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Jared Goff

Jared Goff is a quarterback for the Detroit Lions. Depth chart: QB1.

Scouting report

Jared Goff: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Jared Goff at a glance

Jared Goff is a 31-year-old quarterback for the Detroit Lions, listed at 6'4" and 217 pounds. The Los Angeles Rams drafted Goff 1st overall in the first round in 2016, out of California, and 2026 is Goff's 11th NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Goff for 304.9 PPR points in 2026, which ranks QB9 at the position and works out to 17.9 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Goff has scored 46.2 PPR points, or 23.1 per game. That is 15.2% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Goff would finish with about 393 points, ahead of the 304.9 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 29.8 points in Week 2 against BUF, the QB2 finish that week. Goff has cleared the 18-point mark we count as a usable QB start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 33 qualified quarterbacks of 2026, Goff ranks in the 94th percentile in pass TDs, the 86th percentile in interception rate and the 80th percentile in pass yards. Three of the 8 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 24th percentile in rush yards.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Goff has finished as QB19 in 2020, QB24 in 2021, QB10 in 2022, QB7 in 2023, QB6 in 2024 and QB9 in 2025. Six of those 10 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 324.5 PPR points in 2024. Across 153 regular-season games on record, the totals read 40,155 passing yards, 262 passing touchdowns, 605 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns.

Jared Goff by the numbers

Goff has been the highest-scoring quarterback of the week 6 times, finished in the weekly top five at the position 30 times and finished in the top twelve 62 times. The career high is 41.1 PPR points, set in Week 15 of 2024 against BUF. The game log also shows 7 games of 30 or more PPR points, 49 300-yard passing games and 42 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Goff has reached 20 points in 50 games, 33% of career appearances.

Contract

Goff is playing on a four-year, $212 million contract signed with the Detroit Lions in 2024, an average of $53 million per year with $114 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2027 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
304.9
PPR / game
17.9

Jared Goff fantasy outlook

Jared Goff enters the 2026 season with DET and ranks QB9 and #17 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 304.9 PPR points across 17.0 games, or 17.9 points per game, placing the expected outcome in an elite fantasy tier. The preseason depth chart lists Jared Goff as QB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Jared Goff produced 297.1 PPR points in 17 games (17.5 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 62%, with a 82% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 1 projection

Jared Goff is projected for 18.3 PPR points at home against NO in week 1, with a likely range of 1.5 to 43.9.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 6.0 since the previous model run (rising).

Redraft
55.5
Dynasty
45.3
Superflex redraft
93.3
Superflex dynasty
86.6
TE premium dynasty
27.3

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCmpAttPass ydsPass TDIntRush ydsRush TDPPR
2026DET25277533609046.2
2025DET173935784,564348450297.1
2024DET173905394,6293712560324.5
2023DET174076054,5753012212289.1
2022DET173825874,438297730284.3
2021DET143324943,245198870194.5
2020LA153705523,9522013994240.0
2019LA163946264,6382216402247.5
2018LA163645614,68832121082310.3
2017LA152964773,804287511255.3

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