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Gardner Minshew
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Minshew in 2019
No. 15 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1996-05-16) May 16, 1996 (age 28)
Flowood, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Brandon (Brandon, Mississippi)
College:Washington State
NFL draft:2019 / round: 6 / pick: 178
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Completion percentage:60.6
TD–INT:21–6
Passing yards:3,271
Passer rating:91.2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Gardner Flint Minshew II (born May 16, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at East Carolina, before transferring to Washington State, and was drafted by the Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Following an injury to starter Nick Foles in the first game of the 2019 season, Minshew took over starting duties for the team, but resumed the backup position once Foles returned until being re-named the starter again following Foles' struggles.

High school career

Minshew attended Brandon High School in Brandon, Mississippi where he played quarterback for the Brandon Bulldogs from 2011–2014.[1] He played sparingly during his freshman year, but he became the starting quarterback his sophomore year, a job he kept through his senior year. During his sophomore year in 2012, he led the Bulldogs to the 6A Mississippi Championship game, where the Bulldogs lost, 23–31. Minshew led the Bulldogs to a South 6A championship his senior year in 2014.[2] He was rated as a three-star prospect and the 70th-best pro-style quarterback in his class coming out of high school by the 247Sports.com Composite, which aggregates the ratings of the major recruiting services.[3] Minshew committed to play football at Troy University, in Troy, Alabama in December 2014.[4] He graduated from high school early and attended school at Troy on an academic scholarship for a semester before deciding to transfer to Northwest Mississippi Community College.[2]

Statistics

Year GP Cmp Att Yds Cmp % TD INT Rating
2011 9 41 69 473 59.4 6 4 85.0
2012 17 216 388 3,001 55.7 27 12 91.0
2013 13 186 315 2,690 59.0 24 5 105.7
2014 13 243 395 3,541 61.5 31 3 113.7
Totals 52 686 1,167 9,705 58.8 88 24 102.3

College career

Minshew began his college football career in 2015 at Northwest Mississippi Community College. He led the team to the NJCAA National Football Championship, passing for 3,228 yards with a 60.8% completion percentage.[5]

Minshew transferred to East Carolina University in 2016, where he played in seven games with two starts at QB for the Pirates. In 2017, he split time with Duke University transfer Thomas Sirk as East Carolina's quarterback. Minshew began to show his talents late in the season by passing for over 350 yards in 3 consecutive games (463 yards and 3 touchdowns against Houston, 444 yards and 4 touchdowns against Cincinnati, and 351 yards against Memphis). Minshew finished the year with 2,140 yards passing and 16 touchdowns for the Pirates. Minshew received his bachelor's degree from East Carolina University in December 2017.[5]

In the fall of 2018, Minshew enrolled as a graduate student at Washington State. He became immediately eligible under the NCAA's graduate transfer rules. Minshew helped lead Washington State to a school-record 11 wins in 2018. In his third game as the school's starting quarterback, he passed for a career-high 470 yards and a school-record 78.9% completion rate in a 59–24 victory over Eastern Washington. On November 17, he threw for 473 passing yards and broke another school record with seven passing touchdowns against Arizona.[6] At the end of the 2018 season, Minshew led the FBS in pass completions (433), pass attempts (613), passing yards per game (367.6), was second in passing yards (4,477) and finished in the top five in touchdowns (38).[7] During Washington State's Alamo Bowl win over Iowa State, Minshew claimed the Pac-12 single season record for most passing yards, a record previously held by Jared Goff.[8]

Minshew was awarded the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the nation's top senior- or fourth-year quarterback.[9] He was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year for 2018, joining Rueben Mayes (1984 and 1985), Steve Broussard (1989), Drew Bledsoe (1992), Ryan Leaf (1997), and Jason Gesser (2002) as the only Washington State players to win the award since it began in 1975.[10] Minshew finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy, becoming the ninth player in Washington State history to place in the top 10 for the award, and the highest WSU finisher since Ryan Leaf, who was third in Heisman voting in 1997.[11]

Statistics

Year Team GP Passing
Record Cmp Att Pct Yards TDs Int Passer Rating
2016 East Carolina 7 1–6 119 202 58.9 1,347 8 4 124.0
2017 East Carolina 10 2–8 174 304 57.2 2,140 16 7 129.1
2018 Washington State 13 11–2 468 662 70.7 4,776 38 9 147.5
Total 30 14–16 761 1168 65.2 8,263 62 20 138.7

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic
6 ft 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m) 		225 lb
(102 kg) 		31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m) 		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.97 s 4.45 s 7.14 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 42
All values from NFL Combine[12]

2019 season

Minshew was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round, 178th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[13]

On September 8, 2019, Minshew made his NFL debut against the Kansas City Chiefs when starter Nick Foles was taken out of the game due to a shoulder injury.[14] He completed 22-of-25 passes for 275 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in the 40–26 loss. Minshew's pass completion percentage of 88% is the highest of any player making his debut in NFL history (minimum 15 pass attempts, since at least 1950), and also the highest single-game pass completion percentage in Jaguars history.[15] Minshew was named the starter going forward after it was revealed that Foles had suffered a broken clavicle.[16] During Week 2 against the Houston Texans, Minshew finished with 213 passing yards and a touchdown along with 56 rushing yards as the Jaguars lost 13–12.[17] In Week 3, against the Tennessee Titans on Thursday Night Football, he earned his first victory as a professional. He passed for 204 yards and two touchdowns in the 20–7 victory.[18] In Week 4, against the Denver Broncos, he passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns in the 26–24 victory. Late in the game, he engineered a drive that helped set up the Jaguars' game-winning field goal by Josh Lambo.[19] During Week 5 against the Carolina Panthers, Minshew finished with 374 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Jaguars lost 27–34.[20] After a Week 6 loss to the New Orleans Saints and a Week 7 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, he had 279 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in a 29–15 victory over the New York Jets.[21] During Week 9 against the Texans at Wembley Stadium, Minshew finished with 309 passing yards and 2 interceptions as the Jaguars lost 3–26. Days later, it was announced that Minshew would resume the backup role after Foles returned from his collar bone injury.[22] In Week 13 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minshew was reinserted into the starting lineup in the second half after Foles was benched due to a poor performance. In the game, Minshew threw for 147 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the 28–11 loss.[23] After the game, Jaguars' head coach Doug Marrone stated that Minshew would be the starting quarterback for the next game as well.[24] In Week 15 against the Oakland Raiders, Minshew threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns to wide receiver Chris Conley, both of which occurred with five or less minutes in the game, as the Jaguars recovered from a 16–3 deficit to win the game 20–16.[25] In Week 17 against the Indianapolis Colts, Minshew threw for 295 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception during the 38–20 win.[26] Overall, he appeared in 14 games and recorded 3,271 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, and six interceptions to go along with 67 carries for 344 rushing yards in his rookie season.[27]

2020 season

Minshew was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on August 2, 2020,[28] and activated from the list two days later.[29]

NFL statistics

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Comp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Fum Lost
2019 JAX 14 12 285 470 60.6 3,271 6.9 21 6 91.2 67 344 5.1 0 13 7
Career 14 12 285 470 60.6 3,271 6.9 21 6 91.2 67 344 5.1 0 13 7

Jaguars franchise records

[30][31]

Rookie

  • Completions: 285
  • Completion percentage (minimum 2 starts): 60.6%
  • Passing yards: 3,271
  • Passing touchdowns: 21
  • Fewest interceptions (minimum 3 starts): 6
  • Touchdown percentage: 4.5%
  • Interception percentage (minimum 2 starts): 1.3%
  • Passer rating: 91.2
  • Yards per game: 233.6
  • Wins: 6
  • 4th quarter comebacks: 3
  • Game winning drives: 3

References

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  2. ^ a b Cleveland, Rick (October 16, 2018). "Brandon's Minshew, 2,236 miles away, leads the nation in passing". MississippiToday. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Gardner Minshew, Brandon, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Cronin, Courtney (December 16, 2014). "Brandon QB Gardner Minshew commits to Troy". ClarionLedger.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Gardner Minshew II". Washington State University. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "Minshew's 7 TDs lead No. 8 Washington St over Arizona 69-28". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 18, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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  8. ^ "Minshew breaks Goff's Pac-12 yards record". Rotoworld.com. NBC Sports. December 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew wins Johnny Unitas Award". SeattleTimes.com. December 3, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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  13. ^ "Round 6: Minshew is the selection". Jaguars.com. April 27, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  14. ^ Walker, Patrik (September 8, 2019). "Nick Foles suffers fractured collarbone in Jaguars' season-opening loss to Chiefs". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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  26. ^ "Minshew, Jaguars close out season with 38-20 win over Colts". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
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  28. ^ Oehser, John (August 2, 2020). "Transactions: Minshew, four others added to reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  29. ^ Oehser, John (August 4, 2020). "Transactions: Minshew, Hayden moved to active roster". Jaguars.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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  31. ^ "Jaguar Rookie Passing Records through 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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