Gardner MinshewArizona Cardinals
QB/Arizona Cardinals

Gardner Minshew

Age 30.4 · 8th season · 6'1", 225 lb · Washington St. · 2019 R6 #178
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Week 6

Lines Oct 14
ARI
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Sun · Oct 18 · 4:05 PM ET
SoFi Stadium
LA
LineLA -12.5Total51.5ARI implied19.5Rest7 days (LA 6)Roofindoors
Our Week 6 projection

0 points. Our projection does not expect him to play this week.

Updated Oct 14, 2026.

Los Angeles Rams defense vs QBs
#20of 32 in fantasy points allowed to QBs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
18.5
pass yds
165
pass TD
1.60
rush yds
35

Allowed to QBs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Josh Allen (W5, 30.5 PPR, 210 py, 1 TD); Bo Nix (W3, 24.14 PPR, 186 py, 2 TD); Brock Purdy (W1, 21.1 PPR, 205 py, 3 TD).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #3 against the pass, #25 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where LA gives up QB passing points to QBs
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
0.2#7
1.1#21
-0.4#1
Middle 10–19
0.4#6
0.7#14
1.8#24
Short 0–9
1.8#13
0.8#9
3.4#25
Behind line
0.6#25
0.1#21
0.8#25
StingySoft

Big number: QB passing points LA allows a game to QBs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Against LA beforelast 1

GameLinePts
2024 W7@ LA · L 15-2015/34 154 yds 0 TD 3 INT · 1-2 rush-1.6
Week 5: projected vs. actual
Projected
0.0
QB64
Actual
0.0
Difference
0.0

no stats recorded

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

02

Game log

2026 · through W5

No catch, carry or pass recorded in 2026 yet.

Arizona Cardinals have played 5 games. His past seasons are under Career.

03

Splits

Pressure and play action, 2022-2025
Pressured
30%
of dropbacks
EPA clean
+0.17
vs −0.56 pressured
Play action
19%
of dropbacks
EPA on play action
−0.03
vs −0.06 without
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Team

ARI
Points a game
21.6
23rd of 32
Plays a game
65.8
6th of 32
EPA per play
-0.018
16th of 32
Pass rate over exp.
−0.4%
7th of 32
Red-zone plays a game
12.4
4th of 32
Motion rate
47%
13th of 32
Play-action rate
10%
27th of 32
No-huddle rate
10%
3rd of 32

Arizona Cardinals offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

WeekScoreImpliedPass rateQB
W1vs LAC26-1419.555%−2.9Brissett37 att
W2vs SEA7-3118.564%+2.9Brissett28 att
W3vs SF30-3620.566%−0.4Brissett52 att
W4vs NYG24-3623.559%−6.8Brissett35 att
W5vs DET21-4525.074%+5.6Brissett47 att

Depth chartQB, Oct 14

QB2
Gardner Minshew II

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs QBs

W6
@LA
#20
W7
DEN
#13
W8
@DAL
#28
W9
@SEA
#5
W10
LA
#20
W11
@KC
#4
W12
WAS
#31
W13
PHI
#22
W14
BYE
W15
NYJ
#7
W16
@NO
#18
W17
LV
#27
W18
SF
#6
Next 4
#17
average rank
Playoffs W15–17
#17
average rank
Bye
W14

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to QBs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Jonathan Gannon. QB: Jacoby Brissett (most pass attempts, Week 5).

05

Career

Points a game by season
’2017.9’2111.2’227.4’2313.1’249.6’25-0.1
’2017.8’2111.2’227.4’2313.1’249.6’25-0.1
’2017.7’2111.2’227.4’2313.1’249.6’25-0.1

Season by season

YearGPassing / rushingPts/gxFP/g
2025KC437 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT2 rush yds, 0 TD-0.12.7−11.0
2024LV102,013 yds, 9 TD, 10 INT58 rush yds, 0 TD9.6QB3515.2−55.6
2023IND153,305 yds, 15 TD, 9 INT100 rush yds, 3 TD13.1QB2514.6−37.9
2022PHI5663 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT3 rush yds, 1 TD7.46.6−2.7
2021PHI3439 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT21 rush yds, 0 TD11.211.1+0.3
2020JAX92,259 yds, 16 TD, 5 INT153 rush yds, 1 TD17.8QB1319.5−15.0

Under points a game: his rank at QB in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected.

Red zone and touchdowns

202445 RZ att, 6 pass TD vs 10.7 exp · 2 RZ car (3%), 0 inside 5, 0 rush TD vs 0.2 exp
202368 RZ att, 10 pass TD vs 14.6 exp · 7 RZ car (7%), 4 inside 5, 3 rush TD vs 1.9 exp
20225 RZ att, 2 pass TD vs 0.7 exp · 2 RZ car (1%), 1 inside 5, 1 rush TD vs 0.6 exp
20217 RZ att, 1 pass TD vs 1.6 exp

Floor and ceilingPPR

Boom rate
21%
1.5x his recent average and 10+
Bust rate
14%
half his recent average or less
Week-to-week swing
0.52
CV over 29 games
Middle half of games
5.0–14.0
PPR, 30 games 2023–25

2 of his last 30 games reached 20 PPR; 15 finished under 10. Is there a floor-vs-ceiling trade-off? ›

Every game since 2020

2025 game log 4 games · KC · -0.1 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W4vs BAL · D292--3 rush—-0.3
W7vs LV · D93--3 rush—-0.3
W15vs LAC · D23/5 22 yds 0 TD 1 INT—-1.1
W16@ TEN · D263/8 15 yds 0 TD · 1-8 rush—1.4
2024 game log 10 games · LV · 9.7 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W1@ LAC · D2725/33 257 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 3-5 rush—10.8
W2@ BAL · D330/38 276 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 1--1 rush—12.9
W3vs CAR · D218/28 214 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 3-14 rush—14.0
W4vs CLE · D1314/24 130 yds 0 TD · 2--2 rush—5.0
W5@ DEN · D812/17 137 yds 1 TD 2 INT · 2-22 rush—7.7
W7@ LA · D2315/34 154 yds 0 TD 3 INT · 1-2 rush—-1.6
W8vs KC · D2024/30 209 yds 2 TD · 2-6 rush—15.0
W9@ CIN · D2910/17 124 yds 0 TD · 1-0 rush—3.0
W11@ MIA · D330/43 282 yds 2 TD 1 INT · 2-7 rush—18.0
W12vs DEN · D425/42 230 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 2-5 rush—11.7
2023 game log 16 games · IND · 12.3 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W1vs JAX · D240/2 0 yds 0 TD—0.0
W2@ HOU · D119/23 171 yds 1 TD · 2-3 rush—11.1
W3@ BAL · D1427/44 227 yds 1 TD—13.1
W5vs TEN · D1511/14 155 yds 0 TD · 2-1 rush—6.3
W6@ JAX · D2433/55 329 yds 1 TD 3 INT · 2-4 rush—9.6
W7vs CLE · D415/23 305 yds 2 TD 1 INT · 3-29-2 rush—27.1
W8vs NO · D623/41 213 yds 2 TD 1 INT · 1-3 rush—14.8
W9@ CAR · D817/26 127 yds 1 TD · 5-5 rush—9.6
W10@ NE · D1518/28 194 yds 0 TD 1 INT · 2--1 rush—5.7
W12vs TB · D2924/41 251 yds 0 TD 1 INT · 3-6-1 rush—14.6
W13@ TEN · D1826/42 312 yds 2 TD · 3-2 rush—18.7
W14@ CIN · D2626/39 240 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 2-5 rush—14.1
W15vs PIT · D718/28 215 yds 3 TD · 2-0 rush—20.6
W16@ ATL · D2020/37 201 yds 0 TD 1 INT · 4-31 rush—9.1
W17vs LV · D1115/23 224 yds 1 TD · 2-3 rush—13.3
W18vs HOU · D2413/24 141 yds 0 TD · 1-9 rush—8.5
2022 game log 5 games · PHI · 7.4 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W8vs PIT · D241/2 23 yds 0 TD · 1--1 rush—0.8
W13vs TEN · D281/2 11 yds 0 TD—0.4
W14@ NYG · D91--1 rush—-0.1
W16@ DAL · D624/40 355 yds 2 TD 2 INT · 4-5-1 rush—22.7
W17vs NO · D1518/32 274 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 1-0 rush—13.0
2021 game log 3 games · PHI · 11.2 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W8@ DET2/2 11 yds 0 TD—0.4
W13@ NYJ20/25 242 yds 2 TD · 4-11 rush—18.8
W18vs DAL19/33 186 yds 2 TD · 5-10 rush—14.4
2020 game log 9 games · JAX · 17.8 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W1vs IND19/20 173 yds 3 TD · 5-19 rush—20.8
W2@ TEN30/45 339 yds 3 TD · 4-19 rush—23.5
W3vs MIA30/42 275 yds 0 TD · 3-22 rush—9.2
W4@ CIN27/40 351 yds 2 TD · 2-9 rush—20.9
W5@ HOU31/49 301 yds 2 TD · 4-18 rush—19.8
W6vs DET25/44 243 yds 1 TD · 3-14-1 rush—17.6
W7@ LAC14/27 173 yds 2 TD · 4-21 rush—19.0
W14vs TEN18/31 178 yds 1 TD · 2-22 rush—13.3
W15@ BAL22/29 226 yds 2 TD · 2-9 rush—15.9
06

Health

No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

W6
•

✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Historyofficial injury reports since 2020

YearWeeks listedRuled outListed for
202420Right Elbow, Collarbone
202210—
202042right Thumb (4)

2 games missed 2023–25 (0.40 a season), right Thumb.

7 report weeks over 3 seasons; recurring: right Thumb, Right Elbow, Collarbone. Risk label: moderate.

How long do players take to recover? ›

Teammates on the report

IR (Knee)
Marvin Harrison WR
Out (Coach's Decision)

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

07

Value

Market Oct 10
1QB value
414
#463 overall · QB66 · tier 13
Superflex
765
#418 overall · QB66
30 days
+4
90 days +26 · 1 year +35
Peak
2,054
Oct 17, 2020 · 80% off
1QB dynasty value, last two years
5001KJan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’264141,182

Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.

Where his value could be in a year
77
360
825

Teal dot = today (414). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. QBs about 30 valued near #400 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 16 players' worth).

Closest comparable season

2022 Baker Mayfield (59% match). He went from 10.1 to 17.1 PPR a game the next year (QB3→QB1). His dynasty value moved +95.8% over the next 12 months.

Does the dynasty market see breakouts coming? ›

Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

329.7 overall, QB86. ESPN 170.0 · Sleeper 489.3

08

Profile

Age
30.4
Size
6'1"
225 lb
College
Washington St.

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