Lions QB whose 2025 season set career highs across the board and locked Detroit into NFC contention.
Jared Goff's 2025 season was the cleanest of his career. 4,629 passing yards, 37 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, a 111.8 passer rating, 72.4 percent completions, all career highs. Detroit went 14-3 and reached the NFC Championship Game before losing to the Rams. The quarterback the Rams gave up on in 2021 has now started in two NFC title games for the Lions.
Path to the league
First overall pick by the Rams in 2016. Led Los Angeles to Super Bowl LIII as a third-year starter, then watched his role shrink under Sean McVay. Traded to Detroit in March 2021 alongside two first-round picks and a third in exchange for Matthew Stafford. Reinvented himself in the Dan Campbell era.
Career highlights
Four Pro Bowls (2017, 2022, 2024, 2025). Detroit's first playoff win since 1991. NFC Championship Game appearances in 2023 and 2025. $217 million extension signed in 2024 made him one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in football. Career: 41,000-plus passing yards and 270-plus TDs.
2025 season recap
Career bests in essentially every passing category. Detroit's offense led the league in points and yards. Amon-Ra St. Brown caught a career-best 129 passes, Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 1,400 yards, and the offensive line stayed healthy. Goff's quick release and Ben Johnson's old system (now under new OC John Morton) made the offense almost impossible to slow.
What to watch in 2026
Detroit drew the easiest schedule in football by projected opponent win totals. Goff is 32 in October and under contract through 2028. The Lions opened at +1500 to win Super Bowl LXI, fifth in the NFC. After two NFC title-game losses in three years, the question for Goff isn't whether he can be a No. 1 seed quarterback. It's whether he can finish the job in January.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Jared Goff
- ESPN: Goff Lions timeline
- Detroit Lions: trade announcement
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Passing
17 games played▶Passing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | lions | 3 | 77 | 109 | 802 | 8 | 0 | 116.1 | 67.6 |
| 2025 | lions | 17 | 393 | 578 | 4,564 | 34 | 8 | 105.5 | 57.3 |
| 2024 | lions | 17 | 390 | 539 | 4,629 | 37 | 12 | 111.8 | 65.4 |
| 2023 | lions | 17 | 407 | 605 | 4,575 | 30 | 12 | 97.9 | 61.1 |
| 2022 | lions | 17 | 382 | 587 | 4,438 | 29 | 7 | 99.3 | 63.3 |
| 2021 | lions | 14 | 332 | 494 | 3,245 | 19 | 8 | 91.5 | 45.5 |
| 2020 | rams | 15 | 370 | 552 | 3,952 | 20 | 13 | 90.0 | 50.8 |
| 2019 | rams | 16 | 394 | 626 | 4,638 | 22 | 16 | 86.5 | 50.6 |
| 2018 | rams | 16 | 364 | 561 | 4,688 | 32 | 12 | 101.1 | 63.6 |
| 2017 | rams | 15 | 296 | 477 | 3,804 | 28 | 7 | 100.5 | 56.3 |
| 2016 | rams | 7 | 112 | 205 | 1,089 | 5 | 7 | 63.6 | 18.3 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | lions | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | lions | 17 | 19 | 45 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| 2024 | lions | 17 | 35 | 56 | 1.6 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | lions | 17 | 32 | 21 | 0.7 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | lions | 17 | 29 | 73 | 2.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | lions | 14 | 17 | 87 | 5.1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2020 | rams | 15 | 51 | 99 | 1.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | rams | 16 | 33 | 40 | 1.2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | rams | 16 | 43 | 108 | 2.5 | 2 | 16 |
| 2017 | rams | 15 | 28 | 51 | 1.8 | 1 | 22 |
| 2016 | rams | 7 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Quarterback
- Group
- offense
- College
- California
- Hometown
- Novato, CA, USA
- Age
- 31
- Status
- active
Latest news about Jared Goff
All news →Lions Score 31 for the Third Straight Week, a Franchise First
Detroit has opened a season with three 30-point games for the first time. Jahmyr Gibbs passed Billy Sims for second on the team's career rushing touchdown list, and Jared Goff has thrown a touchdown in 26 straight games.
Saints on the Wrong End of a Second Disputed Fumble Ruling in Three Weeks
Tyler Shough thought his arm was going forward when Malcolm Koonce hit him in the fourth quarter against Las Vegas. The league said he had lost control first, a different standard than the one applied when Jared Goff's fumble was overturned in Week 1.
Lions Beat Jets 31-24 in Week 3
Detroit Lions 31, New York Jets 24 at Ford Field. Jared Goff went 25 of 32 for 269 yards with 2 touchdowns.
Bills Beat Lions 41-31 in Week 2
Buffalo Bills 41, Detroit Lions 31 at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen went 20 of 31 for 248 yards with 3 touchdowns.
Saints Question Overturned Fumble-Return Touchdown in 31-30 Overtime Loss at Detroit
Jonas Sanker's second-quarter scoop-and-score was wiped out on review when officials ruled Jared Goff's arm was already moving forward when Chase Young hit him, making it an incomplete pass rather than a fumble.
Lions Edge Saints 31-30 in Week 1
Detroit Lions 31, New Orleans Saints 30 at Ford Field. Jared Goff went 26 of 39 for 206 yards with 2 touchdowns.
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