
Quarterback, Washington State (from East Carolina), 2016–18
Gardner Minshew
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Hometown
- Brandon, MS
- Born
- May 16, 1996, in Flowood, Mississippi
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Gardner Minshew played quarterback at East Carolina (2016–17) and Washington State (2018). He won the 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He finished fifth in the 2018 Heisman vote. The Jacksonville Jaguars took Minshew in round 6, No. 178 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
473passing yards, career highvs. Arizona, 20187touchdown passes, career highvs. Arizona, 2018Honors
- 2018Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- 2018Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2018Fifth in the Heisman vote
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | East Carolina | 119 | 202 | 58.9 | 1,347 | 6.7 | 8 | 4 |
| 2017 | East Carolina | 174 | 304 | 57.2 | 2,140 | 7.0 | 16 | 7 |
| 2018 | Washington State | 468 | 662 | 70.7 | 4,776 | 7.2 | 38 | 9 |
| Career | 761 | 1,168 | 65.2 | 8,263 | 7.1 | 62 | 20 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | East Carolina | 20 | −36 | −1.8 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | East Carolina | 18 | −40 | −2.2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | Washington State | 58 | 119 | 2.1 | 4 | 12 |
| Career | 96 | 43 | 0.4 | 4 | 12 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | East Carolina | 5 | QB | ||
| 2017 | East Carolina | 5 | QB | ||
| 2018 | Washington State | 5 | QB | 6′2″ | 216 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | East Carolina | 221 | 0.25 | 49th (n=152) | 0.25 | 54.4 | 39% | 0.32 | – |
| 2017 | East Carolina | 321 | 0.23 | 44th (n=160) | 0.25 | 74.4 | 40% | 0.35 | – |
| 2018 | Washington State | 714 | 0.31 | 69th (n=160) | 0.26 | 224.3 | 75% | 0.43 | 0.17 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2018 Washington State 13 games, 4,776 passing yards, 38 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 41–19 | 38 | 57 | 319 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 31–0 | 34 | 51 | 414 | 3 | 2 | 32 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 59–24 | 45 | 57 | 470 | 2 | 0 | −4 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 36–39 | 37 | 52 | 344 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 28–24 | 31 | 56 | 445 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 56–37 | 30 | 40 | 430 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 34–20 | 39 | 51 | 323 | 4 | 2 | – |
| Oct 27 | at | W 41–38 | 40 | 50 | 438 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 19–13 | 35 | 51 | 334 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 31–7 | 35 | 58 | 335 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 69–28 | 43 | 55 | 473 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 15–28 | 26 | 35 | 152 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 28–26 | 35 | 49 | 299 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
2017 East Carolina 10 games, 2,140 passing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 14–34 | 7 | 18 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 20–56 | 7 | 13 | 137 | 1 | 0 | −3 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 17–64 | 11 | 30 | 241 | 2 | 1 | −19 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 31–61 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 21–63 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 33–17 | 6 | 9 | 121 | 2 | 0 | −5 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 27–52 | 52 | 68 | 463 | 3 | 1 | −12 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 24–31 | 25 | 52 | 228 | 1 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 48–20 | 31 | 45 | 444 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 13–70 | 28 | 54 | 351 | 2 | 3 | −7 |
2016 East Carolina 7 games, 1,347 passing yards, 8 TD
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–34).
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅜″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.97 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.14 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.45 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 61 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
Pro Bowl: 2023
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 285 | 470 | 3,271 | 21 | 6 | 344 |
| 2020 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 216 | 327 | 2,259 | 16 | 5 | 153 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 41 | 60 | 439 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 44 | 76 | 663 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 305 | 490 | 3,305 | 15 | 9 | 100 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 10 | 203 | 306 | 2,013 | 9 | 10 | 58 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| NFL career | 61 | 1,100 | 1,742 | 11,987 | 68 | 35 | 681 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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