Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 3, Pk 27
- College
- UCLA
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 3, Pk 27
- College
- UCLA
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 118
- CMP
- 1,426
- ATT
- 2,808
- CMP%
- 50.8
- YDS
- 20,063
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 114
- INT
- 108
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.
| 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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  WSH | 9 | 112 | 209 | 53.6 | 1,458 | 7.0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1986 | WSH | 16 | 276 | 541 | 51.0 | 4,109 | 7.6 | 22 | 22 |
| 1987 | WSH | 11 | 129 | 267 | 48.3 | 1,878 | 7.0 | 12 | 10 |
| 1988 |  LV | 9 | 113 | 256 | 44.1 | 1,839 | 7.2 | 13 | 13 |
| 1989 | LV | 11 | 91 | 194 | 46.9 | 1,550 | 8.0 | 8 | 13 |
| 1990 | LV | 16 | 182 | 334 | 54.5 | 2,849 | 8.5 | 19 | 9 |
| 1991 | LV | 15 | 189 | 357 | 52.9 | 2,562 | 7.2 | 15 | 16 |
| 1992 | LV | 13 | 123 | 253 | 48.6 | 1,476 | 5.8 | 11 | 11 |
| 1993 | CIN | 9 | 78 | 159 | 49.1 | 832 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1994 | ARI | 9 | 133 | 238 | 55.9 | 1,510 | 6.3 | 4 | 7 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- CMP
- 72
- ATT
- 158
- CMP%
- 45.6
- YDS
- 791
- AVG
- 5.0
- TD
- 5
- INT
- 8
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 118
- CMP
- 12.1
- ATT
- 23.8
- CMP%
- 50.8
- YDS
- 170.0
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 1.0
- INT
- 0.9
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| 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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | WSH | 9 | 12.4 | 23.2 | 53.6 | 162 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1986 | WSH | 16 | 17.3 | 33.8 | 51.0 | 256.8 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 1987 | WSH | 11 | 11.7 | 24.3 | 48.3 | 170.7 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 1988 | LV | 9 | 12.6 | 28.4 | 44.1 | 204.3 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 1989 | LV | 11 | 8.3 | 17.6 | 46.9 | 140.9 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 1990 | LV | 16 | 11.4 | 20.9 | 54.5 | 178.1 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| 1991 | LV | 15 | 12.6 | 23.8 | 52.9 | 170.8 | 7.2 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | LV | 13 | 9.5 | 19.5 | 48.6 | 113.5 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | CIN | 9 | 8.7 | 17.7 | 49.1 | 92.4 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | ARI | 9 | 14.8 | 26.4 | 55.9 | 167.8 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
What were Jay Schroeder's career stats?
Jay Schroeder played 10 seasons for the Commanders, the Raiders, the Bengals and the Cardinals. He completed 1,426 of 2,808 passes for 20,063 yards, 114 touchdowns and 108 interceptions. His best season was 1986: 4,109 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns and 22 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1985 to 1994
Championships
- 1987 Super Bowl with the Washington Commanders
All-time career rank
- 80th in passing yards (20,063)
- 85th in passing touchdowns (114)
Among the 2,425 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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