Jacoby Brissett

Jacoby Brissett

33-Year-Old QuarterbackQB
Arizona Cardinals
2025 Pass/Rush Stats
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3366
TD
23
INT
8
YDS
168
TD
1
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
Brissett started the final 12 games last season for an injured Kyler Murray and likely will start this season after Murray left in free agency. Despite limited action, Brissett finished 14th in both passing yards (3,366) and TD passes (23), buoyed by an offense that repeatedly provided huge volume in comeback mode. Brissett attempted a league-high 40.3 passes per start, a 17-game pace that would equal the sixth-most attempts in NFL history (686). New Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur, the former Rams offensive coordinator, surely will strive for more balance this season, especially now that the run game is getting a potential facelift from third overall pick Jeremiyah Love and free-agent addition Tyler Allgeier. The receiving corps is less impressive, with tight end Trey McBride the lone star, though WR Michael Wilson put up big numbers late last season, and the Cardinals still hope for a breakthrough from WR Marvin Harrison. Brissett is absent from voluntary spring workouts due to displeasure with his contract, but there's no guarantee the Cardinals will budge when they haven't even named him as the starter over third-round pick Carson Beck and free-agent addition Gardner Minshew. Even if he does get resume practicing soon and locks down the starting job, Brissett won’t offer nearly the upside last season’s numbers might suggest. Read Past Outlooks
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Quarterback
Height 6'4"
Weight 235
DOB 12/11/1992
College NC State
Drafted 3rd Rd 2016 #91 Overall
Signed a two-year, $12.5 million contract with the Cardinals in March of 2025.
Still absent, but dialogue ongoing
QBArizona Cardinals
May 8, 2026
Brissett remains absent from the Cardinals' offseason program, but coach Mike LaFleur said Friday that the veteran quarterback has "played a lot of football, and we're in communication," Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports. "He knows what the expectation is," LaFleur added.
ANALYSIS
In the wake of Arizona releasing Kyler Murray and then signing only Gardner Minshew in free agency, Brissett wasn't given an assurances that he'd be the team's starting signal-caller in 2026, per Weinfuss. Brissett thus has stayed away from the early stages of the offseason program as he seeks a raise to starter-level money, as his current contract includes just $1.5 million in guarantees, while Minshew's deal ensures $5.14 million this season. Brissett went only 1-11 as the Cardinals' starting QB in 2025, but he took advantage of high volume in those contests, completing 315 of 484 passes (65.1 percent) for 3,366 yards, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The team added Carson Beck in the third round of this year's draft, but according to Weinfuss's report Friday, Brissett has been informed by the Cards that he's the starter for 2026.
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    The percentage of passes dropped by receivers on passes thrown by this quarterback. The longer the bar, the more sure-handed his receivers have been.
Bad Pass %
14.8%
 
Avg Target Depth
7.7 Yds
 
Sack Rate
8.1%
 
Avg Receiver YAC
5.1 Yds
 
Receiver Drop %
3.5%
 
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  1. Jacoby Brissett
  2. Gardner Minshew
  3. Carson Beck
  4. Kedon Slovis
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Height
6' 4"
 
Weight
235 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.94 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.53 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.17 sec
 
Vertical Jump
31.0 in
 
Broad Jump
113 in
 
Hand Length
9.75 in
 
Arm Length
32.25 in
 
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A 2016 third-round pick of the Patriots, Brissett is on his sixth team in the last six seasons, backing up Kyler Murray in Arizona. In eight appearances (five starts) with the Patriots in 2024, he again avoided throwing interceptions (one) but was sacked 18 times with a paltry 5.1 YPA. He eventually was replaced by rookie Drake Maye. Even if Brissett earns spot starts this year, he likely won't be more than a low-end option in two-QB formats. And the Cardinals don't have a lot of offensive weapons, outside of Marvin Harrison and Trey McBride.
Brissett blew his chance to start last season in Washington when he injured a hamstring the week the Commanders finally tired of Sam Howell. This season, though, he could get another shot at the starting job after returning to New England where he played as a rookie in 2016. Brissett will compete with Drake Maye, the third pick in this year’s draft, for the Week 1 assignment. Maye might need some time to develop his mechanics and footwork, and the Patriots can afford to be patient, so Brissett could begin the season under center. The problem for either quarterback, though, is a lack of playmakers in the New England offense. Kendrick Borne, who is coming off an ACL injury, is the No. 1 WR and tight end Hunter Henry is probably the best target. That doesn’t make Brissett, who figures to be usurped by Maye at some point anyway, a great option even in two-QB leagues.
Brissett kept the seat warm for 11 starts last season while the Browns waited for Deshaun Watson to serve his suspension. He held his own in the caretaker role, finishing middle of the pack (more or less) in most passing stats despite struggling on deep throws. While he looked downfield at a good clip -- his 8.5 average target depth ranked seventh and his 47 attempts of 20-plus yards were sixth most through Week 12 -- his on-target percentage ranked 22nd (42.6) and he threw four interceptions on deep attempts (3rd most). After signing with Washington this offseason, Brissett enters training camp as the backup to Sam Howell. Washington wants Howell, whose only start last season came in Week 18, to win the job, but if Brissett finds himself under center he’ll have a good trio of wideouts to target, led by Terry McLaurin. While unlikely to do much more than what he did in Cleveland last season, Brissett is accurate enough to have value in two-QB leagues if he's surrounded by decent talent.
With Deshaun Watson suspended for the first 11 games of the season, Brissett will start under center for the Browns out of the gate unless the team makes a last-second trade for another quarterback. It's not a good scenario for the Browns nor fantasy managers. Brissett's 70.0 percent on-target rate in 11 games last year with the Dolphins ranked 29th of 33 QBs with at least 225 attempts. And on attempts of 20-plus yards, he completed just eight of 22. When he plays, it figures to be mostly be as a game manager for an offense that rides running backs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt.
After spending four years in Indianapolis, Brissett now replaces Ryan Fitzpatrick as Tua Tagovailoa's top backup. Brissett has two years of starting experience with the Colts under his belt (2017 and 2019) during which he proved to be a capable game-manager. In addition to mentoring Tagovailoa and serving as an emergency option under center, Brissett's running ability could allow him to see the field in certain short-yardage situations, similarly to how he was used by the Colts to complement Philip Rivers last season.
Brissett, who was installed as the Colts' starting QB after Andrew Luck's surprise retirement last August, ended up completing 272 of 447 passes for 2,942 yards to go along with a respectable 18:6 TD:INT in 15 games during the 2019 campaign. Additionally, the 27-year-old logged 56 rushing attempts for 228 yards and four scores on the ground. In the wake of compiling a 7-9 record, the Colts decided to return Brissett to a backup role in 2020, with veteran signal-caller Philip Rivers now in line to helm the team's offense. With that, Brissett becomes the highest-paid No. 2 QB in the league as he enters the second season of a two-year, $30 million contract. Assuming Indy keeps him around, coach Frank Reich has suggested that Brissett could play a handful of snaps per game in order to take advantage of his mobility.
Brissett is now the Colts' starting QB following the abruot retirement of Andrew Luck in late August. The 26-year-old signal-caller has a full season as the team's starter under his belt, as he filled in for Luck in 2017, en route to logging 3,098 passing yards and a 13:7 TD:INT ratio to go along with 63 carries for 260 yards and four rushing scores. While he's not the passer Luck is and therefore not expected to come close to replicating the numbers of the player he replaces, it's reasonable to expect Brissett to put up more fantasy production this time around, protected by a strong offensive line and bolstered by a solid supporting cast the includes the likes of T.Y Hilton, Devin Funchess, Marlon Mack and tight ends Eric Ebron and Jack Doyle.
The Colts expect Andrew Luck to be ready for the season, but they insisted the same last year. After throwing at minicamp in June, he's on pace to be a participant at training camp and, beyond that, Week 1. If he's not ready for the opener, Brissett will be tapped again. A 2016 third-round pick, Brissett didn't put up great numbers last season, but he showed promise in a tough situation. He was sacked a league-high 52 times and had few playmakers to rely on in a run-first offense that limited his attempts per game to the fewest of any quarterback who made at least 13 starts (29.3). Brissett threw only seven interceptions, ranking sixth in interception percentage (1.5), and he was effective on the ground, averaging nearly 17 rushing yards per game and running for four touchdowns. The Colts reportedly turned down two trade offers this offseason to bring him back as Luck insurance. Brissett should at least have a better scheme in which to operate this year with new coach Frank Reich, the Eagles' offensive coordinator last season.
A third-round pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, Brissett finished up his rookie season with 34 completions on 55 attempts for 400 yards to go along with 16 carries for 83 yards and a TD over the course of three appearances (including two starts) for the team. Brissett seeing action last season wasn't how the Patriots drew up their game plan, but with starter Tom Brady suspended for the first four games of the season and Jimmy Garappolo subsequently injured, Brissett was unexpectedly called on. While he didn't throw any TD passes or picks during his stint behind center, the 24-year-old did gain some valuable NFL experience. Brissett ended up missing time last year after undergoing surgery on his right thumb in October but was eventually activated off IR by the Patriots in December in order to reprise his depth QB duties. With Garappolo still in the mix and Brady available from the get-go in 2017, Brissett remains the team's No. 3 QB option this season. The Patriots will continue to groom the North Carolina State product with an eye toward a future that may or may not include Garappolo remaining with the team. In any case, Brady, who turns 40 in August, can't play forever.
With starting QB Tom Brady set to sit out the first four games of the 2016 regular season, Brissett is on track to serve as Jimmy Garoppolo's backup out of the gate. Once Brady returns in Week 5, Brissett is in line to return to third-string duties, but the rookie's training camp reps take on added importance, given the his elevated status he'll gain come Week 1. It's still possible that the Patriots could add a veteran signal-caller before then, but the fact that they haven't done so hints at the team's confidence in Brissett, whom the team took in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft, 91st overall.
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Seeking raise to starter-level pay
QBArizona Cardinals
April 17, 2026
Brissett isn't attending Phase 1 of Arizona's offseason program and is seeking an extension that will pay him commensurate with being a starting quarterback, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Expected to start over Minshew
QBArizona Cardinals
March 10, 2026
Brissett is on track to keep his starting job after the Cardinals settled for Gardner Minshew as their QB addition at the start of free agency, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
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Career year in Arizona
QBArizona Cardinals
January 4, 2026
Brissett completed 22 of 31 pass attempts for 243 yards, two touchdowns and an interception while gaining 19 yards and losing a fumble on three carries in Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Rams.
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Tosses two TDs in rout
QBArizona Cardinals
December 28, 2025
Brissett completed 21 of 37 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 37-14 loss to the Bengals.
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Struggles in loss to Falcons
QBArizona Cardinals
December 21, 2025
Brissett completed 16 of 31 pass attempts for 203 yards, one touchdown and one interception while taking his only carry for five yards in Sunday's 26-19 loss to Atlanta.
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Team rolling on without him
QBArizona Cardinals
May 8, 2026
Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur said Friday the team's offense continues to be installed on schedule despite Brissett's absence from voluntary workouts, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
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The veteran signal-caller, who was impressive as Kyler Murray's fill-in last season while starting the final 12 games of the 2025 campaign, completed 65.1 percent of his passes for 3,366 yards with 23 touchdowns versus eight interceptions while adding 166 yards and an additional score on 37 carries in that span. Brissett is holding out for a restructured contract commensurate with his expected starting role to open the 2026 campaign, and LaFleur indicated he wasn't concerned with the 11-year pro's absence since workouts are voluntary, and Brissett has an abundance of experience.
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