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Josh Allen Buffalo Bills · #17

Quarterback · 6' 5", 237 lbs · Firebaugh, CA · Age 30

Josh Allen is a Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 7th overall, 2018. In 2026 he passed for 1,039 yards with 6 touchdowns against 3 interceptions.

QuarterbackDrafted 7th overall9-yr veteran
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Season avg1,039 pass yds · 6 td · 3 int
Career avg31,141 pass yds · 226 td · 97 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
1,039yds
6td
3int
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Scouting report

Josh Allen — 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
Josh Allen is a Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 7th overall, 2018. In 2026 he passed for 1,039 yards with 6 touchdowns against 3 intercepti
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Passing
B+
Efficiency
C+
Scoring
A
Passing volume
Elite · offense
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Efficiency
Excellent · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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Accuracy
Excellent · offense
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Ball security
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Josh Allen 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: #174 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
1113Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Josh Allen — every number, three levels deep

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

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Passing
1,039 YDS
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Efficiency
100.1 RTG
drill in ↓
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Scoring
6 TD
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Ball security
3 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Josh Allen

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
2151
pass yds
1074–3228
15
td
6–23
5
int
3–8
101.0
rating
95.0–107.1
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 1039 → projected 2151 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+1325.0
Age curve
-212.8
Net vs last season+1112.2 pass yds
Everything it reads
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9 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 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Josh Allen career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
20181252.82,074101267.9
20191658.83,08920985.3
20201669.24,5443710107.2
20211763.34,407361592.2
20221663.34,283351496.6
20231766.54,306291892.2
20241763.63,731286101.4
20251769.33,6682510102.2
2026 in progress · 4 games466.41,03963100.1
Career13231,14122697
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 Buffalo Bills built to win?

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

12–5proj record
86off index
99def index
+51net
95%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (86), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 78, 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 #46 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Josh Allen

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

1996-05-21

The beginning

Josh Allen is a Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, in his 9th NFL season.

Buffalo Bills

Turning pro

Drafted 7th overall, 2018 as a Quarterback.

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Josh Allen is a Buffalo Bills quarterback, drafted 7th overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has thrown for 31,141 yards and 226 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he passed for 1,039 yards with 6 touchdowns and a 100.1 rating in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
237 lbs
Draft
7th overall, 2018
Born
Firebaugh, CA
Age
30
Jersey
#17
Background

Josh Allen is from Firebaugh, CA and is 30 years old. He was drafted 7th overall, 2018 and plays quarterback at 6' 5", 237 lbs.

Over 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has thrown for 31,141 yards and 226 touchdowns. Allen is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Josh Allen is a franchise-level starting quarterback who has thrown for 31,141 yards and 226 touchdowns across 9 seasons (2018–2026).

Passing production31,141 career passing yards with 226 touchdowns and 97 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 4,544 yards and 37 TDs in 2020.
Ball securityA 2.3:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
First-round pedigree7th overall, 2018.
Durability132 career games played.
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FAQ

Josh Allen — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Josh Allen, answered.

What position does Josh Allen play?
Josh Allen is a Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills.
When was Josh Allen drafted?
Josh Allen was drafted 7th overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Josh Allen played?
9 (2018–2026).
What are Josh Allen's career stats?
He has thrown for 31,141 yards and 226 touchdowns.
Josh Allen 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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War Room · Draft

The War Room's draft verdict on Josh Allen

AI analyst opinion · grounded in the model below
Model rank
QB2
#39 overall
Proj / game
20.7
Tier 2 · PPR
Draft cost
Rd 4
model draft cost, illustrative
Schedule
42
matchup score 0–100
FAIRpriced about rightThe Coach· Culture & winning

Elite, but let the room reach first.

The model's QB1 near 21.2 PPG with a projected 10 rushing touchdowns is the profile that wins weeks, and 2025's 25 touchdowns against 10 picks is rock-solid. The catch is roster math: quarterback runs deep, so his Round 3 cost is fair — take the points, just not a round early.

Projection is a Balladex model estimate, illustrative. The War Room's verdict is argued opinion. Real stats: 2025 season. · Updated Aug 28, 2026

Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
QB1
listed starter
Snap share
100%
of offensive snaps
Target share
1%
WOPR 0.01
Rush share
30%
of team carries
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
@ HOU
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
42
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
1 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
53
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ HOUW2 vs DETW3 vs LACW4 vs NEW5 @ LAW6 @ LVW7 · BYEW8 vs BALW9 @ MINW10 @ NYJW11 vs MIAW12 vs KCW13 @ NEW14 @ GBW15 vs CHIW16 @ DENW17 @ MIAW18 vs NYJ

Each week grades Josh Allen'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
20
since 2018
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
8
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk20 · Foot2025 Wk19 · Foot2025 Wk18 · Foot2025 Wk17 · Foot2025 Wk13 · Elbow2024 Wk18 · Right Elbow

Home surface: a_turf (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 8 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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