Player Career

Josh Rosen Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Josh Rosen story

Josh Rosen built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a quarterback from Manhattan Beach, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Josh Rosen's career was his passing role: 9,302 passing yards, 59 touchdown passes, and 1,169 attempts across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with UCLA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UCLA.

The arc is straightforward: Josh Rosen moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UCLA

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonUCLA3,68557.29
2015 Regular SeasonUCLA3,68557.290
2016 Regular SeasonUCLA1,84356.111-1,842
2017 Regular SeasonUCLA3,62059.415.11,777

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Stanford

Week 4 · L 34-58 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

495

Total Offense

70.6 takeover

495 total offense with 67.5 efficiency.

#2

vs Washington State

Week 11 · L 27-31 · Conference game

410

Total Offense

70.5 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

410 total offense with 76.9 efficiency.

#3

@ Memphis

Week 3 · L 45-48

495

Total Offense

69.9 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

495 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.

#4

vs Texas A&M

Week 1 · W 45-44

477

Total Offense

66 takeover

Win with 477 yards of offense and 57.2 efficiency.

477 total offense with 57.2 efficiency.

#5

@ Arizona State

Week 6 · L 20-23 · Conference game

369

Total Offense

64.9 takeover

Loss with 369 yards of offense and 56 efficiency.

369 total offense with 56 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · UCLA

3,620 primary output · 59.4 efficiency · 15.1 usage

66.3

#2

2015 Postseason · UCLA

64.4

3,685 primary · 57.2 efficiency · 9 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · UCLA

64.4

3,685 primary · 57.2 efficiency · 9 usage

Milestones

22

250+ passing yards

16

300+ total offense

11

3+ TD games

11

Above avg efficiency