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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints · #6

Quarterback · 6' 5", 219 lbs · Chandler, AZ · Age 27

Tyler Shough is a Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 40th overall, 2025. In 2026 he passed for 1,203 yards with 9 touchdowns against 3 interceptions.

QuarterbackDrafted 40th overall2-yr veteran
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New Orleans Saints · #6 · Quarterback
Tyler Shough
Season avg1,203 pass yds · 9 td · 3 int
Career avg3,587 pass yds · 19 td · 9 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
1,203yds
9td
3int
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Scouting report

Tyler Shough — 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
Tyler Shough is a Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 40th overall, 2025. In 2026 he passed for 1,203 yards with 9 touchdowns against 3 in
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Passing
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Efficiency
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Scoring
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Passing volume
Elite · offense
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Efficiency
Excellent · offense
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Scoring
Elite · offense
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Accuracy
Excellent · offense
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Ball security
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Tyler Shough 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%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #177 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
11%MVP odds
50Impact index
231Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tyler Shough — every number, three levels deep

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

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Passing
1,203 YDS
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Efficiency
95.7 RTG
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Scoring
9 TD
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Ball security
3 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Tyler Shough

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
1597
pass yds
1124–2069
9
td
9–10
4
int
3–5
94.2
rating
88.6–99.9
6
games
4–9
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 1203 → projected 1597 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+393.7
Age curve
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Net vs last season+393.7 pass yds
Everything it reads
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2 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 27 — 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: 11 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tyler Shough career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
20251167.62,38410691.3
2026 in progress · 4 games467.21,2039395.7
Career153,587199
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 New Orleans Saints built to win?

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

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
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
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Tyler Shough

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

1999-09-28

The beginning

Tyler Shough is a Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, in his 2nd NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 40th overall, 2025 as a Quarterback.

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Tyler Shough is a New Orleans Saints quarterback, drafted 40th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has thrown for 3,587 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he passed for 1,203 yards with 9 touchdowns and a 95.7 rating in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
219 lbs
Draft
40th overall, 2025
Born
Chandler, AZ
Age
27
Jersey
#6
Background

Tyler Shough is from Chandler, AZ and is 27 years old. He was drafted 40th overall, 2025 and plays quarterback at 6' 5", 219 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has thrown for 3,587 yards and 19 touchdowns. Shough is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Tyler Shough is a spot starter under center who has thrown for 3,587 yards and 19 touchdowns across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Passing production3,587 career passing yards with 19 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 2,384 yards and 10 TDs in 2025.
Ball securityA 2.1:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
Draft pedigree40th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Tyler Shough — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tyler Shough, answered.

What position does Tyler Shough play?
Tyler Shough is a Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Tyler Shough drafted?
Tyler Shough was drafted 40th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Tyler Shough played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Tyler Shough's career stats?
He has thrown for 3,587 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Tyler Shough 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
Rush share
16%
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
@ DET
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
51
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
60
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ DETW2 @ BALW3 vs LVW4 vs ATLW5 vs MINW6 @ NYGW7 vs PITW8 · BYEW9 vs CLEW10 vs CARW11 @ CHIW12 @ CINW13 vs GBW14 @ CARW15 @ TBW16 vs ARIW17 @ ATLW18 vs TB

Each week grades Tyler Shough'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 2025
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Hip2025 Wk17 · Hip2025 Wk16 · Hip

Home surface: sportturf (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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