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Josh Johnson Cincinnati Bengals · #11

Quarterback · 6' 3", 219 lbs · Oakland, CA · Age 40

Josh Johnson is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 160th overall, 2008. In 2025 he passed for 372 yards with 1 touchdowns against 2 interceptions.

QuarterbackDrafted 160th overall10-yr veteran
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Season avg372 pass yds · 1 td · 2 int
Career avg2,365 pass yds · 12 td · 17 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
372yds
1td
2int
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Scouting report

Josh Johnson — 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 Johnson is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 160th overall, 2008. In 2025 he passed for 372 yards with 1 touchdowns against 2 int
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Passing
C+
Efficiency
C
Scoring
C-
Passing volume
Solid · offense
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Efficiency
Solid · offense
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C-
Scoring
Solid · offense
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C+
Accuracy
Strong · offense
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C+
Ball security
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Josh Johnson 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: #1024 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
136Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Josh Johnson — every number, three levels deep

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

A+
Passing
372 YDS
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C
Efficiency
74.0 RTG
drill in ↓
B-
Scoring
1 TD
drill in ↓
F
Ball security
2 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Josh Johnson

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
159
pass yds
14–303
0
td
0–1
1
int
0–2
74.9
rating
68.2–81.5
5
games
3–6
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 10-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 372 → projected 159 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
-178.7
Age curve
-34.8
Net vs last season-213.5 pass yds
Everything it reads
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10 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 40 — 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: 2 / 6 / 5
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Josh Johnson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
2009650.46854850.9
20101187.51110095.6
2011952.82461260.6
201210.00000.0
201320.000039.6
2018457.15903469.4
2021364.43343199.7
2022250.0100064.6
2024666.7170081.3
2025563.03721274.0
Career492,3651217
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 Cincinnati Bengals built to win?

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

10–7proj record
95off index
55def index
+16net
63%playoff odds
27roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense C- (55) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 93, pass rush 50, coverage 60.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 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
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Josh Johnson

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

1986-05-15

The beginning

Josh Johnson is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, in his 12th NFL season.

Cincinnati Bengals

Turning pro

Drafted 160th overall, 2008 as a Quarterback.

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Josh Johnson is a Cincinnati Bengals quarterback, drafted 160th overall, 2008.

Chapter

Across 10 seasons (2009–2025) he has thrown for 2,365 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he passed for 372 yards with 1 touchdown and a 74.0 rating in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
219 lbs
Draft
160th overall, 2008
Born
Oakland, CA
Age
40
Jersey
#11
Background

Josh Johnson is from Oakland, CA and is 40 years old. He was drafted 160th overall, 2008 and plays quarterback at 6' 3", 219 lbs.

Over 10 seasons (2009–2025) he has thrown for 2,365 yards and 12 touchdowns. Johnson is currently on the Cincinnati Bengals roster.

The person

Josh Johnson is a spot starter under center who has thrown for 2,365 yards and 12 touchdowns across 10 seasons (2009–2025).

Passing production2,365 career passing yards with 12 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 685 yards and 4 TDs in 2009.
Ball securityA 0.7:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
Draft pedigree160th overall, 2008.
Durability49 career games played.
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FAQ

Josh Johnson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Josh Johnson, answered.

What position does Josh Johnson play?
Josh Johnson is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals.
When was Josh Johnson drafted?
Josh Johnson was drafted 160th overall, 2008.
How many seasons has Josh Johnson played?
10 (2009–2025).
What are Josh Johnson's career stats?
He has thrown for 2,365 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Josh Johnson 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
QB3
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
vs TB
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
51
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
72
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs TBW2 @ HOUW3 @ PITW4 vs JAXW5 @ MIAW6 · BYEW7 @ BALW8 vs TENW9 @ ATLW10 vs PITW11 @ WASW12 vs NOW13 @ CLEW14 vs KCW15 @ CARW16 @ INDW17 vs BALW18 vs CLE

Each week grades Josh Johnson'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
1
since 2018
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2018 Wk17 · Ankle2018 Wk16 · Ankle

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 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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