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QB Free agent #5

Jake Browning Fantasy outlook and stats for 2026

Age
30
Height / weight
6'2", 209 lb
Experience
8th season

2025 Season

PPR PPG
11.3
Pos rank
QB41
Rostered
-

Jake Browning Fantasy Football Stats & Analysis

Producing as

QB41 · Poor

Scoring rate

11.3 PPG

Played

5 games

Role

Flex

Trend

Cooling

Role Direction

Season average against the last four games played.
UsageSeasonLast 4Change
Pass Att/G25.023.3-7%
Rush Att/G1.82.0+11%

Should You Start or Roster Jake Browning?

Browning's 2025 cameo in Cincinnati was a warning sign: across five outings he posted a brutal minus-0.322 EPA per play, a 40.6% success rate, and six touchdowns against eight interceptions while completing just 64.8% of his throws for 771 yards. That collapse looked nothing like his 2023 fill-in stretch, when he managed a positive 0.108 EPA, a 47.3% success rate, and a 12-to-7 touchdown-to-pick mark over nine games. The drop in efficiency, paired with 26.1% pressure and a tendency toward poor throws (15% bad-throw rate), explains why his stock cratered.

Now in Tampa Bay, he sits firmly behind Baker Mayfield as a clipboard-holder buried near the back of QB draft boards. There is genuine upside in the role he'd inherit if Mayfield missed time, given Browning's history of 20-point spike weeks as a starter, but until that happens he's a monitor-only stash with zero weekly relevance.

Career Fantasy Stats by Season

SeasonTeamGPPass ydsTDINTRush ydsFPTSPPGFinish
2025CIN5771683956.711.3QB43
2024CIN3000-2-0.2-0.1QB58
2023CIN91,936127127151.416.8QB26
Career172,7071815164208.012.2
All 3 seasons and advanced stats

Rest-of-Season Outlook and Availability

Outlook

Now in Tampa Bay, he sits firmly behind Baker Mayfield as a clipboard-holder buried near the back of QB draft boards. There is genuine upside in the role he'd inherit if Mayfield missed time, given Browning's history of 20-point spike weeks as a starter, but until that happens he's a monitor-only stash with zero weekly relevance. Full outlook

Injury status

Active, no designation

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Jake Browning Fantasy Football FAQ

Is Jake Browning worth rostering in fantasy football?

Yes, in the right league: Jake Browning is a bench stash in superflex and 2QB leagues and waiver-wire material in 1QB leagues.

Jake Browning 2025 Stats

Touchdowns accounted for 53% of his fantasy production, making his weekly output highly TD-dependent.

Pass yards
771
6.2 Y/A
Comp %
64.8%
81/125 Comp/Att
Pass TD
6
71.1 Rating
INT
8
Rushing
39 · 1 TD
9 Att · 4.3 Y/C

Fantasy (PPR)

Fantasy points
56.7
Position rank
QB43

22.1 Best Week 5 DET0.6 Worst Week 12 NE

See these stats game by game

Jake Browning Passing Stats

Metric2025 5 games
Efficiency
EPA per play−0.32-
Success rate40.6%-
Completion rate64.8%-
Yards per attempt6.2-
TD rate4.8%-
Usage
Pass attempts per game25.0-
Style
Air yards per attempt7.7-
Deep-attempt rate12.7%-
Context
Completion % over expected+0.4-
Pressure rate26.1%-

Percentiles: 2025 (5 games, weeks 1–17): below the qualifying line, so no percentiles.

SC Analysis

Fantasy impact

His floor is his volume: 25.0 pass attempts and 1.8 carries a game in 2025. Efficiency decides how much of it becomes points.

Fantasy Points per Game, Every Season

2025Dashed line: career average

11.3

Fantasy PPG

QB41

Fantasy finish

154

Pass yds/g

1.2

Pass TD/g

Jake Browning career stats by season

SeasonGPCmpAttPass ydsTDINTRush ydsFPTSPPGFinish
2025581125771683956.711.3QB43
2024300000-2-0.2-0.1QB58
202391712431,936127127151.416.8QB26
Career172523682,7071815164208.012.2-

What His Career Numbers Say

12.2

Career PPG

17 games over 3 seasons

31%

Availability

Share of team games he played

35%

Top-12 weeks

Share of his games as a QB1

9.5

Weekly swing

Standard deviation, high

Browning has averaged 12.2 fantasy points per game over 17 games and 3 seasons, without a top-12 finish. The average hides two careers: 14.9 a game in his two seasons with a starter's volume, −0.1 in the one without it.

In 2025 he averaged 11.3 per game, up 11.4 from 2024. Volume is the driver: 25.0 pass attempts a game against 0.0. His most-targeted receivers in 2025 were Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

Career numbers describe the past; for what he is worth from here, see Browning's rest-of-season rank and trade value in Redraft Command.

Career highs

  • 1,936Pass yards2023
  • 12Pass TD2023
  • 151.4Fantasy pts2023 · QB26
  • 2,707Career pass yds2023–2025

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Jake Browning Stats FAQ

What were Jake Browning's stats last season?

In 2025, Jake Browning completed 81 of 125 passes for 771 yards, 6 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, adding 39 rushing yards in 5 games. That was 56.7 PPR points (11.3 per game), a QB43 finish.

What are Jake Browning's career NFL stats?

Across 3 seasons and 17 games, Jake Browning has 2,707 passing yards, 18 touchdown passes and 15 interceptions, plus 164 rushing yards, for 208.0 PPR fantasy points (12.2 per game).

How many touchdowns does Jake Browning have in his career?

Jake Browning has thrown 18 touchdown passes and run for 4 touchdowns in his NFL career, 22 in all, over 17 games.

How many career passing yards does Jake Browning have?

Jake Browning has 2,707 career passing yards over 3 seasons, on 252 completions in 368 attempts.

Stats are official NFL regular-season data processed by StatChasers. Fantasy points use full PPR scoring: 1 point per reception, 1 per 25 passing yards, 4 per passing TD, −1 per interception, 1 per 10 rushing or receiving yards and 6 per rushing or receiving TD. Two-point conversions and lost fumbles count as Sleeper scores them.

Jake Browning Game Log 2025

Games played

5

FPTS/G (PPR)

11.3

Pass yds/g

154

Pass TD/g

1.2

Cmp %

64.8%

Rush yds/g

8

Across 5 games in 2025, Jake Browning has averaged 154 passing yards, 1.2 passing touchdowns and 11.3 PPR fantasy points per game. Jake Browning has finished as a top-12 QB in 1 of those weeks, and inside the top 24 in 2. The best week was Week 5 against DET (22.1 points); the lowest was Week 12 against NE (0.6).

WkOppResultFPTSCMP/ATTPASS YDSPASS TDINTCARRUSH YDSRUSH TDFinish
1Did not play
2JAX26thW 31-2720.721/3224123111QB14

Week 2 · JAX · W 31-27 · 20.7 pts

Weekly finish
QB14 · QB2 week
Vs. season average
+9.4 pts
Matchup
JAX ranked 26th in points allowed to QB that season
Offensive snaps
48

How the 20.7 points scored (PPR)

  • Passing yards241 yds+9.6
  • Passing TD2 TD+8.0
  • Interceptions3 INT-3.0
  • Rushing yards1 yds+0.1
  • Rushing TD1 TD+6.0
3MIN32ndL 10-487.919/2714012130QB29

Week 3 · MIN · L 10-48 · 7.9 pts

Weekly finish
QB29 · QB3 week
Vs. season average
-3.5 pts
Matchup
MIN ranked 32nd in points allowed to QB that season
Offensive snaps
53

How the 7.9 points scored (PPR)

  • Passing yards140 yds+5.6
  • Passing TD1 TD+4.0
  • Interceptions2 INT-2.0
  • Rushing yards3 yds+0.3
4DEN27thL 3-285.414/2512500340QB32

Week 4 · DEN · L 3-28 · 5.4 pts

Weekly finish
QB32 · QB3 week
Vs. season average
-6.0 pts
Matchup
DEN ranked 27th in points allowed to QB that season
Offensive snaps
48

How the 5.4 points scored (PPR)

  • Passing yards125 yds+5.0
  • Rushing yards4 yds+0.4
5DET8thL 24-3722.126/40251334310QB11

Week 5 · DET · L 24-37 · 22.1 pts

Weekly finish
QB11 · QB1 week
Vs. season average
+10.8 pts
Matchup
DET ranked 8th in points allowed to QB that season
Offensive snaps
62

How the 22.1 points scored (PPR)

  • Passing yards251 yds+10.0
  • Passing TD3 TD+12.0
  • Interceptions3 INT-3.0
  • Rushing yards31 yds+3.1
6Did not play
7Did not play
8Did not play
9Did not play
10Bye week
11Did not play
12NE24thL 20-260.61/11400000QB31

Week 12 · NE · L 20-26 · 0.6 pts

Weekly finish
QB31 · QB3 week
Vs. season average
-10.8 pts
Matchup
NE ranked 24th in points allowed to QB that season
Offensive snaps
1

How the 0.6 points scored (PPR)

  • Passing yards14 yds+0.6
13Did not play
14Did not play
15Did not play
16Did not play
17Did not play
18Did not play

Opponent rank is fantasy points allowed to QBs across 2025: 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest.

Where His Weeks Finished

One QB1 week, one QB2 week and three busts. For a quarterback ranked QB41 overall, the spread matters more than the average: you get a top-12 ceiling and a waiver-wire floor.

QB1 range (top 12)QB2 range (13–24)Bench range (25+)Also: Wk 4 (QB32)

Game-by-Game Breakdown

Week 12, Nov 23
vs Patriots
L 20–26

Shut down by New England

1/1, 14 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

13 of his 1 throws went to Andrei Iosivas (7 targets) and Mike Gesicki (6). At 14.0 yards per attempt, he pushed the ball downfield. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

0.6QB31
Week 5, Oct 5
vs Lions
L 24–37

QB1 week vs. Detroit

26/40, 251 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT. 4 carries, 31 yds.

A 40-attempt game while chasing points produced three total touchdowns. 18 of those throws went to Ja'Marr Chase (10 targets) and Chase Brown (8), and his TD passes went to Chase and Tee Higgins. Three interceptions in a game that landed well above his season average.

22.1QB11
Week 4, Sep 29
@ Broncos
L 3–28

Shut down by Denver

14/25, 125 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. 3 carries, 4 yds.

14 of his 25 throws went to Ja'Marr Chase (8 targets) and Tee Higgins (6). At 5.0 yards per attempt, most of it came underneath. A clean, mistake-free start that landed well below his season average.

5.4QB32
Week 3, Sep 21
@ Vikings
L 10–48

Shut down by Minnesota

19/27, 140 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT. 1 carry, 3 yds.

11 of his 27 throws went to Ja'Marr Chase (6 targets) and Chase Brown (5), and his TD pass went to Drew Sample. At 5.2 yards per attempt, most of it came underneath. The touchdown kept it from being a total loss, but this is his floor when the offense can't sustain drives.

7.9QB29
Week 2, Sep 14
vs Jaguars
W 31–27

Steady in a win vs. Jacksonville

21/32, 241 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT. 1 carry, 1 yds, 1 TD.

A 32-attempt game produced three total touchdowns. 24 of those throws went to Ja'Marr Chase (16 targets) and Tee Higgins (8), and his TD passes went to Mitchell Tinsley and Higgins. His most efficient game of the season at 7.5 yards per attempt.

20.7QB14

Fantasy Points By Week

220W2W5W12Week 2 vs JAX: 20.7 ptsWeek 3 vs MIN: 7.9 ptsWeek 4 vs DEN: 5.4 ptsWeek 5 vs DET: 22.1 ptsWeek 12 vs NE: 0.6 pts
  • Weekly points
  • Season average (11.3)

Jake Browning Game Log 2024

Games played

3

FPTS/G (PPR)

-0.1

Pass yds/g

0

Pass TD/g

0.0

Cmp %

0.0%

Rush yds/g

-1

Across 3 games in 2024, Jake Browning has averaged 0 passing yards, 0.0 passing touchdowns and -0.1 PPR fantasy points per game. Jake Browning has finished as a top-12 QB in 0 of those weeks, and inside the top 24 in 0. The best week was Week 8 against PHI (0.0 points); the lowest was Week 9 against LV (-0.1).

WkOppResultFPTSCMP/ATTPASS YDSPASS TDINTCARRUSH YDSRUSH TDFinish
1Did not play
2Did not play
3Did not play
4Did not play
5Did not play
6Did not play
7Did not play
8PHI31stL 17-370.00/0000000QB38

Week 8 · PHI · L 17-37 · 0.0 pts

Weekly finish
QB38 · Bust week
Vs. season average
+0.1 pts
Matchup
PHI ranked 31st in points allowed to QB that season
Offensive snaps
3
9LV1stW 41-24-0.10/00001-10QB35

Week 9 · LV · W 41-24 · -0.1 pts

Weekly finish
QB35 · QB3 week
Vs. season average
-0.0 pts
Matchup
LV ranked 1st in points allowed to QB that season
Offensive snaps
1

How the -0.1 points scored (PPR)

  • Rushing yards-1 yds-0.1
10Did not play
11Did not play
12Bye week
13Did not play
14Did not play
15Did not play
16CLE24thW 24-6-0.10/00001-10QB35

Week 16 · CLE · W 24-6 · -0.1 pts

Weekly finish
QB35 · QB3 week
Vs. season average
-0.0 pts
Matchup
CLE ranked 24th in points allowed to QB that season
Offensive snaps
1

How the -0.1 points scored (PPR)

  • Rushing yards-1 yds-0.1
17Did not play
18Did not play

Opponent rank is fantasy points allowed to QBs across 2024: 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest.

Where His Weeks Finished

All three weeks outside the top 24. For a quarterback who finished QB60 overall, he was one of the steadier options at the position, never worse than QB38.

QB1 range (top 12)QB2 range (13–24)Bench range (25+)Also: Wk 16 (QB35)

Game-by-Game Breakdown

Week 16, Dec 22
vs Browns
W 24–6

Held in check by Cleveland

0/0, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. 1 carry, -1 yds.

19 of his 0 throws went to Tee Higgins (11 targets) and Ja'Marr Chase (8).

-0.1QB35
Week 9, Nov 3
vs Raiders
W 41–24

Held in check by Las Vegas

0/0, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. 1 carry, -1 yds.

17 of his 0 throws went to Ja'Marr Chase (11 targets) and Mike Gesicki (6).

-0.1QB35
Week 8, Oct 27
vs Eagles
L 17–37

Shut down by Philadelphia

0/0, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

19 of his 0 throws went to Ja'Marr Chase (11 targets) and Mike Gesicki (8).

0.0QB38

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Jake Browning Rest-of-Season Outlook

QB4 for deep leagues only

Superflex / 2QBBench stash
1QB, 12+ teamsWaiver wire
1QB, 10 teamsWaiver wire

Preseason Projection vs. Reality

He finished QB43 last season at 11.3 points per game.

2025 final
QB43
11.3 PPG over 5 games
Rest of season
Live rank
Updated after every game

Our 2026 Preseason Outlook

Browning's 2025 cameo in Cincinnati was a warning sign: across five outings he posted a brutal minus-0.322 EPA per play, a 40.6% success rate, and six touchdowns against eight interceptions while completing just 64.8% of his throws for 771 yards. That collapse looked nothing like his 2023 fill-in stretch, when he managed a positive 0.108 EPA, a 47.3% success rate, and a 12-to-7 touchdown-to-pick mark over nine games. The drop in efficiency, paired with 26.1% pressure and a tendency toward poor throws (15% bad-throw rate), explains why his stock cratered.

Now in Tampa Bay, he sits firmly behind Baker Mayfield as a clipboard-holder buried near the back of QB draft boards. There is genuine upside in the role he'd inherit if Mayfield missed time, given Browning's history of 20-point spike weeks as a starter, but until that happens he's a monitor-only stash with zero weekly relevance.

What Drives His Outlook

His 2025 rank among the 41 quarterbacks who played at least six games. Each bar is one quarterback, best on the left; his is highlighted.

Passing volume

25.0attempts per game

Fewer than 6 games in 2025, so not ranked.

Efficiency

-0.32EPA per play

Fewer than 6 games in 2025, so not ranked.

Rushing

7.8rush yards per game

Fewer than 6 games in 2025, so not ranked.

Success rate
40.6%
CPOE
+0.4
Sacks taken
9
Pressure rate
26.1%
Bad-throw rate
15.0%
Deep-attempt rate
12.7%

What Could Change His Value

Risk

  • Pressure and sacks9 sacks and a 26.1% pressure rate in 2025.
Weighing Browning against another quarterback on your roster?Compare them in Redraft Command

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Jake Browning Fantasy Outlook FAQ

What is Jake Browning's fantasy outlook for the rest of the 2026 season?

Jake Browning projects as a qB4 for deep leagues only for the rest of the 2026 season: a bench stash in superflex and 2QB leagues and waiver-wire material in 1QB leagues. See his live rank in Redraft Command.

What is Jake Browning's rest-of-season fantasy ranking?

Jake Browning is the QB43 in PPR points per game. That puts him in QB4 territory, waiver-wire material in 12-team 1QB leagues.

Jake Browning Bio

Jake Browning is a free-agent quarterback. Born April 11, 1996, in Folsom, CA, he attended Folsom and played college football at Washington.

He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2019. Since then, Browning played for the Cincinnati Bengals (2021–2025).

In 17 regular-season games since 2023, he has thrown for 2,707 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Career Timeline

2 stops with 2 teams in 7 seasons. Each block's width is the time he spent there.

Vikings2019–2020 Minnesota Vikings
0games played
Bengals2021–2025 Cincinnati Bengals
2,707yds, 18 TD, 15 INT · 17 games
Regular-season passing stats with each team.

What happened at each stop

Most recent first.

  1. Cincinnati Bengals2021–2025

    He was a part-time starter, with 10 starts in 17 games.

  2. Minnesota Vikings2019–2020

    Listed on the 2019–2020 roster; no regular-season stats recorded.

  3. College: Washington

Transactions

  1. ReleasedReleased by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  2. SignedSigned a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  3. Re-signedRe-signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.
  4. TenderBengals tendered him as an exclusive rights free agent.
  5. SignedSigned with the Cincinnati Bengals.
  6. WaivedWaived by the Cincinnati Bengals.
  7. SignedSigned a reserve/future contract with the Cincinnati Bengals.
  8. SignedSigned to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad.
  9. WaivedWaived by the Minnesota Vikings.
  10. SignedSigned a reserve/future contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
  11. WaivedWaived by the Minnesota Vikings.
  12. SignedSigned a reserve/future contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
  13. WaivedWaived by the Minnesota Vikings.
  14. SignedSigned as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings.
  15. ContractAgreed to terms with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent.

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About Jake Browning: Bio FAQ

How old is Jake Browning?

Jake Browning is 30 years old. He was born on April 11, 1996. 2026 is his 8th NFL season.

How tall is Jake Browning?

Jake Browning is 6 feet 2 inches tall (6'2"), listed at 209 pounds, and plays quarterback.

How much does Jake Browning weigh?

Jake Browning weighs 209 pounds, his listed weight. He is listed at 6'2".

What position does Jake Browning play?

Jake Browning plays quarterback, wearing number 5. 2026 is his 8th season in the NFL.

Where did Jake Browning go to college?

Jake Browning played college football at Washington, after attending Folsom (CA).

Where is Jake Browning from?

Jake Browning went to high school in California, at Folsom, before playing college football at Washington.

When is Jake Browning's birthday?

Jake Browning's birthday is April 11. He was born on April 11, 1996 and is 30 years old.

How long has Jake Browning been in the NFL?

2026 is Jake Browning's 8th NFL season; he entered the league in 2021. View his career statistics.

What teams has Jake Browning played for?

Jake Browning has played for the Cincinnati Bengals. View his career statistics.

What year did Jake Browning enter the NFL?

Jake Browning entered the NFL in 2021. 2026 is his 8th season.