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Jared Goff Injury History & Updates

Basic StatsJared Goff's Basic Stats

Jared Goff
ADP: N/A
Bye: 5
Experience: 8
Age: 29.9
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 217
40 Time: 4.82

SPARQx (Rank): 81.50 (20%)
Burst Score (Rank): 102.30 (12%)
Agility Score (Rank): 11.64 (35%)
Throw Velocity (Rank): 58.00 (84%)

Injury PredictorJared Goff's Injury Guide

Very Low Risk

Chance of Injury in 2024

20.1%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

1.3%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2024

0.40

Durability

5.00

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

Injury analysis powered by Draft Sharks Injury Guide, formerly SIP Logo

Injury History

Date League Injury Details
Aug 28, 2016 NFL Back Tailbone Bruise Goff suffered a bruised tailbone in the 3rd preseason game but was able to play in the 4th.
Dec 15, 2016 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1
Dec 27, 2020 NFL Hand Thumb Fracture Goff was diagnosed with a broken right thumb following Week 16's loss to the Seahawks. He was ruled out of the Rams' regular-season finale
Nov 14, 2021 NFL Abdomen Muscle Strain Grade 2 Goff suffered an oblique injury during Week 10's tie with the Steelers.

Basic StatsJared Goff's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

Goff has played well the past two years, especially at home. He returns a strong group of pass catchers that would get a boost if WR Jameson Williams is ready to step up. Goff’s lack of rushing limits the ceiling, and you’ll want to primarily play him at home. But he can be an underrated piece of a QB platoon.

What We Learned Last Year

  • Goff tallied seven top-12 finishes in 2023. That’s one more than he produced in 2022 and two more than he had (in 14 games) in 2021, his first season with the Lions.
  • Goff finished five of those seven weeks among the top 6 fantasy QBs. Only four QBs delivered more top 6 weeks.
  • Four of those top 6 finishes and five of the top 12s came at home, where Goff has historically performed much better since arriving in Detroit.
  • Last year found him:
    • Completing 70.1% of passes at home vs. 64.8% on the road
    • Averaging 280.0 yards at home vs. 259.4 on the road
    • Throwing for a 6.8% TD rate at home vs. 3.4% on the road
    • Generating a 107.9 passer rating at home vs. 89.4 on the road
  • For the season, Goff posted his highest TD rate since 2018. He reached 67% completions for the third time in four years.
    • He has climbed from 63.4% completions over five seasons with the Rams to 66.5% over three with the Lions.
    • His average target depth has shortened in Detroit. But the yards per pass attempt have stayed close (7.5 with Rams, 7.3 with Lions). And Goff finished each of the past two years at 7.6 after a low start in Detroit (6.6 in 2021).
  • Goff tallied the second-best fantasy scoring average of his career last season, ranking 14th at the position in points per game. That trailed only his 2018 with the Rams, when they lost to New England in the Super Bowl.

What to Expect in 2024

  • The Lions showed their commitment to Goff by extending him in mid-May. The contract likely locks Goff in at least through 2027.
  • Detroit didn’t add anything to the pass offense but expects to get more from WR Jameson Williams in his third season.
    • HC Dan Campbell called Williams the team’s “most improved” player of the offseason in May.
    • Williams might have started that improvement last season. After averaging 5.0 yards per target over his first 11 career games, he climbed to 10.1 over the next 10.
  • Goff benefited from the emergence of TE Sam LaPorta and RB Jahmyr Gibbs out of last year’s draft class.
  • The Lions retained OC Ben Johnson amid HC interviews. That’s good, because the offense improved with him coordinating over the past two years.
    • Detroit went from 19th in total plays in 2021 (Goff’s first season) to 12th and then second the past two years.
    • The Lions climbed from 25th in points and 22nd in total yards in 2021 to fifth in scoring each of the past two years; fourth and third in yards.
  • The offensive efficiency has helped Goff’s production amid a run-leaning approach.
    • The Lions have ranked 25th in neutral-situation pass rate over the past two years. That included No. 25 ranking last season.
  • Don’t be surprised if Detroit falls from last year’s No. 9 ranking in pass attempts
    • The passing volume could get boosted, though, if the team trails more than last season’s 12-5 version.
  • Goff doesn’t turn 30 until mid-October and should thus be in his prime, according to our historical aging data.

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Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR DET

3:52pm EDT 10/6/23

Amon-Ra St. Brown doubtful for Week 5

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (abdomen) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game vs. the Panthers. He didn't practice all week and obviously needs to be on fantasy benches. His absence would leave Detroit's WR corps to Josh Reynolds, Jameson Williams, Kalif Raymond, and Marvin Jones. Reynolds (groin) and Williams (not injury related) are listed as questionable for Week 5 but should play after getting in full practices on Friday. St. Brown's absence figures to mean an even more run-heavy game plan for Detroit -- and potentially a target boost for TE Sam LaPorta.

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The Lions have ruled WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) out for Sunday's game against the Seahawks. And that's not the only injury at play in this pass-catching corps. TE T.J. Hockenson (foot), WR D.J. Chark (ankle) and Josh Reynolds (ankle) are also dealing with injuries that have cost them practice time this week. Khalif Raymond and Quintez Cephus sit behind that group if any others wind up inactive. HC Dan Campbell also said Friday that RB D'Andre Swift is "probably out" for the game. We'll update official statuses for others as they come out.

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Lions QB Jared Goff (knee) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Packers after a limited week of practice. We’ll find out whether he’s playing around 11:30 am ET on Sunday.

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Lions QB Jared Goff (knee) put in a limited practice on Wednesday. That's an upgrade after he was sidelined all last week. We'll see if Goff can make it back for Sunday's finale vs. the Packers.

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Lions HC Dan Campbell called QB Jared Goff (knee) "doubtful" to play vs. the Seahawks on Sunday. That figures to mean another start for QB Tim Boyle, who was at least good enough to feed WR Amon-Ra St. Brown 9 catches on 11 targets for 91 yards and a score last week. St. Brown remains a solid Week 17 fantasy play.

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