Joshua Dobbs

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Joshua Dobbs was signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent from San Francisco on March 18, 2025 ... Originally drafted by Pittsburgh in the fourth round (135th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft ... Acquired by Jacksonville in a trade with Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round pick (9/9/2019) ... Released by Jacksonville (9/5/20) ... Claimed off waivers from Jacksonville and awarded to Pittsburgh (9/6/20) ... Re-signed by Pittsburgh as an unrestricted free agent (4/19/21) ... Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent from Pittsburgh (4/14/22) ... Released by Cleveland (11/28/22) ... Signed by Detroit to the practice squad (12/5/22) ... Elevated by Detroit to the active roster from the practice squad (12/17/22) ... Reverted back to the Detroit practice squad (12/19/22) ... Signed by Tennessee to the 53-man roster from the Detroit practice squad (12/21/22) ... Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent from Tennessee (3/23/23) ... Acquired by Arizona in a trade with Cleveland in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round draft pick (8/24/23) ... Acquired by Minnesota in a trade with Arizona in exchange for a 2024 sixth-round draft pick (10/31/23) ... Signed by San Francisco as an unrestricted free agent from Minnesota (3/19/24).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Has played in 23 games with 15 starts, completing 344-of-549 passes (62.7 percent) for 3,281 yards and 17 touchdowns. Also has 100 rushing attempts for 520 yards and 8 touchdowns.
• Reunites with Mike Vrabel in New England after spending the end of the 2022 season with Tennessee.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2024 (2/1 - San Francisco)

• Served as the third-string quarterback behind Brock Purdy and Brandon Allen for most of the season.
• Saw his first snaps of the season vs. Detroit (12/30) after QB Brock Purdy left the game due to injury in the fourth quarter. Rushed for a 7-yard touchdown and went 3-of-4 for 35 yards in relief.
• Was named the starter for the season finale at Arizona (1/5) due to QB Brock Purdy being out with an injury. Set career highs in attempts, completions and passing yards, going 29-of-43 (67.4 percent) for 326 yards and a career-high tying 2 touchdown passes, including a career-long 36-yard touchdown pass to FB Kyle Juszczyk. Added 8 rushing attempts for 17 yards and a 1-yard rushing touchdown.

2023 (5/4 - MINNESOTA)

• Acquired by Minnesota in a trade with Arizona in exchange for a 2024 sixth-round draft pick on Oct. 31.
• In five games and four starts with Minnesota, completed 95-of-151 passes (62.9 percent) for 895 yards and 5 touchdowns. Added 30 rushing attempts for 163 yards and 3 touchdowns.
• Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after a week 9 victory at Atlanta (11/5).
• Made his first start for Minnesota vs. New Orleans (11/12) and completed 23-of-34 passes (67.7 percent) for 268 yards and 1 touchdown. Added 8 rushing attempts for 44 yards and 1 touchdown en route to the 27-19 victory, his second career victory as a starter.
• Made his Vikings debut at Atlanta (11/5) after QB Jaren Hall exited the game due to injury in the first quarter, despite having zero practice repetitions and having to rehearse cadence with the offensive line on the sidelines. Completed 20-of-30 passes (66.7 percent) for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns in addition to 7 rushing attempts for 66 yards and 1 touchdown. Successfully converted a 2-point attempt to WR Trishton Jackson to tie the game in the third quarter after his 18-yard rushing touchdown. Threw the game-winning touchdown pass to WR Brandon Powell for 6 yards in the fourth quarter with less than two minutes remaining in the game. Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance.

2023 (8/8 - ARIZONA)

• Acquired by Arizona in a trade with Cleveland in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round draft pick on Aug. 24.
• Served as the starting quarterback for the first eight games of the season when QB Kyler Murray began the season on injured reserve. Completed 167-of-266 passes (62.8 percent) for 1,569 yards and 8 touchdowns. Added 47 rushing attempts for 258 yards and 3 touchdowns.
• Recorded the longest rush of his career with a 44-yard run in the first quarter vs. Dallas (9/24) and finished with 6 rushing attempts for 55 yards. Completed the longest pass of his career on a 69-yard toss to WR Michael Wilson in the fourth quarter. Threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to WR Marquise Brown in the fourth quarter to secure his first career victory as a starter. Set a career high in completion percentage (81.0) after completing 17-of-21 passes for 189 yards and 1 touchdown.
• Had his first career game with 2 touchdown passes at San Francisco (10/1), the first being a 16-yard toss to WR Michael Wilson in the second quarter and the second being an 8-yard pass to Wilson in the third quarter.
• Scored the longest rushing touchdown of his career with a 25-yard run at Seattle (10/22) in the second quarter.

2022 (2/2 - TENNESSEE)

• Signed by Tennessee to the 53-man roster from the Detroit practice squad on Dec. 21.
• Appeared and started in two games, completing 40-of-68 passes for 411 yards and 2 touchdowns, along with 8 rushing attempts for 44 yards.
• Was named the starter for the final two games of the regular season due to an injury to QB Ryan Tannehill.
• Completed 20-of-39 passes (51.3 percent) for 232 yards and 1 touchdown vs. Dallas (12/29) for his first career touchdown pass, a 7-yard toss to WR Robert Woods in the third quarter. Also had 3 rushing attempts for 12 yards.
• At Jacksonville (1/7), completed 20-of-29 passes (69.0 percent) for 179 yards and 1 touchdown, in addition to 5 rushing attempts for 32 yards.

2022 (0/0 - DETROIT)

• Signed by Detroit to the practice squad on Dec. 5, 2022.
• Elevated by Detroit to the active roster from the practice squad for the game at the N.Y. Jets (12/17), but was not active.

2022 (0/0 - CLEVELAND)

• Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent from Pittsburgh on April 14.
• Served as the backup behind QB Jacoby Brissett for 12 weeks before being released on Nov. 28. Did not appear in a game.

2021 (0/0, 0/0 - PITTSBURGH)

• Re-signed with Pittsburgh as an unrestricted free agent on April 19.
• Placed on injured reserve on Aug. 31 and missed the entire season.

2020 (1/0, 0/0 - PITTSBURGH)

• After being released by Jacksonville, claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers on Sept. 6.
• Served as the third quarterback behind Mason Rudolph and Ben Roethlisberger.
• Was inactive for 15 games during the regular season.
• Saw action at Cleveland (1/3), completed 4-of-5 passes for 2 yards, along with 20 rushing yards on 2 carries.

2019 (0/0 -JACKSONVILLE)

• Spent training camp with Pittsburgh before being traded after Week 1 to Jacksonville for a 2020 fifth-round draft pick (9/9).
• Served as the third quarterback behind Nick Foles and Gardner Minshew II.
• Was active for eight regular season games, but did not play before being inactive for Jacksonville's last seven games.

2018 (5/0, 0/0 - Pittsburgh)

• Saw action in five games during the regular season, completing 6-of-12 passes for 43 yards and 1 interception. Also added 11 rushing yards on 4 attempts.
• Served as the third quarterback behind Landry Jones and Ben Roethlisberger.
• Entered the game vs. Atlanta (10/7) and vs. Cleveland (10/28) for the final kneel down.
• Entered the game for one play in the fourth quarter at Baltimore (11/4), completing a 22-yard pass to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, his first career completion on his first career attempt.
• Completed a pass to WR Antonio Brown for -3 yards in the fourth quarter vs. Carolina (11/8).
• Started the second half at Oakland (12/9), completing 4-of-9 passes for 24 yards and one interception.

2017 (0/0, 0/0 - Pittsburgh)

• Drafted by Pittsburgh in the fourth round (135th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.
• Served as the third quarterback behind Landry Jones and Ben Roethlisberger.
• Inactive for 15 games and active for one game vs. Cleveland (12/31), but did not play.

COLLEGE

• Started 35-of-37 games played at Tennessee (2013-16), going 23-12 in those games as the signal caller, tying for the fifth-most wins by a starting quarterback in program history.
• Set school records for career rushing yards by a quarterback (2,160), career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (32), single-season rushing yards by a quarterback (831), and single-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (12 in 2016).
• Ranked fifth in Tennessee history in career passing yards (7,138).
• Joined Mississippi State's Dak Prescott and Florida's Tim Tebow as the only SEC quarterbacks to record 15 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns in multiple seasons.
• One of four conference quarterbacks to have over 50 career passing touchdowns and 25 career rushing scores.
• 2016 All-SEC second team and SEC Offensive Player of the Year by Athlon Sports.
• 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl MVP.
• Graduated from Tennessee with a degree in aerospace engineering.

PERSONAL

• Attended Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Ga., where he earned first team All-State, first time All-County, first team All-Region, second team All-Area, first team All-Conference, Alpharetta High School Offensive MVP and AHS Scholar Athlete honors in his junior and senior seasons.
• Also participated in baseball, earning first team All-Region honors.
• Full name is Robert Joshua Dobbs.

EXTRA POINTS

Dobbs graduated with a degree in aerospace engineering from Tennessee and has since combined his love for football and space, coining the nickname, "The Passtronaut." Through the NFLPA's virtual externship program, Dobbs spent two years (2020-21) with the NASA Kennedy Space Flight Center. In 2022, Dobbs established The Astrordinary Dobbs Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting, encouraging and inspiring all members of the community, particularly the youth, through educational, economical, professional and recreational empowerment.

"We're promoting my background growing up, which was in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), aerospace and aviation," Dobbs said. "So, we love giving back to the community itself, who supported me throughout my career, but also just promoting STEM engagement, giving back to those less fortunate and just being involved. It's very important to me to support those communities and to be able to represent my own foundation. It's really cool. As I said, just having the platform, being able to give back."