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Jacoby Brissett

Quarterback, Arizona Cardinals · #7.

Player facts

Team: Arizona Cardinals
Position: Quarterback
Number: 7
Born: Dec 11, 1992 (age 33)
Birthplace: West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 235 lbs
College: NC State
Experience: 11 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

10th in passing touchdowns 9

2026 Passing

	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Regular Season	132	199	66.3	1,110	5.6	9	5	38	12	85.2	17	62	3.6	1	18
Last 5 Games	132	199	65.7	1,110	5.4	9	5	38	12	82.4	17	62	4.9	1	18
Career	1523	2445	62.3	15,876	6.5	85	37	80	203	86.3	300	1,207	4.0	17	27

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Passing	244 dropbacks	-0.00	48%	+1.7	18th of 32
Rushing	11 carries	+0.47	91%		fewer than 36 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Passing											Rushing
Date	Opponent	Result	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	QBR	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Sun, Oct 11	vs DET	L 45-21	29	47	292	61.7	6.2	3	1	38	5	91.8	32.0	2	19	9.5	0	18
Sun, Oct 4	@ NYG	L 36-24	21	35	166	60.0	4.7	2	3	24	2	55.2	28.2	4	18	4.5	0	8
Sun, Sep 27	@ SF	L 36-30	38	52	280	73.1	5.4	2	0	19	2	98.2	76.0	4	4	1.0	1	2
Sun, Sep 20	vs SEA	L 31-7	17	28	95	60.7	3.4	1	1	9	2	63.8	47.0	1	7	7.0	0	7
Sun, Sep 13	@ LAC	W 26-14	27	37	277	73.0	7.5	1	0	33	1	103.1	85.5	6	14	2.3	0	11

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jacoby JaJuan Brissett (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with the Florida Gators, he played college football for the NC State Wolfpack. He was selected in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft by the New England Patriots and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LI. Brissett was traded after his rookie season to the Indianapolis Colts, where he was their primary starter in 2017 and 2019. He spent his next four seasons alternating as the starter and backup with the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Washington Commanders, and Patriots before joining the Cardinals in 2025.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jacoby Brissett, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Brissett was born on December 11, 1992, in West Palm Beach, Florida. He later attended William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Rivals.com ranked him as a four-star recruit and the third best dual-threat quarterback of his class. He committed to play college football at the University of Florida in February 2011.

College career

As a true freshman with the Florida Gators in 2011, Brissett was a backup to starter John Brantley. In October, he started his first two career games, after Brantley was injured. His first career start came against number-one ranked LSU. He threw for 94 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the 41–11 loss. Overall, he appeared in eight games, completing 18-of-39 passes for 206 yards, two touchdowns, and four interceptions. Entering his sophomore season, Brissett competed with Jeff Driskel for the Gators starting job. On September 1, he started the opening game against the Bowling Green. However, Driskel was the starter for the rest of the season. Brissett started his second game of the season on November 17 against the Jacksonville State after Driskel was unable to play due to injury. Overall, he appeared in five games, completing 23-of-35 for 249 yards and a touchdown.

Brissett transferred to North Carolina State University in January 2013 to play for the Wolfpack. After sitting out the 2013 season due to transfer rules, Brissett took over as the Wolfpack's starting quarterback for 2014. That year, he passed for 2,606 yards with 23 touchdowns and five interceptions. As a senior in 2015, he passed for 2,662 yards and 20 touchdowns and six interceptions.