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Gardner Minshew II
Cardinals logoArizona Cardinals

Gardner Minshew II

QBposition#15jersey30age6' 1"height225lbs8 yrsexperienceWashington Statecollege

Doubtful · Elbow · Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Minshew (elbow) is reportedly seeking additional medical opinions to confirm that he likely will require season-ending surgery to address a torn UCL.

At a glance

Gardner Minshew II is a quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals (No. 15). In 2 games of the 2026 season: 38 of 53 passing for 354 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Gardner Minshew II has produced +0.14 EPA per dropback on 54 dropbacks. Snap share in Week 9: 100% of offensive snaps. Latest injury report: Doubtful (elbow).

Is Gardner Minshew II playing this week?

Gardner Minshew II is listed as doubtful with a elbow injury on the latest injury report: Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Minshew (elbow) is reportedly seeking additional medical opinions to confirm that he likely will require season-ending surgery to address a torn UCL. The Arizona Cardinals play next at home against the Los Angeles Rams on Sun, Nov 15, 4:05 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What are Gardner Minshew II's stats this season?

In 2 games of the 2026 season, Gardner Minshew II has 38 of 53 passing for 354 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

What is Gardner Minshew II's EPA per play?

+0.142 EPA per dropback on 54 dropbacks (total +7.7), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Gardner Minshew II play for?

Gardner Minshew II plays quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, wearing No. 15. Gardner Minshew II is 30 years old, 6' 1", 225 lbs. College: Washington State. League experience: 8 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Gardner Minshew II 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/gardner-minshew-ii (updated 2026-11-10).

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Gardner Minshew IIArizona Cardinals · #15
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · quarterbacks

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades quarterbacks with at least 108 dropbacks this season. II has 54, 54 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

EPA/dbCPOEY/ATD %INT %Sack %
  • EPA/db+0.142
  • CPOE+8.9
  • Y/A6.7
  • TD %5.7%
  • INT %0.0%
  • Sack %7.4%
Small sample · 54 of 108 dropbacksMethod2 games54 dropbacksweeks 1–9peer group 35 qualified · min. 108 dropbacksnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 5 min agoGlossary →

II is under the 108-dropbacks minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 35 qualified quarterbacks.

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Passing TD71 / 100
29to 100

About 20 games at 1.5 a game · next season

#71 since 1999 · #32 among active · 2 to pass Colin Kaepernick

Passing yards12,341 / 20,000
7,659to 20,000

About 44 games at 177 a game · next season

#73 since 1999 · #33 among active · 401 to pass Mac Jones

2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Dropbacks: 54+0.142EPA / dropback · total +7.752%success+8.6CPOE6.8aDOT161st downs4explosive

Total EPA by week

+14.7Wk 8
-7.0Wk 9

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
42%34 snapsWk 8 · DAL
100%53 snapsWk 9 · SEA

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Cardinals · signed 2026 · 1 years, through 2026$5.8M a year
Total
$5.8M
Guaranteed
$5.1M
Share of cap at signing
1.9%
89% of the value guaranteed
73rd paid80th in EPApercentiles among 97 QBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Cardinals · UFA1 yrs · $5.8M · $5.8M/yrActive
  2. 2025Chiefs · SFA1 yrs · $1.2M · $1.2M/yrExpired
  3. 2024Raiders · UFA2 yrs · $25.0M · $12.5M/yrTerminated
  4. 2023Colts · UFA1 yrs · $3.5M · $3.5M/yrExpired
  5. 2019Jaguars · Drafted4 yrs · $2.7M · $678K/yrTraded
  6. 2019Eagles · Drafted4 yrs · $2.7M · $678K/yrExpired

Game log

PassingRushing
WeekOpponentResultC/AttPass ydsTDINTSackedRtgCarRush ydsTDLong
8 Nov 1@ Cowboys logoDALW 33-3017/23188301-6137.3––––
9 Nov 8@ Seahawks logoSEAL 3-1721/30166003-1883.51404
Season38/53354304-241404

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