Player Dossier

2013-2016

Tennessee

Joshua Dobbs

QB • 6'3" • Alpharetta, GA, USA

Pass-first distributorVolume operator

Joshua Dobbs is a pass-first distributor with 28.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

87%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

89

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Player Story

Joshua Dobbs built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a quarterback from Alpharetta, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Joshua Dobbs' career was his passing role: 7,138...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.9305

Alpharetta · Alpharetta, GA

Committed To
Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2017
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 29
Overall
No. 135
NFL Team
Pittsburgh Steelers

Joshua Dobbs, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tennessee. Joshua Dobbs is a pass-first distributor with 28.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
9,298
Passing yards
7,138
Rushing yards
2,160
Touchdowns
87

Quick Answers

Joshua Dobbs quick answers

Latest team and position
Tennessee · QB
Career Total Offense
9,298
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Tennessee
Top game
South Carolina
Recruit profile
4-star · Alpharetta · Tennessee
High school pipeline
Alpharetta · 23 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2017 · Round 4 · Pick 29 · Pittsburgh Steelers
Latest roster
No. 11 · Class 2016
2016 Total offense rank
3,777 total offense · QB 20th (top 7%) · SEC 2nd (top 2%) · National 20th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonTennessee5884695189350.4
2014 PostseasonTennessee620512976365.5
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee61,4701,0773931465.5
2015 PostseasonTennessee1321416648268
2015 Regular SeasonTennessee132,7482,1256232568
2016 PostseasonTennessee13409291118474.9
2016 Regular SeasonTennessee133,3682,6557133674.9

Related Context

Joshua Dobbs played QB for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joshua Dobbs recorded 7,138 passing yards, 2,160 rushing yards, and 62 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Tennessee.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Tennessee paired 3,777 primary output with 66.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 66.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 69.2th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · Tennessee

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

290.5

Efficiency

66.7

Usage

28.2

Consistency

70.4

Best Game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 409. App State: 188. Virginia Tech: 197. Ohio: 262. Florida: 399. Georgia: 256. Texas A&M: 455. Alabama: 61. South Carolina: 188. Tennessee Tech: 186. Kentucky: 370. Missouri: 413. Vanderbilt: 393

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 49 by 81.1. App State: 38 by 49.1. Virginia Tech: 33 by 61.8. Ohio: 41 by 65.1. Florida: 49 by 63.8. Georgia: 37 by 60.9. Texas A&M: 64 by 61.7. Alabama: 34 by 43.2. South Carolina: 38 by 47.4. Tennessee Tech: 14 by 80.6. Kentucky: 31 by 85.3. Missouri: 32 by 88.2. Vanderbilt: 47 by 78.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins297.8 · Games = 9 · +23.5 vs Losses
Losses274.3 · Games = 4 · -23.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

88.2 vs Missouri

Result
Fri 12/30vs Nebraska3+ TD · Dual-threatW 38-24233829160.51081.11111810.70329
Sun 11/27@ Vanderbilt300-yard game · Dual-threatL 34-45313434091.22078.813534.10016
Sat 11/19vs Missouri3+ TD · Dual-threatW 63-37152222368.23088.21019019270
Sat 11/12vs Kentucky3+ TD · Dual-threatW 49-36111722364.73185.31414710.50245
Sat 11/5vs Tennessee Tech3+ TDW 55-0121318392.33080.613303
Sat 10/29@ South CarolinaL 21-24122616146.21247.412272.30031
Sat 10/15vs AlabamaL 10-4916279259.30143.27-31-4.4004
Sat 10/8@ Texas A&M300-yard game · Dual-threatL 38-45284739859.61261.717573.40033
Sat 10/1@ Georgia3+ TDW 34-31162623061.53160.911262.40117
Sat 9/24vs Florida300-yard game · 3+ TDW 38-28163231950.04263.817804.70122
Sat 9/17vs Ohio3+ TD · Dual-threatW 28-19192720370.42165.114594.20114
Sun 9/11vs Virginia Tech3+ TD · Dual-threatW 45-2410199152.63161.8141067.60240
Thu 9/1vs App StateW 20-13162919255.21149.19-4-0.40013

Player Story

Joshua Dobbs story

Joshua Dobbs built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a quarterback from Alpharetta, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Joshua Dobbs' career was his passing role: 7,138 passing yards, 53 touchdown passes, 999 attempts, and 2,160 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Tennessee. 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 2,160 rushing yards and 62 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.

The arc is straightforward: Joshua Dobbs 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

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    Tennessee

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonTennessee88460.121.1
2014 PostseasonTennessee1,67562.339.9791
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee1,67562.339.90
2015 PostseasonTennessee2,96263.124.21,287
2015 Regular SeasonTennessee2,96263.124.20
2016 PostseasonTennessee3,77766.728.2815
2016 Regular SeasonTennessee3,77766.728.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ South Carolina

Week 10 · W 45-42 · Conference game

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

467

Total Offense

88.9 takeover

467 total offense with 69.8 efficiency.

#2

@ Vanderbilt

Week 13 · L 34-45 · Conference game

393

Total Offense

84.3 takeover

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

393 total offense with 78.8 efficiency.

#3

vs Georgia

Week 6 · W 38-31 · Conference game

430

Total Offense

84.2 takeover

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

430 total offense with 69.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Kentucky

Week 11 · W 49-36 · Conference game

370

Total Offense

80.8 takeover

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

370 total offense with 85.3 efficiency.

#5

@ Texas A&M

Week 6 · L 38-45 · Conference game

455

Total Offense

78.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

455 total offense with 61.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Tennessee

3,777 primary output · 66.7 efficiency · 28.2 usage

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#2

2016 Regular Season · Tennessee

74.9

3,777 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 28.2 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Tennessee

68

2,962 primary · 63.1 efficiency · 24.2 usage

Milestones

8

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

16

3+ TD games

25

Above avg efficiency