Jared Goff

Jared Goff
Goff with the Detroit Lions in 2022
No. 16 – Detroit Lions
PositionQuarterback
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1994-10-14) October 14, 1994
Novato, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarin Catholic (Kentfield, California)
CollegeCalifornia (2013–2015)
NFL draft2016: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
NFL records
  • Most pass attempts in a game with a perfect passer rating: 33 (tied)
  • Most pass attempts in a game without an incompletion: 18
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2026
Passing attempts5,263
Passing completions3,466
Completion percentage65.9%
TD–INT258–102
Passing yards39,828
Passer rating96.8
Rushing yards598
Rushing touchdowns12
Stats at Pro Football Reference 

Jared Thomas Goff (born October 14, 1994) is an American professional football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2015 and setting Pac-12 Conference single-season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Selected first overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2016 NFL draft, Goff had a breakout season in 2017, leading the Rams to their first playoff appearance since 2004. The following year, Goff led Los Angeles to Super Bowl LIII. He received Pro Bowl honors in both seasons.


Amid a decline in production and conflicts with Rams head coach Sean McVay, Goff was traded to the Lions in 2021. By his third season in 2023, Goff led the team to their first playoff win since 1991 en route to an appearance in the NFC Championship Game. A year later, he helped the Lions clinch consecutive division titles for the first time since 1954. Goff also extended his Pro Bowl selections to five.