Jared Goff with the Detroit Lions, 2022
With the Detroit Lions, 2022. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, California, 2013–⁠15

Jared Goff

Number
No. 16
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Novato, CA
Born
Oct 14, 1994, in Novato, California

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Jared Goff played quarterback at California (2013–⁠15). The Los Angeles Rams took Goff first overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,719
Passing yards, 2015 (California, 8–⁠5)
Best game
542 yards
Vs. Arizona State, week 13, 2015: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2015
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 2016 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Career highs

542passing yards, career highvs. Arizona State, 20157touchdown passes, career highvs. Colorado, 2014

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013California32053160.33,5086.61810
2014California31650962.13,9737.8357
2015California34152964.54,7198.94313
Career9771,56962.312,2007.89630

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013California59−62−1.1117
2014California55−44−0.8019
2015California56−8−0.1020
Career170−114−0.7120

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2013California312140.3440
2014California312240.7502
2015California620934.8450
Career1245237.7502

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013California16QB
2014California16QB
2015California16QB6′4″

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013California5260.1734th (n=144)0.2292.153%0.20–
2014California5610.3480th (n=147)0.24191.457%0.51–
2015California5840.4293rd (n=151)0.24247.658%0.560.17

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

2015 California 13 games, 4,719 passing yards, 43 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.GramblingW 73–⁠14243230931–
Sep 12vs.San Diego StateW 35–⁠7172432131−21
Sep 19atTexasW 45–⁠4427372683014
Sep 26atWashingtonW 30–⁠24244034221−8
Oct 3vs.Washington StateW 34–⁠28334539041−32
Oct 10atUtahL 24–⁠3025473402530
Oct 22atUCLAL 24–⁠403253295309
Oct 31vs.USCL 21–⁠2723312772223
Nov 7atOregonL 28–⁠44184132921−17
Nov 14vs.Oregon StateW 54–⁠24263745361−13
Nov 21atStanfordL 22–⁠35375438620−8
Nov 28vs.Arizona StateW 48–⁠4630515425031
Dec 29 ✦vs.Air ForceW 55–⁠36253746760−16
2014 California 12 games, 3,973 passing yards, 35 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atNorthwesternW 31–⁠24213428131−1
Sep 6vs.Sacramento StateW 55–⁠1417222294017
Sep 20atArizonaL 45–⁠49183038031−28
Sep 27vs.ColoradoW 59–⁠56244245871−12
Oct 4atWashington StateW 60–⁠59375352750−9
Oct 11vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠31355130400−39
Oct 18vs.UCLAL 34–⁠36254130321−1
Oct 24vs.OregonL 41–⁠59325236020−1
Nov 1atOregon StateW 45–⁠312447277101
Nov 13atUSCL 30–⁠38294627930−3
Nov 22vs.StanfordL 17–⁠381631182129
Nov 29vs.BYUL 35–⁠4238603934123
2013 California 12 games, 3,508 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.NorthwesternL 30–⁠44396445023−18
Sep 7vs.Portland StateW 37–⁠30335148520−1
Sep 14vs.Ohio StateL 34–⁠523153371312
Sep 28atOregonL 16–⁠55371100−11
Oct 5vs.Washington StateL 22–⁠44335950421−17
Oct 12atUCLAL 10–⁠37264321501−23
Oct 19vs.Oregon StateL 17–⁠49213122001−17
Oct 26atWashingtonL 17–⁠41325433610−3
Nov 2vs.ArizonaL 28–⁠3334562894218
Nov 9vs.USCL 28–⁠62354926030−1
Nov 16atColoradoL 24–⁠412345173019
Nov 23atStanfordL 13–⁠63101919410–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016
Height6′4″
Weight215 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9″
Wingspan77⅞″W
40-yard dash4.82 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump27″
Broad jump9′2″
3-cone drill7.17 s
20-yard shuttle4.47 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

11 seasons, 156 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.

Pro Bowls: 4 (2017–⁠18, 2024–⁠25)

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2016Los Angeles Rams71122051,0895716
2017Los Angeles Rams152964773,80428751
2018Los Angeles Rams163645614,6883212108
2019Los Angeles Rams163946264,638221640
2020Los Angeles Rams153705523,952201399
2021Detroit Lions143324943,24519887
2022Detroit Lions173825874,43829773
2023Detroit Lions174076054,575301221
2024Detroit Lions173905394,629371256
2025Detroit Lions173935784,56434845
2026 (so far)Detroit Lions51281911,48512016
NFL career1563,5685,41541,107268102612

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). 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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