Jimmy Garoppolo

Jimmy Garoppolo

32-Year-Old QuarterbackQB
Los Angeles Rams
Reserve-Sus
Injury Suspension
Est. Return 9/22/2024
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Garoppolo began last season as the backup to Trey Lance in San Francisco only to take over in Week 2 when Lance suffered a season-ending injury. The same fate hit Garoppolo a couple months later when a foot injury in Week 13 ended his season. In between, he was the same Jimmy G we’ve come to expect -- a high completion percentage (5th) thanks to a lot of short passes (2nd) and few deep shots (26th), with an average target depth of 7.1 yards (27th). The Raiders guaranteed $34 million for that skill set and reunited the game manager with coach Josh McDaniels, for whom he played in New England from 2014-16. Garoppolo at least has Davante Adams to target, and the Raiders also signed WR Jakobi Meyers, who had 804 yards and six touchdowns in New England last year. Hunter Renfrow is still around as the slot guy, while the team signed TE Austin Hooper and drafted TE Michael Mayer in Round 2 after trading Darren Waller to the Giants. It's a decent supporting cast, but the Raiders also want to run the ball with Josh Jacobs, and Garoppolo won't add rushing stats of his own (225 career yards, seven TDs). There are better QB2 options. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
$Signed a contract with the Rams in March of 2024.
Finds new home in L.A.
QBLos Angeles Rams
Suspension
March 15, 2024
The Rams and Garoppolo (suspension) agreed to a one-year contract Friday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Garoppolo didn't exactly uphold the three-year contract he signed with the Raiders last March, appearing in just seven games due to injury and an eventual benching for rookie QB Aidan O'Connell after Week 8. Overall, Garoppolo completed 110 of 169 passes (65.1 percent) for 1,205 yards, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions in his stint with the silver and black. The current offseason has included a two-game suspension because of a violation of the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, but Garoppolo figures to serve as Matthew Stafford's backup Week 3 and beyond in the coming campaign once the former completes the ban.
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How do Jimmy Garoppolo's 2023 advanced stats compare to other quarterbacks?
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  • Bad Pass %
    The percentage of passes that were considered to be poorly thrown.
  • Avg Target Depth
    The average number of yards thrown per pass by the quarterback – including incomplete passes.
  • Sack Rate
    The percentage of dropbacks where the quartback was sacked. The longer the bar below, the more often they are sacked relative to other QBs.
  • Avg Receiver YAC
    The average number of yards after the catch that receivers gained on passes thrown by this quarterback.
  • Receiver Drop %
    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 %
21.3%
 
Avg Target Depth
8.5 Yds
 
Sack Rate
7.7%
 
Avg Receiver YAC
4.5 Yds
 
Receiver Drop %
3.0%
 
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Height
6' 2"
 
Weight
225 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.97 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.26 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.04 sec
 
Vertical Jump
30.5 in
 
Broad Jump
110 in
 
Hand Length
9.25 in
 
Arm Length
31.00 in
 
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Garoppolo held off third overall pick Trey Lance last season, but the veteran's fate for this year was probably sealed when he threw an interception with a minute to play in the NFC Championship Game. The 30-year-old threw 20 TD passes in 15 games last season and his 8.6 YPA ranked second in the league. But the reason he had the second-highest on-target rate (78.9 percent) is he didn't throw deep much - just 37 attempts (8.4 percent) went 20-plus yards. After re-upping with the 49ers for one more season in late August, Garoppolo is now slated to be a well-compensated backup to Lance.
Garoppolo had another injury-plagued season last year, missing 10 games with a high ankle sprain. When he did take the field, he was his usual dink-and-dunk self — 60 percent of his attempts came within five yards of the line of scrimmage. When he did venture out, he at least found success in the intermediate range (thank you, George Kittle). But Garoppolo doesn't have a strong arm, and his deep accuracy has never improved — he completed just one attempt of 20-plus yards. That's in part why the 49ers moved up to No. 3 in the draft to select QB Trey Lance. Lance has elite arm strength and mobility that Garoppolo lacks, but he's young (21) and inexperienced (17 collegiate starts). For Garoppolo to have fantasy value this season — and keep his job — he needs to stay healthy and figure out how to get the ball downfield.
In his first full season as a starter, Garoppolo was the only QB in the league to finish top 5 in YPA (8.4, 3rd), completion percentage (69.1, 5th) and TD passes (27, T-5th). He also posted the fourth-lowest bad-pass percentage (15.1) as he led the 49ers to the Super Bowl. But he did it barely throwing the ball downfield. He attempted 27 passes longer than 20 yards, fourth fewest among qualified QBs, and his average target depth was just 6.7 yards - only Derek Carr was lower (6.6). But Garoppolo was solid in the red zone with a likely repeatable 21.9 percent TD pass rate. And while the offense lost Emmanuel Sanders in free agency, Deebo Samuel looks poised to prosper in his second year once he recovers from offseason foot surgery. San Francisco also traded up to draft WR Brandon Aiyuk and his 40-inch vertical with the 25th pick. George Kittle remains the main target as one of the top two tight ends in the league, and the backfield has three capable receivers in Raheem Mostert, Tevin Coleman and Jerick McKinnon. Another year removed from an ACL injury could mean more rushing yards for Garoppolo this year too. His floor appears pretty solid. More downfield attempts would help his ceiling.
Much was expected out of Garoppolo entering last season, but those sky-high hopes were dashed Week 3 when he suffered a season-ending ACL tear in his left knee. His first couple games didn't really live up to the hype - three INTs Week 1, barely 200 yards passing Week 2 - but Week 3 (8.4 YPA, two TDs) offered a glimpse of his promise before he went down in the fourth quarter. Aside from Garoppolo's health, the main question for the 49ers is the state of coach Kyle Shanahan's offense. The team's No. 1 target is tight end George Kittle, who figures to regress at least somewhat from his all-time season, and while the 49ers have a lot of young talent at wide receiver, the emphasis is on young. Dante Pettis made a late-season impact last year as a rookie but is still unproven, and he's joined by second-round pick Deebo Samuel as well as inconsistent deep threat Marquise Goodwin. The 49ers also added Jordan Matthews, but he's no lock to even make the team. The backfield has quality receivers, with Tevin Coleman joining Matt Breida. Garoppolo plans to return with a knee brace, which could be an issue if the offensive line (48 sacks last year) doesn't improve. Garoppolo will come cheaper at the draft table this year, but if you liked him last season you should still like him this season, provided his knee checks out healthy in training camp.
Garoppolo might be the most popular man in the Bay Area - the San Francisco Zoo even named one of its snow leopards "Jimmy G." It's easy to see why. After a trade in late October last season, Garoppolo stepped in for an injured C.J. Beathard and led the 49ers to five wins in their last five games. And suddenly, the rebuilding 49ers, who spent the last four seasons spinning their wheels, have their quarterback of the future and a path back to at least relevance. But drawing definitive conclusions based on a five-game sample is difficult. Garoppolo was accurate and efficient and stood strong in the pocket against pressure. Had he thrown enough passes to qualify, Garoppolo would have led the league in YPA (10.1) against the blitz and ranked second in completion percentage (66.7). He also engineered 21 red-zone scoring drives as a starter, tied for most in the NFL in the last five weeks. But he did not throw downfield too often and struggled when he did, completing three of 14 attempts beyond 20 yards. He also threw five interceptions in five games. But if anything is encouraging it is how quickly he picked up the offense, and how far he could go after a full offseason to learn coach Kyle Shanahan's intricate system. The 49ers drafted tackle Mike McGlinchey ninth overall hoping to improve the offensive line. But the skill positions are modest, at best, led by 32-year-old Pierre Garcon and 5-9 Marquise Goodwin. Tight end George Kittle is the only obvious red-zone target, and prized offseason acquisition Jerick McKinnon suffered a season-ending knee injury before Week 1.
Following an offseason in which Garoppolo's name frequently came up in trade rumors, the 25-year-old signal-caller remains with the Patriots, slotted behind entrenched starter Tom Brady on the team's depth chart. Garappolo, who New England selected 62nd overall in the 2014 NFL Draft, had an early-season playing opportunity in 2016, with Brady suspended for the first four games of the campaign. Garappolo's starting run was cut short, however, due to a shoulder injury. While he was out there, the Eastern Illinois product was able to demonstrate enough promise to generate the aforementioned trade interest, with the Browns reportedly having made a push to acquire him. From a statistical standpoint, Garappolo finished up last season with 43 completions on 63 attempts for 502 yards to go along with four TDs and zero picks over the course of six appearances. It's a small sample size, but with three seasons as Brady's understudy to his credit, Garappolo is viewed by the franchise as a plug-and-play option in the event that his veteran counterpart is injured. Garappolo is under contract with New England through this coming season and thus continues to serve as a valuable insurance policy for Brady, who is set to turn 40 this August. Beyond 2017, it's plausible that team will try to find a way to keep Garappolo in the fold, either by signing him to a contract extension, or franchising him.
Garoppolo is poised to finally get a chance to show what he can do in the NFL after two seasons spent as Tom Brady's seldom-used understudy. A second round pick in 2014 out of Eastern Illinois, Garoppolo possesses good athleticism, and his decision-making and leadership qualities were graded as pluses. Combine those qualities with a quick release, and he should in theory be an excellent fit for the Patriots' short passing game, but there were questions about his arm strength and pocket awareness after a college career spent in a spread offense. The reinstatement of Brady's four-game Deflategate suspension pushes Garoppolo into the starting lineup despite attempting just 31 passes in regular season action over the last two seasons, and an opening-month schedule that includes a road trip to Arizona and home matchups against divisional rivals the Bills and Dolphins will put the young signal-caller to the test right away. If he proves up to the task, the Patriots could have some interesting decisions to make next offseason as Garoppolo heads into the final year of his rookie contract while Brady carries a huge cap hit for a 40-year-old, but in the short term his first taste of a starting job in the NFL will end after Week 4.
When the Patriots used the 62nd overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft on Garoppolo, the idea was for the team to have a potential successor in place for franchise signal-caller Tom Brady. Even after fellow backup quarterback Ryan Mallett was dealt to the Texans last August, the plan was for Garoppolo to not see much of the field during regular season action, barring a Brady injury. All that changed this May though when the league handed Brady a four-game suspension for his reported role in “Deflategate.” In the wake of that, Garoppolo was line to start the team’s first four games through most of the summer, but one week before the NFL's regular season 2015 opener, Brady's suspension was nullified, setting the stage for Garoppolo to remain the team's No. 2 signal-caller.
Garoppolo, who was selected 62nd overall in the 2014 NFL draft, gives the Patriots a potential successor to franchise signal-caller Tom Brady, with fellow QB Ryan Mallett having been dealt in August. Of course, Garoppolo won't see much of the field during the regular season unless Brady suffers an injury.
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Cut loose by Las Vegas
QBFree Agent
Suspension
March 13, 2024
The Raiders released Garoppolo (suspension) on Wednesday.
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Suspended for PED violation
QBLas Vegas Raiders
Suspension
February 16, 2024
The NFL announced Friday that Garoppolo has been suspended for the first two games of the 2024 season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Possibly one-and-done in Las Vegas
QBLas Vegas Raiders
January 13, 2024
Garoppolo completed 110 of 169 pass attempts for 1,205 yards and seven touchdowns to nine interceptions across seven games in his first season as a Raider. He also rushed 20 times for 39 yards and one lost fumble.
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Loses hold of starting gig
QBLas Vegas Raiders
November 1, 2023
Garoppolo has been demoted from the starting quarterback role, with Las Vegas interim head coach Antonio Pierce announcing Wednesday that Aidan O'Connell will serve as the team's new top signal-caller beginning with Sunday's game against the Giants, Rachel Gossen of the Raiders' official site reports. "We just feel like he gives us the best chance," Pierce said of O'Connell.
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Could be bound for bench
QBLas Vegas Raiders
November 1, 2023
Garoppolo appears to be headed for a bench role, as the Raiders are "leaning toward" having rookie quarterback Aidan O'Connell start Sunday's game against the Giants, a source tells Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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