Who is Eagles Backup QB Gardner Minshew? Draft Profile and League Stats explored

For personal reasons, Gardner Minshew was unable to participate in Tuesday's stroll drill. However, he is now in line to be the starting QB in Week 16 against the Dallas Cowboys while starting quarterback Jalen Hurts attends to an injured throwing shoulder. With ample opportunity to prepare, Minshew should be able to start the upcoming Week 16 game.

To claim the number 1 seed in the NFC, the 13-1 Philadelphia Eagles only have to win one of their next three outings. Hurts would likely want to go no matter what, but the Eagles might decide to bench him to allow him to recover fully and be prepared for the playoffs.

The Jacksonville Jaguars chose Minshew in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. In his rookie year, he rapidly established himself as the team's main starting QB and set the team record for throwing touchdowns by a first-year QB. He was moved to the Philadelphia Eagles the following year, where he has been the team's number two QB, after an injury cut short his 2020 season.

Minshew has only featured in two full games in the regular season in Philadelphia after playing a total of 23 games over the last two years in Jacksonville, where he threw for 37 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

One of the two complete games Minshew has played was against a weak New York Jets secondary in a top-10 fantasy performance, and the other in a difficult game versus the Dallas Cowboys in Week 18. He attempted eight deep balls, passed for 428 yards, 362 air yards, four touchdowns, and one interception in these two games.

With the Eagles, Gardner Minshew is currently in his second season. He is a reliable thrower who displayed some skill when playing for the Jaguars in his first two NFL seasons. In his career, he has thrown for 41 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Jalen Hurts is seen as a top MVP-caliber, and the 26-year-old Minshew will have huge shoes to fill if he is selected in Week 16. Hurts threw for almost 3,500 yards and 22 TDs while also carrying for 747 yards and 13 scores.

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Gardner Minshew's draft profile

Gardner Minshew was among the three footballers from Washington State invited by the NFL to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in 2019. With a 10.125-inch range, Gardner Minshew had the second-biggest palms of any signal-caller at the combine, only behind Tyree Jackson.

Weeks before the draft, Gardner Minshew had spoken to all 32 teams in the league between the scouting combine and the Senior Bowl. The Jacksonville Jaguars finally took Minshew as the 178th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft.