#16

Jared Goff

Former quarterback at California. 2015: 4,719 passing yards, 43 TD, 13 INT.

QB · California · #16

6′4″ · Novato, CA

Los Angeles — drafted 2016, No. 1 overall

Recruiting

4★

PRO recruit

No. 218 nationally · Signed with California

Statement game542 yds · 5 TDvs Arizona State (FBS) · W 48-46

Top 0.1% passing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former quarterback at California. 2015: 4,719 passing yards, 43 TD, 13 INT.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to California in 2013.
Drafted round 1 by the Los Angeles in 2016.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at No. 1 overall.

How it ended

Two seasons at California, 8,692 passing yards — drafted at No. 1 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

2013

Signed with California4-star out of Marin Catholic

2016

Drafted by Los Angelesround 1, pick 1

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#218 national

CFB

College

California

2014–2015

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #1

Los Angeles · 2016

Featured in The Canon

#96

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 11th NFL season

#1Rd 1 · Pick 1

Los AngelesEntering 11th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2015 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Sonny Dykes, all pass-leaning, fast tempo offenses — 13-12 over that span.

2014California5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2015California8-5HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: pass yards (99th percentile). Strength: pass tds (99th percentile). Concern: interceptions (8th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Pass yards#2 / 167 · 99th pct

4719

Pass TDs#2 / 167 · 99th pct

Yards / att#15 / 167 · 90th pct

8.9

Completion %#26 / 167 · 85th pct

64.5%

Rush yards#131 / 167 · 22nd pct

-8

Rush TDs#138 / 167 · 9th pct

Interceptions#152 / 167 · 8th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home6g	382	3.8	10.6	1.0
Road7g	347	2.9	8.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-77g	348	3.3	9.6	1.3
Weeks 8+6g	380	3.3	8.7	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tosh Lupoi

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2015	California	341	529	64.5%	4,719	8.9	43	13	161.3	--	--	--
2014	California	316	509	62.1%	3,973	7.8	35	7	147.6	--	--	--
Career		657	1,038	63.3%	8,692	8.4	78	20	154.6	--	--	--

Season	Team
2015	California	56	-8	-0.1	--
2014	California	55	-44	-0.8	--
Career		111	-52	-0.5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2015

W 48–46

vs Arizona State

542 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.4 · 31 rush yds (3 car)

Edged out Arizona State at home in a shootout.

With B. Treggs — 5 rec · 147 yds · 1 TD · T. Watson — 92 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week