Joshua Dobbs with the Pittsburgh Steelers, 2018
With the Pittsburgh Steelers, 2018. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Tennessee, 2013–⁠16

Joshua Dobbs

Number
No. 11
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Alpharetta, GA
Born
Jan 26, 1995, in Alpharetta, Georgia

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Joshua Dobbs played quarterback at Tennessee (2013–⁠16). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Dobbs in round 4, No. 135 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,946
Passing yards, 2016 (Tennessee, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 135
Round 4, 2017 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

398passing yards, career highat Texas A&M, 20164touchdown passes, career highvs. Florida, 2016190rushing yards, career highvs. Missouri, 20163rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Nebraska, 2016

Honors

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Tennessee7212159.56955.726
2014Tennessee11217763.31,2066.896
2015Tennessee20534459.62,2916.7155
2016Tennessee22535763.02,9468.32712
Career61499961.57,1387.15329

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Tennessee381895.0140
2014Tennessee1044694.5836
2015Tennessee1466714.61162
2016Tennessee1508315.51270
Career4382,1604.93270

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Tennessee11QB
2014Tennessee11QB
2015Tennessee11QB
2016Tennessee11QB6′3″

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
2013Tennessee1430.11––15.246%0.17–
2014Tennessee2780.2758th (n=147)0.2474.560%0.350.46
2015Tennessee4890.3067th (n=151)0.24147.349%0.420.37
2016Tennessee5010.3271st (n=152)0.25160.256%0.490.38

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

2016 Tennessee 13 games, 2,946 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.App StateW 20–⁠13162919211−4
Sep 10vs.Virginia TechW 45–⁠2410199131106
Sep 17vs.OhioW 28–⁠1919272032159
Sep 24vs.FloridaW 38–⁠2816323194280
Oct 1atGeorgiaW 34–⁠3116262303126
Oct 8atTexas A&ML 38–⁠4528473981257
Oct 15vs.AlabamaL 10–⁠4916279201−31
Oct 29atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠2412261611227
Nov 5vs.Tennessee TechW 55–⁠01213183303
Nov 12vs.KentuckyW 49–⁠36111722331147
Nov 19vs.MissouriW 63–⁠37152222330190
Nov 26atVanderbiltL 34–⁠4531343402053
Dec 30 ✦vs.NebraskaW 38–⁠24233829110118
2015 Tennessee 13 games, 2,291 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Bowling GreenW 59–⁠3015222052089
Sep 12vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠3113311251112
Sep 19vs.Western CarolinaW 55–⁠101521144206
Sep 26atFloridaL 27–⁠2810178300136
Oct 3vs.ArkansasL 20–⁠242036232007
Oct 10vs.GeorgiaW 38–⁠31254231231118
Oct 24atAlabamaL 14–⁠1913221711019
Oct 31atKentuckyW 52–⁠2116262332151
Nov 7vs.South CarolinaW 27–⁠2420342552135
Nov 14vs.North TexasW 24–⁠01523136013
Nov 21atMissouriW 19–⁠81624890054
Nov 28vs.VanderbiltW 53–⁠2813211402093
Jan 1 ✦vs.NorthwesternW 45–⁠614251660048
2014 Tennessee 6 games, 1,206 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 25vs.AlabamaL 20–⁠3419321922175
Nov 1atSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠42234030121166
Nov 15vs.KentuckyW 50–⁠1619272973048
Nov 22vs.MissouriL 21–⁠2924371951113
Nov 29atVanderbiltW 24–⁠171120920291
Jan 2 ✦vs.IowaW 45–⁠2816211291176
2013 Tennessee 5 games, 695 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 26atAlabamaL 10–⁠45512750019
Nov 2atMissouriL 3–⁠3126422400245
Nov 9vs.AuburnL 23–⁠5516251280150
Nov 23vs.VanderbiltL 10–⁠141119530223
Nov 30atKentuckyW 27–⁠1414231992152

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (South team, won 16–⁠15).

DrillCombine 2017
Height6′3⅜″
Weight216 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan78¼″W
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump10′2″
3-cone drill6.75 s
20-yard shuttle4.31 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

6 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2018Pittsburgh Steelers5612430111
2020Pittsburgh Steelers14520020
2022Tennessee Titans240684112244
2023Minnesota Vikings132624172,4641310421
2024San Francisco 49ers232473612224
2025New England Patriots47106500−5
NFL career273515593,3461715515

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.

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