3831
19
td
7–30
4
int
-1–9
108.1
rating
101.6–114.6
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 11-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 1214 → projected 2465 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+1685.8
Age curve
-435.0
Net vs last season+1250.9 pass yds
Everything it reads
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11 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 32 — 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 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jared Goff career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
2016754.61,0895763.6
20171562.13,804287100.5
20181664.94,6883212101.1
20191662.94,638221686.5
20201567.03,952201390.0
20211467.23,24519891.5
20221765.14,43829799.3
20231767.34,575301297.9
20241772.44,6293712111.8
20251768.04,564348105.5
2026 in progress · 4 games467.71,21490108.6
Career15540,836265102
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 Detroit Lions built to win?

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

12–5proj record
91off index
99def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 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
◆ Epic
Rank #34 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jared Goff

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

1994-10-14

The beginning

Jared Goff is a Quarterback for the Detroit Lions, in his 11th NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Turning pro

Drafted 1st overall, 2016 as a Quarterback.

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Jared Goff is a Detroit Lions quarterback, drafted 1st overall, 2016.

Chapter

Across 11 seasons (2016–2026) he has thrown for 40,836 yards and 265 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he passed for 1,214 yards with 9 touchdowns and a 108.6 rating in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
217 lbs
Draft
1st overall, 2016
Born
Novato, CA
Age
32
Jersey
#16
Background

Jared Goff is from Novato, CA and is 32 years old. He was drafted 1st overall, 2016 and plays quarterback at 6' 4", 217 lbs.

Over 11 seasons (2016–2026) he has thrown for 40,836 yards and 265 touchdowns. Goff is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Jared Goff is a franchise-level starting quarterback who has thrown for 40,836 yards and 265 touchdowns across 11 seasons (2016–2026).

Passing production40,836 career passing yards with 265 touchdowns and 102 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 4,688 yards and 32 TDs in 2018.
Ball securityA 2.6:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
First-round pedigree1st overall, 2016.
Durability155 career games played.
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FAQ

Jared Goff — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jared Goff, answered.

What position does Jared Goff play?
Jared Goff is a Quarterback for the Detroit Lions.
When was Jared Goff drafted?
Jared Goff was drafted 1st overall, 2016.
How many seasons has Jared Goff played?
11 (2016–2026).
What are Jared Goff's career stats?
He has thrown for 40,836 yards and 265 touchdowns.
Jared Goff 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
QB1
listed starter
Snap share
100%
of offensive snaps
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00
Listed as the starter (QB1) on the current depth chartEvery-down role (100% of snaps)

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
vs NO
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
40
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 11
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
24
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs NOW2 @ BUFW3 vs NYJW4 @ CARW5 @ ARIW6 · BYEW7 vs GBW8 vs MINW9 @ MIAW10 vs NEW11 vs TBW12 vs CHIW13 @ ATLW14 vs TENW15 @ MINW16 vs NYGW17 @ CHIW18 @ GB

Each week grades Jared Goff'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
9
since 2016
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk9 · Ankle2021 Wk18 · Knee (Questionable)2021 Wk17 · Knee (Doubtful)2021 Wk14 · Illness2021 Wk12 · Oblique (Questionable)2021 Wk11 · Oblique (Doubtful)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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