Joshua Dobbs Fantasy outlook, stats and Week 4 start/sit for 2026
- Age
- 31
- Height / weight
- 6'3", 216 lb
- Experience
- 10th season
- Drafted
- 2017 R4, #135
2025 Season
- PPR PPG
- 0.5
- Pos rank
- QB61
- Rostered
- —
Week 4 at Panthers, Sun Oct 4, 8:20 PM ET 8th vs. QBs, favorable
Joshua Dobbs Fantasy Football Stats & Analysis
Producing as
QB61 · Poor
Scoring rate
0.5 PPG
Played
4 games
Role
Depth
Trend
Stable
Role Direction
| Usage | Season | Last 4 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass Att/G | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0% |
| Rush Att/G | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0% |
Joshua Dobbs's 2026 Season, Week by Week
The next four matchups include two of the league's softest pass defenses.
- Week 1, Win,vs NO,—,Did not play
- Week 2, Loss,at BUF,—,Did not play
- Week 3, Win,vs NYJ,—,Did not play
- Up next. Week 4, Oct 4,at CAR,FavorablePanthers vs. QBs
- Week 5, Oct 11,at ARI,FavorableCardinals vs. QBs
- Week 6,Bye,No game
- Week 7, Oct 25,vs GB,NeutralPackers vs. QBs
Matchup rank is PPR points allowed to QBs through Week 4. 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest.
Career Fantasy Stats by Season
| Season | Team | GP | Pass yds | TD | INT | Rush yds | FPTS | PPG | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NE | 4 | 65 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | QB61 |
| 2024 | SF | 2 | 361 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 32.8 | 16.4 | — |
| 2023 | ARI/MIN | 13 | 2,464 | 13 | 10 | 421 | 210.7 | 16.2 | QB23 |
| 2022 | TEN | 2 | 411 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.8 | 11.4 | — |
| 2020 | PIT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.1 | 2.1 | — |
| Career | 27 | 3,346 | 17 | 15 | 515 | 272.3 | 10.1 |
Rest-of-Season Outlook and Availability
Injury status
Active, no designation
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Joshua Dobbs Fantasy Football FAQ
Should I start Joshua Dobbs in Week 4?
Joshua Dobbs plays Week 4 at the Panthers. The Panthers rank 8th in PPR points allowed to QBs, a favorable matchup. Get the start/sit call for Dobbs.
Is Joshua Dobbs worth rostering in fantasy football?
Yes, in the right league: Joshua Dobbs is a bench stash in superflex and 2QB leagues and waiver-wire material in 1QB leagues.
What are Joshua Dobbs's upcoming fantasy football matchups?
Joshua Dobbs's next three games are Week 4 at the Panthers (8th in PPR points allowed to QBs, favorable), Week 5 at the Cardinals (4th in PPR points allowed to QBs, favorable) and Week 7 vs. the Packers (22nd in PPR points allowed to QBs, neutral). Two of them are favorable by points allowed to the position.
Joshua Dobbs 2025 Stats
2025 finalHe didn't score a touchdown, so all of his fantasy production came from volume.
Passing
- Yards
- 65
- Comp %
- 70.0%
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 0
7/10 Comp/Att6.5 Y/A87.5 Rating
Rushing
- Yards
- −5
- TD
- 0
10 Att−0.5 Y/C
Fantasy (PPR)
- Points
- 2.1
- Pos rank
- QB69
1.1 Best Week 17 NYJ−0.2 Worst Week 4 CAR
Advanced Passing Stats
| Stat | 2025 3 games | |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | ||
| EPA per play | −0.15 | — |
| Success rate | 15.4% | — |
| Completion rate | 66.7% | — |
| Yards per attempt | 7.0 | — |
| TD rate | 0.0% | — |
| Usage | ||
| Pass attempts per game | 2.0 | — |
| Style | ||
| Air yards per attempt | 11.5 | — |
| Deep-attempt rate | 16.7% | — |
| Context | ||
| Completion % over expected | +4.1 | — |
| Pressure rate | 0.0% | — |
Percentiles: 2025 (3 games, weeks 1–17): below the qualifying line, so no percentiles.
For fantasy: his floor is his volume, 2.5 pass attempts and 2.5 carries a game in 2025; efficiency decides how much of it becomes points.
Fantasy Points per Game, Every Season
0.5
Fantasy PPG
QB61
Fantasy finish
16
Pass yds/g
0.0
Pass TD/g
Joshua Dobbs career stats by season
| Season | GP | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | TD | INT | Rush yds | FPTS | PPG | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025to date | 4 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | QB61 |
| 2024 | 2 | 32 | 47 | 361 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 32.8 | 16.4 | — |
| 2023 | 13 | 262 | 417 | 2,464 | 13 | 10 | 421 | 210.7 | 16.2 | QB23 |
| 2022 | 2 | 40 | 68 | 411 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.8 | 11.4 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.1 | 2.1 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.4 | QB48 |
| Career | 27 | 351 | 559 | 3,346 | 17 | 15 | 515 | 272.3 | 10.1 | — |
What His Career Numbers Say
10.1
Career PPG
27 games over 6 seasons
20%
Availability
Share of team games he played
22%
Top-12 weeks
Share of his games as a QB1
9.6
Weekly swing
Standard deviation, high
Dobbs has averaged 10.1 fantasy points per game over 27 games and 6 seasons, without a top-12 finish. The average hides two careers: 15.7 a game in his three seasons with a starter's volume, 0.6 in the three without it.
In 2025 he averaged 0.5 per game, down 15.9 from 2024. Volume is the driver: 2.5 pass attempts a game against 23.5. His most-targeted receivers in 2025 were Stefon Diggs and Hunter Henry.
Career numbers describe the past; for what he is worth from here, see Dobbs's rest-of-season rank and trade value in Redraft Command.
Career highs
- 2,464Pass yards2023
- 13Pass TD2023
- 210.7Fantasy pts2023 · QB20
- 3,346Career pass yds2018–2025
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Joshua Dobbs Stats FAQ
What were Joshua Dobbs's stats last season?
In 2025, Joshua Dobbs completed 7 of 10 passes for 65 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions, adding -5 rushing yards in 4 games. That was 2.1 PPR points (0.5 per game), a QB61 finish.
What are Joshua Dobbs's career NFL stats?
Across 6 seasons and 27 games, Joshua Dobbs has 3,346 passing yards, 17 touchdown passes and 15 interceptions, plus 515 rushing yards, for 272.3 PPR fantasy points (10.1 per game).
How many touchdowns does Joshua Dobbs have in his career?
Joshua Dobbs has thrown 17 touchdown passes and run for 8 touchdowns in his NFL career, 25 in all, over 27 games.
How many career passing yards does Joshua Dobbs have?
Joshua Dobbs has 3,346 career passing yards over 6 seasons, on 351 completions in 559 attempts.
Joshua Dobbs Game Log 2025
Games played
4
FPTS/G (PPR)
0.5
Pass yds/g
16
Pass TD/g
0.0
Cmp %
70.0%
Rush yds/g
-1
Across 4 games in 2025, Joshua Dobbs has averaged 16 passing yards, 0.0 passing touchdowns and 0.5 PPR fantasy points per game. Joshua Dobbs has finished as a top-12 QB in 0 of those weeks, and inside the top 24 in 0. The best week was Week 17 against NYJ (1.1 points); the lowest was Week 4 against CAR (-0.2).
| Wk | Opp | Result | FPTS | CMP/ATT | PASS YDS | PASS TD | INT | CAR | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Did not play | ||||||||||
| 2 | Did not play | ||||||||||
| 3 | Did not play | ||||||||||
| 4 | CAR30th | W 42-13 | -0.2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | QB37 |
Week 4 · CAR · W 42-13 · -0.2 pts
How the -0.2 points scored (PPR)
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| 7 | TEN18th | W 31-13 | 0.3 | 1/1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | QB35 |
Week 7 · TEN · W 31-13 · 0.3 pts
How the 0.3 points scored (PPR)
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| 16 | Did not play | ||||||||||
| 17 | NYJ7th | W 42-10 | 1.1 | 3/4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | QB34 |
Week 17 · NYJ · W 42-10 · 1.1 pts
How the 1.1 points scored (PPR)
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| 18 | MIA12th | W 38-10 | 0.9 | 3/4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | QB35 |
Week 18 · MIA · W 38-10 · 0.9 pts
How the 0.9 points scored (PPR)
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Opponent rank is fantasy points allowed to QBs across 2025: 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest.
Where His Weeks Finished
All four weeks outside the top 24. For a quarterback ranked QB61 overall, he's been one of the steadier options at the position, never worse than QB37.
Game-by-Game Breakdown
Held in check by Miami
3/4, 23 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. 3 carries, 0 yds.
A 4-attempt game that never found the end zone. 9 of those throws went to Hunter Henry (5 targets) and Kayshon Boutte (4). At 5.8 yards per attempt, most of it came underneath.
Held in check by the Jets
3/4, 30 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. 2 carries, -1 yds.
A 4-attempt game that never found the end zone. 11 of those throws went to Stefon Diggs (6 targets) and Rhamondre Stevenson (5). At 7.5 yards per attempt, he pushed the ball downfield.
Held in check by Tennessee
1/1, 12 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. 2 carries, -2 yds.
12 of his 1 throws went to Stefon Diggs (7 targets) and Hunter Henry (5). At 12.0 yards per attempt, he pushed the ball downfield. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.
Held in check by Carolina
0/1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. 3 carries, -2 yds.
10 of his 1 throws went to Stefon Diggs (7 targets) and Kayshon Boutte (3). Just 0.0 yards per attempt. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.
Fantasy Points By Week
- Weekly points
- Season average (0.5)
Upcoming Matchups
View matchup — Detroit Lions vs Carolina Panthers
View matchup — Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals
View matchup — Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers
View matchup — Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings
Joshua Dobbs Game Log 2020
Games played
1
FPTS/G (PPR)
2.1
Pass yds/g
2
Pass TD/g
0.0
Cmp %
80.0%
Rush yds/g
20
| Wk | Opp | FPTS | CMP/ATT | PASS YDS | PASS TD | INT | CAR | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 17 | CLE18th | 2.1 | 4/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | QB34 |
Week 17 · CLE · 2.1 pts
How the 2.1 points scored (PPR)
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Opponent rank is fantasy points allowed to QBs across 2020: 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest.
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Joshua Dobbs Rest-of-Season Outlook
depth QB for deep leagues only
Preseason Projection vs. Reality
He finished QB69 last season at 0.5 points per game.
What Could Change His Value
Upside
- A soft stretchThe Panthers in Week 4 and the Cardinals in Week 5 are top-10 matchups for QBs.Wk 4 CAR, 8thWk 5 ARI, 4thWk 7 GB, 22ndWk 8 MIN, 27th
Risk
- RoleHe's QB2 on the depth chart.
- A tough matchupThe Vikings in Week 8 (27th) is among the stingiest defenses against QBs.
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Joshua Dobbs Fantasy Outlook FAQ
What is Joshua Dobbs's fantasy outlook for the rest of the 2026 season?
Joshua Dobbs projects as a depth QB 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 Joshua Dobbs's rest-of-season fantasy ranking?
Joshua Dobbs is the QB69 in PPR points per game. That puts him in depth QB territory, waiver-wire material in 12-team 1QB leagues.
What is Joshua Dobbs's projected role going forward?
Joshua Dobbs is QB2 on the depth chart, so a bigger role needs an injury or a change ahead of him.
What is Joshua Dobbs's fantasy football upside?
Joshua Dobbs's upside: the Panthers in Week 4 and the Cardinals in Week 5 are top-10 matchups for QBs.
What could hurt Joshua Dobbs's fantasy value?
Joshua Dobbs's risks: the Vikings in Week 8 is a tough matchup. See his injury status and history.
How difficult is Joshua Dobbs's remaining fantasy schedule?
About average: of his next seven games, 3 come against a top-10 matchup for QBs and 3 against one of the stingiest defenses, by PPR points allowed to the position.
Latest Joshua Dobbs News & Updates
Season Timeline
Every update this season, grouped by week, newest first.
Week 3Sep 27W 31–24 vs NYJ
Game recap coming soon
Week 2Sep 17L 31–41 @ BUF
Game recap coming soon
Week 1Sep 13W 31–30 vs NO
Game recap coming soon
No updates of this type yet this season.
Around the Lions
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Joshua Dobbs Bio
Joshua Dobbs is a quarterback for the Detroit Lions, where he wears No. 11. Born January 26, 1995, in Alpharetta, GA, he attended Alpharetta and played college football at Tennessee.
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Dobbs in round 4, pick 135, of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 9, 2019. He was traded to the Arizona Cardinals on August 24, 2023. He was traded to the Minnesota Vikings on October 31, 2023. Since then, Dobbs played for the Jacksonville Jaguars (2019), returned to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2020, played for the Tennessee Titans (2022), Arizona Cardinals (2023), Minnesota Vikings (2023), San Francisco 49ers (2024) and New England Patriots (2025) and joined the Detroit Lions in 2026.
In 27 regular-season games since 2018, he has thrown for 3,346 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Career Timeline
9 stops with 8 teams in 10 seasons. Each block's width is the time he spent there.
What happened at each stop
Most recent first.
Detroit Lions Current team2026–present
Listed on the 2026 roster; no regular-season stats recorded.
New England Patriots2025
He was a backup, appearing in 4 games without a start.
San Francisco 49ers2024
He was a part-time starter, with 1 start in 2 games.
Minnesota Vikings2023
Acquired in a trade with the Arizona Cardinals on October 31, 2023. He was the starter, with 4 starts in 5 games.
Arizona Cardinals2023
Acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Browns on August 24, 2023. He was the starter, with 8 starts in 8 games.
Tennessee Titans2022
He was the starter, with 2 starts in 2 games.
Pittsburgh Steelers2020–2021, second stint
He was a backup, appearing in 1 game without a start.
Jacksonville Jaguars2019
Acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 9, 2019. Listed on the 2019 roster; no regular-season stats recorded.
Pittsburgh Steelers2017–2018
Selected in round 4, pick 135, of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was a backup, appearing in 5 games without a start.
College: Tennessee
Trades and Team Changes
- JoinedJoined the Detroit Lions.
- JoinedJoined the New England Patriots; his first game with them was Week 4.
- JoinedJoined the San Francisco 49ers; his first game with them was Week 17.
- TradedTraded by the Arizona Cardinals to the Minnesota Vikings for a 2024 sixth-round pick.
- TradedTraded by the Cleveland Browns to the Arizona Cardinals for a 2024 fifth-round pick.
- JoinedJoined the Tennessee Titans; his first game with them was Week 17.
- JoinedReturned to the Pittsburgh Steelers; his first game with them was Week 17.
- TradedTraded by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Jacksonville Jaguars for DE Jason Strowbridge.
- DraftedSelected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in round 4, pick 135.
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About Joshua Dobbs: Bio FAQ
How old is Joshua Dobbs?
Joshua Dobbs is 31 years old. He was born on January 26, 1995. 2026 is his 10th NFL season.
How tall is Joshua Dobbs?
Joshua Dobbs is 6 feet 3 inches tall (6'3"), listed at 216 pounds, and plays quarterback for the Detroit Lions.
How much does Joshua Dobbs weigh?
Joshua Dobbs weighs 216 pounds, his listed weight on the Detroit Lions roster. He is listed at 6'3".
What number does Joshua Dobbs wear?
Joshua Dobbs wears number 11 for the Detroit Lions. He plays quarterback.
What position does Joshua Dobbs play?
Joshua Dobbs plays quarterback for the Detroit Lions, wearing number 11. 2026 is his 10th season in the NFL.
What team does Joshua Dobbs play for?
Joshua Dobbs plays for the Detroit Lions as a quarterback. He has been with the Lions since 2026.
Where did Joshua Dobbs go to college?
Joshua Dobbs played college football at Tennessee, after attending Alpharetta (GA). The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him out of Tennessee in 2017.
When was Joshua Dobbs drafted?
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Joshua Dobbs in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft with the 135th overall pick, out of Tennessee.
What round was Joshua Dobbs drafted in?
Joshua Dobbs was a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, taken 135th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
What pick was Joshua Dobbs in the NFL Draft?
Joshua Dobbs was the 135th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round.
Where is Joshua Dobbs from?
Joshua Dobbs went to high school in Georgia, at Alpharetta, before playing college football at Tennessee.
When is Joshua Dobbs's birthday?
Joshua Dobbs's birthday is January 26. He was born on January 26, 1995 and is 31 years old.
How long has Joshua Dobbs been in the NFL?
2026 is Joshua Dobbs's 10th NFL season; he entered the league in 2017 as a fourth-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers. View his career statistics.
What teams has Joshua Dobbs played for?
Joshua Dobbs has played for the Pittsburgh Steelers (two stints), Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots and Detroit Lions. View his career statistics.
What year did Joshua Dobbs enter the NFL?
Joshua Dobbs entered the NFL in 2017, when the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him in the fourth round. 2026 is his 10th season.