Gardner Minshew

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Gardner Minshew
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Gardner Minshew (2019)
Jacksonville Jaguars - No. 15
Quarterback
Date of birth: May 16, 1996
Place of birth: Flowood , Mississippi
Height: 1.85 m Weight: 102 kg
NFL debut
2019 for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Career
College : East Carolina / Washington State
NFL Draft : 2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 178
 Teams:
Current status: active
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year (2018)
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Touchdowns - interceptions     21-6
Thrown yards     3271
Pass attempts     470
Passes arrived     285
Quota     60.6%
Quarterback rating     91.2
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Gardner Flint Minshew II (* 16th May 1996 in Flowood , Mississippi is) a US American football poker players at the position of quarterback . He played college football for East Carolina University and Washington State University . Since 2019 he has been under contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League (NFL).

college

Gardner Minshew (number 16) during the Washington State game against Oregon

Minshew grew up in Brandon , Mississippi , and attended high school there. At high school, Minshew threw for 11,222 yards and 105 touchdowns. He then wanted to attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham , which shortly thereafter stopped their football program, which meant that his scholarship offer was forfeited. Since Minshew received no further scholarship offer, he first played a year at Community College .

In 2015, Minshew therefore played football at Northwest Mississippi Community College , which he led to the national championship in the National Junior College Athletic Association . He stood in twelve games on the field and scored 3,288 yards of space with 28 touchdowns and five interceptions .

Minshew eventually went to East Carolina University without a scholarship , where he initially financed his studies himself. He played there in 2016 and 2017. After that, he wanted to move to the University of Alabama to lay the foundation for a career as a coach. There it should serve as a hedge in case one of the quarterbacks established there should change university. Minshew also received an offer from Washington State University , where he was offered the job as the new starting quarterback . He chose Washington State, with which he won eleven of 13 games in 2018. With 367.6 yards of space gained per game, he led the FBS. He was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Pacific-12 Conference and finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy election .

He also won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award for best quarterback in his senior year (fourth year in college). For Washington State, Minshew scored 4779 yards and 38 touchdowns in nine interceptions. 70.7% of his passes were successful. Among other things, because of his comparatively small size and an arm that was considered too weak, Minshew was not considered one of the best quarterbacks in the following NFL draft . In the Wonderlic test , an intelligence test as part of the NFL Combine , Minshew scored 42 points, which is well above average.

NFL

In the 2019 NFL Draft , Minshew was selected in the 6th round in 178th place by the Jacksonville Jaguars . Despite a lackluster preseason he prevailed behind the starting quarterback Nick Foles as a backup against Alex McGough.

Minshew made his NFL debut in Week 1 after Foles was unable to continue playing due to a shoulder injury. Minshew passed 22 of 25 passes, throwing two touchdowns and one interception . His rate of 88% successful passes is the highest rate a player has ever made on his NFL debut (with at least 15 pass attempts). After the game, it was revealed that Foles had broken his collarbone, making Minshew the starting quarterback for the Jaguars from week 2. In the Thursday night game on the 3rd game day, Minshew managed his first victory as a starting quarterback against division rivals Tennessee Titans . He threw two touchdown passes. In his first three games he brought 73.9% of his passes to the goal, a better rate has so far not achieved a better rate in the modern NFL since 1970 in his first three appearances. In the fourth game of the season with the Denver Broncos , Minshew threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns and led the Jaguars to a last-minute win. For his accomplishments, Minshew was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month .

Overall, the Jaguars recorded four wins and four losses with Minshew as a starter. After a poor performance with two interceptions and two lost fumbles in the 3:26 loss to the Houston Texans in the NFL International Series and the recovery of Foles, Minshew had to take the bench again. He was substituted on for Foles in the second half in Week 13 after a poor performance. On the 14th game day Minshew was used again as a starter. In total, Minshew was used in 14 games in his rookie year, twelve times as starting quarterback. With a pass rate of 60.6% he threw for 3271 yards of space gain, he scored 21 touchdowns and threw 6 interceptions.

Minshew is set as the Jaguars starting quarterback for the 2020 season.

Individual evidence

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  4. ↑ a b Lorenzo Reyes: Who is Gardner Minshew? Meet the new QB for the Jacksonville Jaguars. In: USA Today . September 8, 2019, accessed September 9, 2019.
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  6. ↑ a b Bryan DeArdo: Nick Foles injured: Get to know rookie Gardner Minshew, the Jaguars' new starting quarterback on cbssports.com. September 8, 2019, accessed September 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Theo Lawson: 'I'm so fired up': WSU's Gardner Minshew selected in sixth round of NFL draft by Jacksonville Jaguars. In: The Seattle Times . April 27, 2019, accessed September 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ Jaguars' Gardner Minshew: Secures backup job on cbssports.com. August 30, 2019, accessed September 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Mark Long: Former Cougar Gardner Minshew steps in impeccably as Jaguars QB with Nick Foles out indefinitely. In: The Seattle Times . September 8, 2019, accessed September 9, 2019.
  10. ↑ Michael DiRocco: Minshew: 'Gotta make the most of' opportunity on espn.com. September 20, 2019, accessed on September 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ Charlotte Carroll: Gardner Minshew Leads Jaguars to Comeback Win vs. Broncos. In: Sports Illustrated . September 29, 2019, accessed October 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ John Oehser: Minshew: NFL Rookie of the Month on the Jacksonville Jaguars website. October 3, 2019, accessed October 4, 2019.
  13. ↑ Michael Gerhäußer: Jaguars bankruptcy in London: Much mania and not so much Minshew on ran.de. November 3, 2019, accessed November 6, 2019.
  14. ↑ Jags choose Foles over Minshew as starter on nfl.com. November 5, 2019, accessed November 6, 2019.
  15. ↑ John Oehser: Minshew named starting quarterback on the website of the Jacksonville Jaguars. December 2, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019.
  16. ↑ Grant Gordon: Gardner Minshew aims to solidify spot as Jaguars franchise QB on nfl.com. August 1, 2020, accessed on August 15, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Minshew, Gardner
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Minshew, Gardner Flint (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Flowood , Mississippi