QB · Arizona Cardinals · #15

Gardner Minshew

QB2

College: Washington State
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 225 lb
Experience: 7th season

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Season

EPA / play

−0.49▼ 0.37 vs '24

22nd of 22 QBs

CPOE

−20.5▼ 21.0 vs '24

22nd of 22 QBs

Yards / attempt

2.85▼ 3.73 vs '24

22nd of 22 QBs

INT rate

7.7%▲ 4.4 vs '24

22nd of 22 QBs · 1 INT / 13 att

Rushing

2 yds−0.10 EPA/CAR

6 car · 0.33 y/c · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying quarterbacks on the 2025 leaderboard plus Minshew.

Week-by-week

EPA per dropback by game, dashed line = 2024 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2025

Dropbacks−6.9

Designed runs−0.1

Net−7.0

Best game · Wk 4 vs BAL

0/0

Cmp/Att

Pass yds

0 / 0

TD / INT

–

Pass EPA

–

EPA/play

−3

Rush yds

2025 game log

	Passing											Rushing
Game	Completions / attemptsCompletions and attempts.	Completion %Completions divided by attempts.	Passing yardsPassing yards (sack yardage not subtracted).	Yards per attemptPassing yards divided by attempts.	Passing touchdownsTouchdown passes.	InterceptionsPasses intercepted.	Sacks takenTimes sacked.	Adjusted net yards per attempt(Passing yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). Rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and sacks.	Passing EPAExpected points added on dropbacks, including sacks and scrambles.	EPA per dropbackExpected points added per dropback. Zero is an average play; +0.20 is elite.	Completion % over expectedCompletion percentage minus the expected completion percentage for the same throws, given depth, location and pressure. In percentage points.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.
Wk 4 vs BALW	–	–	0	–	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	−3	−1.50	0	0.0	0.00
Wk 7 vs LVW	–	–	0	–	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	3	−3	−1.00	0	−0.1	−0.02
Wk 15 vs LACL	3/5	60.0	22	4.40	0	1	0	−4.60	−1.1	−0.21	+7.0	0	0	–	0	–	–
Wk 16 @ TENL	3/8	37.5	15	1.88	0	0	0	1.88	−5.8	−0.65	−36.3	1	8	8.00	0	−0.5	−0.50
Season	6/13	46.2	37	2.85	0	1	0	−0.62	−6.9	−0.49	−20.5	6	2	0.33	0	−0.6	−0.10

How he compares

2025 quarterbacks who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Cardinals

$5.8Mover 1 year

Avg. per year: $5.8M
Guaranteed: $5.1M 89%
2025 cap hit: $1.1M 0.4% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2026

2026

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Passing										Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Completions / attemptsCompletions and attempts.	Completion %Completions divided by attempts.	Yards per attemptPassing yards divided by attempts.	Adjusted net yards per attempt(Passing yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). Rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and sacks.	Passing touchdownsTouchdown passes.	InterceptionsPasses intercepted.	Sacks takenTimes sacked.	Passing EPAExpected points added on dropbacks, including sacks and scrambles.	EPA per dropbackExpected points added per dropback. Zero is an average play; +0.20 is elite.	Completion % over expectedCompletion percentage minus the expected completion percentage for the same throws, given depth, location and pressure. In percentage points.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.
2025	4	−7.0	6/13	46.2	2.85	−0.62	0	1	0	−6.9	−0.49	−20.5	6	0.33	0	−0.6	−0.10
2024	10	−54.3	203/306	66.3	6.58	4.71	9	10	29	−42.4	−0.12	+0.5	19	3.05	0	−7.6	−0.40
2023	16	−8.5	305/490	62.2	6.74	5.75	15	9	34	+0.2	0.00	−3.3	34	2.94	3	−2.8	−0.08
2022	5	−3.6	44/76	57.9	8.72	6.83	3	3	6	+6.4	+0.08	−1.8	7	0.43	1	−11.4	−1.62
2021	4	+15.7	41/60	68.3	7.32	6.82	4	1	5	+16.7	+0.24	+3.2	9	2.33	0	−1.1	−0.12
2020	9	+26.7	216/327	66.1	6.91	6.23	16	5	27	+30.9	+0.08	+4.3	29	5.28	1	+7.6	+0.26
2019	14	−21.5	285/470	60.6	6.96	6.44	21	6	33	−5.9	−0.01	−3.8	67	5.13	0	−3.9	−0.06
Career	62	−52.5	1100/1742	63.1	6.88	5.88	68	35	134	−1.0	0.00	−1.2	171	3.98	5	−19.7	−0.12