Gardner Minshew II stats

Cardinals

Quarterback · #15

Age 30 · 6' 1" · 225 lbs

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Gardner Minshew II recorded 354 passing yards, 3 passing touchdowns and 0 interceptions thrown in 2 games of 2026 for the Arizona Cardinals. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
2
CMP
38
ATT
53
CMP%
71.7
YDS
354
AVG
6.7
TD
3
INT
0

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2019JAX1428547060.63,2717.0216
2020JAX921632766.12,2596.9165
2021PHI4416068.34397.341
2022PHI5447657.96638.733
2023IND1730549062.23,3056.7159
2024LV1020330666.32,0136.6910
2025KC461346.2372.801
2026ARI2385371.73546.730, led the NFL

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.

Career regular season

GP
65
CMP
1,138
ATT
1,795
CMP%
63.4
YDS
12,341
AVG
6.9
TD
71
INT
35

Career Postseason

GP
2
CMP
0
ATT
0
CMP%
0.0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
INT
0

Per game

GP
2
CMP
19
ATT
26.5
CMP%
71.7
YDS
177
AVG
6.7
TD
1.5
INT
0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2019JAX1420.433.660.6233.67.01.50.4
2020JAX924.036.366.1251.06.91.80.6
2021PHI410.31568.3109.87.31.00.3
2022PHI58.815.257.9132.68.70.60.6
2023IND1717.928.862.2194.46.70.90.5
2024LV1020.330.666.3201.36.60.91.0
2025KC41.53.346.29.32.80.00.3
2026ARI219.026.571.7177.06.71.50.0, led the NFL

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.

Career regular season, Per game

GP
65
CMP
17.5
ATT
27.6
CMP%
63.4
YDS
189.9
AVG
6.9
TD
1.1
INT
0.5

Fantasy

GP
2
PPR
26.6
HALF
26.6
STD
26.6
PPG
13.3

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2019JAX14233.2233.2233.216.7
2020JAX9166.7166.2165.718.5
2021PHI433.733.733.78.4
2022PHI536.836.836.87.4
2023IND17202.2202.2202.211.9
2024LV10100.3100.3100.310
2025KC4-0.3-0.3-0.3-0.1
2026ARI226.626.626.613.3

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
65
PPR
799.2
HALF
798.7
STD
798.2
PPG
12.3

Bio

Age
30 yearsMay 16, 1996
Height
6' 1"
Weight
225 lbs
Experience
8 yearsDebut 2019
Birthplace
Brandon, MS
Draft
2019Rd 6, Pk 178
College
Washington State
Salary
$5.75 million2026

Latest performance

Gardner Minshew II

Nov 08 · @ SEA · L 17-3

CMP
21
ATT
30
YDS
166
TD
0
INT
0
RTG
83.5

His top receivers, 2026

Arizona Cardinals's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Trey McBrideTE93735985
Michael WilsonWR89515462
Kendrick BourneWR39262630
Elijah HigginsTE21181621
Tyler AllgeierRB27231281

Snap counts, 2026

71% of his club's offensive snaps a game (87 in 2 games); 100% in week 9.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
8DAL3442%0
9SEA53100%0

NFL snap counts, every player

2019 NFL combine

QB, 6'1", 225 lb · Washington State

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.97s16th
Vertical jump33.5"72nd
Broad jump9' 8"75th
3-cone drill7.14s46th
20-yard shuttle4.45s23rd

Percentile: the share of QBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2019 combine

Games

All games

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vs LARSun, Nov 15

vs LAR since 2023

2
GP
15
CMP
34
ATT
154
YDS
0
TD
3
INT
Most recent games
DateOpponentCMPATTYDSTDINT
Sun, Nov 08atSEAL 17-3213016600
Sun, Nov 01atDALW 33-30 OT172318830
Sun, Oct 25vsDENL 30-1600000
Sun, Dec 21atTENL 26-9381500
Sun, Dec 14vsLACL 16-13352201
Sun, Oct 19vsLVW 31-000000

What are Gardner Minshew II's career stats?

Gardner Minshew II has played 8 seasons for the Jaguars, the Eagles, the Colts, the Raiders, the Chiefs and the Cardinals. He has completed 1,138 of 1,795 passes for 12,341 yards, 71 touchdowns and 35 interceptions. His best season so far is 2023: 3,305 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns and 9 interceptions thrown.

Best single games

  • Passing Yards: 374 @ CAR on Oct 6, 2019, L 34-27
  • Passing Touchdowns: 3 vs IND on Dec 29, 2019, W 38-20
  • Rushing Yards: 56 @ HOU on Sep 15, 2019, L 13-12
  • Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs CLE on Oct 22, 2023, L 39-38
  • Sacks: 6 vs NO on Jan 1, 2023, L 20-10
Gardner Minshew II's best game in each stat, by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
202522—8——
2024282222—5.0
202332933126.0
20223552516.0
2021242211—3.0
202035132215.0
2019374356—5.0

What the columns mean: SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2019.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 1 postseason, 2019 to 2026

All-time career rank

  • 159th in passing yards (12,341)
  • 158th in passing touchdowns (71)

Among the 2,853 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Gardner Minshew II college stats

Gardner Minshew II played 3 seasons at East Carolina Pirates and Washington State Cougars (2016 to 2018): 8,266 passing yards, 62 touchdown passes and 20 interceptions.

passing

Gardner Minshew II's college passing by season
CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2016East Carolina Pirates11920258.91,3476.784779124
2017East Carolina Pirates17430457.22,1407167958129.1
2018Washington State Cougars46866270.74,7797.23898913147.6

rushing

Gardner Minshew II's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2016East Carolina Pirates20-36-1.807
2017East Carolina Pirates18-40-2.207
2018Washington State Cougars581192.1412

scoring

Gardner Minshew II's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2016East Carolina Pirates800010006
2017East Carolina Pirates1600000000
2018Washington State Cougars38400400024

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: Gardner Minshew II's college game log.

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Playoff games

Gardner Minshew II played 2 games across 1 NFL postseason — 2 won, 0 lost.

Gardner Minshew II's line in each playoff game
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2022NYGW 38-7000
2022SFW 31-7000

What the columns mean: INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.