Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2015California
Jared Goff
QB • 6'4" • Novato, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Jared Goff is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
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
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Player Story
Jared Goff built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a quarterback from Novato, CA wearing No. 16, spending time with California. The clearest part of Jared Goff's career was his passing role: 12,200 passing...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 1
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Jared Goff, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · California. Jared Goff is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 12,086
- Passing yards
- 12,200
- Touchdowns
- 97
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Jared Goff California Highlights
2015 · California · Player Highlight
Jared Goff college highlights at California.
- Season
- 2015
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Jared Goff quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 12,086
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · California
- Top game
- Arizona State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Marin Catholic · California
- High school pipeline
- Marin Catholic · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 1 · Pick 1 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Class 2015
- 2015 Total offense rank
- 4,711 total offense · QB 4th (top 2%) · Pac-12 1st (top 1%) · National 4th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | California | 12 | 3,446 | 3,508 | -62 | 19 | 58.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 12 | 3,929 | 3,973 | -44 | 35 | 63.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | California | 13 | 451 | 467 | -16 | 6 | 70.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 13 | 4,260 | 4,252 | 8 | 37 | 70.9 |
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Jared Goff played QB for California. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jared Goff recorded 12,200 passing yards, -114 rushing yards, and 10 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
California paired 4,711 primary output with 63.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 63.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Win with 573 yards of offense and 86.8 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · California
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
362.4
Efficiency
63.8
Usage
14.5
Consistency
87.5
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Air Force: 451. Grambling: 309. San Diego State: 300. Texas: 282. Washington: 334. Washington State: 358. Utah: 370. UCLA: 304. USC: 300. Oregon: 312. Oregon State: 440. Stanford: 378. Arizona State: 573
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Air Force: 39 by 66.9. Grambling: 32 by 81. San Diego State: 26 by 63.5. Texas: 40 by 70. Washington: 49 by 55.3. Washington State: 50 by 59.2. Utah: 56 by 51.1. UCLA: 63 by 53.9. USC: 35 by 70.1. Oregon: 43 by 50.3. Oregon State: 40 by 64.9. Stanford: 58 by 57. Arizona State: 54 by 86.8
Split Comparison
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Wins380.9 · Games = 8 · +48.1 vs Losses
Losses332.8 · Games = 5 · -48.1 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
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
86.8 vs Arizona State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/29 | @ Air Force300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 55-36 | 25 | 37 | 467 | 67.6 | 6 | 0 | 66.9 | 2 | -16 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 11/29 | vs Arizona State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 48-46 | 30 | 51 | 542 | 58.8 | 5 | 0 | 86.8 | 3 | 31 | 10.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 11/22 | @ Stanford300-yard game | L 22-35 | 37 | 54 | 386 | 68.5 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 4 | -8 | -2 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 11/15 | vs Oregon State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 54-24 | 26 | 37 | 453 | 70.3 | 6 | 1 | 64.9 | 3 | -13 | -4.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Oregon300-yard game | L 28-44 | 18 | 41 | 329 | 43.9 | 2 | 1 | 50.3 | 2 | -17 | -8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs USC | L 21-27 | 23 | 31 | 277 | 74.2 | 2 | 2 | 70.1 | 4 | 23 | 5.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Fri 10/23 | @ UCLA3+ TD | L 24-40 | 32 | 53 | 295 | 60.4 | 3 | 0 | 53.9 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 10/11 | @ Utah300-yard game | L 24-30 | 25 | 47 | 340 | 53.2 | 2 | 5 | 51.1 | 9 | 30 | 3.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Washington State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 34-28 | 33 | 45 | 390 | 73.3 | 4 | 1 | 59.2 | 5 | -32 | -6.40 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Washington300-yard game | W 30-24 | 24 | 40 | 342 | 60.0 | 2 | 1 | 55.3 | 9 | -8 | -0.90 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Texas3+ TD | W 45-44 | 27 | 37 | 268 | 73.0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 3 | 14 | 4.70 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs San Diego State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 35-7 | 17 | 24 | 321 | 70.8 | 3 | 1 | 63.5 | 2 | -21 | -10.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Grambling300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 73-14 | 24 | 32 | 309 | 75.0 | 3 | 1 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Jared Goff story
Jared Goff built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a quarterback from Novato, CA wearing No. 16, spending time with California. The clearest part of Jared Goff's career was his passing role: 12,200 passing yards, 96 touchdown passes, and 1,569 attempts across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with California. 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 10 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 California.
The arc is straightforward: Jared Goff moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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2013-2015
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | California | 3,446 | 54.7 | 15.7 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 3,929 | 58.6 | 13 | 483 |
| 2015 Postseason | California | 4,711 | 63.8 | 14.5 | 782 |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 4,711 | 63.8 | 14.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arizona State
Week 13 · W 48-46 · Conference game
Win with 573 yards of offense and 86.8 efficiency.
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Total Offense
72.3 takeover
573 total offense with 86.8 efficiency.
#2
vs Portland State
Week 2 · W 37-30
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Total Offense
67.9 takeover
Win with 484 yards of offense and 61 efficiency.
484 total offense with 61 efficiency.
#3
vs Grambling
Week 1 · W 73-14
309
Total Offense
67.5 takeover
Win with 309 yards of offense and 81 efficiency.
309 total offense with 81 efficiency.
#4
@ Washington
Week 9 · L 17-41 · Conference game
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Total Offense
63.4 takeover
Loss with 333 yards of offense and 52.8 efficiency.
333 total offense with 52.8 efficiency.
#5
vs Washington State
Week 6 · L 22-44 · Conference game
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Total Offense
62.3 takeover
Loss with 487 yards of offense and 55.1 efficiency.
487 total offense with 55.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · California
4,711 primary output · 63.8 efficiency · 14.5 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · California
70.9
4,711 primary · 63.8 efficiency · 14.5 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · California
63.1
3,929 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
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3+ TD games
14
Above avg efficiency
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