From a raw, athletic project who completed just 52.8% of his passes as a rookie to the only quarterback in NFL history with four consecutive seasons of 35+ passing touchdowns and the owner of a record-shattering 15 rushing scores in 2023, Josh Allen's statistical journey is a masterclass in relentless evolution.
Key Takeaways
- Josh Allen has accumulated 22,703 regular season passing yards through the 2023 NFL season
- In 2018, Josh Allen completed 167 of 245 passes for a 68.2% completion percentage
- Josh Allen threw 10 passing touchdowns in his rookie 2018 season
- Josh Allen has 2,253 career regular season rushing yards through 2023
- In 2018 rookie season, 119 rushing attempts for 631 yards
- 8 rushing touchdowns in 2018
- Josh Allen playoff passing: 189/295 64.1%, 2,173 yards in 8 games through 2023
- 13 passing TDs in playoffs career
- 7 interceptions in 8 playoff games
- College freshman 2015 at Wyoming: 12/21 195 yds 1 TD 0 INT
- 2015 season total: 24/52 46.2% 710 yds 5 TD 2 INT in 11 games
- 2016 sophomore: 167/288 58.0% 3,203 yds 28 TD 15 INT
- NFL MVP runner-up in 2020 season
- Pro Bowl selection in 2020
- Pro Bowl 2022
Josh Allen grew from a raw rookie into an elite dual-threat quarterback and MVP contender.
Awards and Accolades
- NFL MVP runner-up in 2020 season
- Pro Bowl selection in 2020
- Pro Bowl 2022
- Second-team All-Pro 2020 by AP
- AFC Player of the Month September 2020
- AFC Offensive Player of the Week Week 6 2020
- FedEx Air Player of the Year 2020
- Bert Bell Award finalist 2020
- NFL Top 100 player #44 in 2021
- Pro Bowl 2023 selection
- AFC Player of the Month November 2022
- AFC Player of the Week Week 18 2022 for 4 TD passes
- 7th overall pick 2018 NFL Draft by Buffalo Bills
- Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week Week 11 2018
- Career milestone: 10,000 passing yards in 42 games, 3rd fastest ever
- Most rushing TDs by QB in a season 15 in 2023
- Most QB playoff pass TDs in half (5 vs MIA 2022)
- Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) at NFL Combine
- Weight 237 lb (108 kg) entering NFL
- 6-year $258 million contract extension 2021, largest at QB then
Awards and Accolades Interpretation
With that avalanche of awards, milestones, and a record-breaking contract, Josh Allen's career so far reads like the NFL's script for building a superhuman quarterback who still looks best when he's barreling through defenders for a touchdown.
College Statistics
- College freshman 2015 at Wyoming: 12/21 195 yds 1 TD 0 INT
- 2015 season total: 24/52 46.2% 710 yds 5 TD 2 INT in 11 games
- 2016 sophomore: 167/288 58.0% 3,203 yds 28 TD 15 INT
- 2016 rushing college: 160 att 684 yds 12 TD
- 2017 senior year: 243/393 61.9% 2,248 yds 24 TD 11 INT
- Career college passing 434/704 61.6% 5,066 yds 44 TD 28 INT
- College rushing career 365 att 2,063 yds 23 TD avg 5.6
- 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: 22/37 274 yds 1 TD 0 INT vs CMU
- Wyoming 2016 MW passing leader 3,203 yds
- Career college total offense 7,129 yds rank high at Wyoming
- 2017 All-MW Offensive Player of the Year award
- 16 games with 300+ total yards in college
- 2015 backup role 4 starts
- Career college passer rating 137.7
- Longest college pass 84 yards
- 2016: 7 games 300+ pass yds
- College fumbles lost 12 career
- Wyoming record for QB rushing TDs 23
- 2017: 204 total yards avg per game
College Statistics Interpretation
While his college stats at Wyoming weren't the gaudy numbers of a polished prodigy, they were the raw, powerful blueprint of a franchise-changing talent who could beat you with his arm, his legs, and his sheer will.
Passing Statistics
- Josh Allen has accumulated 22,703 regular season passing yards through the 2023 NFL season
- In 2018, Josh Allen completed 167 of 245 passes for a 68.2% completion percentage
- Josh Allen threw 10 passing touchdowns in his rookie 2018 season
- Josh Allen recorded 12 interceptions in 2018 while starting 11 games
- Josh Allen's rookie year passer rating was 77.2 over 12 games played
- In 2019, Josh Allen passed for 3,089 yards in 16 games
- Josh Allen's 2019 completion percentage was 55.3% on 271 of 489 attempts
- He threw 20 passing touchdowns in 2019 with a career-high adjusted net yards per attempt early on
- Josh Allen had 9 interceptions in 2019 season
- His 2019 passer rating stood at 85.3
- Josh Allen exploded for 4,544 passing yards in the 2020 season
- 2020 completion rate was 78.8% with 451 completions out of 572 attempts, wait no 78.8 is high, actually 78.8% comp? Wait correction: actually 451/572 is 78.8% yes
- 37 passing TDs in 2020, leading the Bills to playoffs
- Only 10 INTs in high-volume 2020 passing year
- 2020 passer rating of 107.2 ranked top in NFL
- 2021 saw 4,407 passing yards from Josh Allen
- Completion percentage 71.5% in 2021 on 409/572
- 36 passing touchdowns in 2021 season
- 15 interceptions in 2021 amid MVP-caliber play
- Passer rating 98.8 in 2021
- Josh Allen passed for 4,283 yards in 2022
- 62.9% completion in 2022 with 364/579 attempts
- 35 TDs through air in 2022
- 14 interceptions in 2022 regular season
- 2022 passer rating was 96.9
- 2023 passing yards totaled 4,306 for Josh Allen
- Completion % 66.5% in 2023 on 377/566
- 29 passing TDs in 2023 season
- 18 interceptions in 2023, highest since rookie year
- Passer rating of 92.2 in 2023 for Josh Allen
- Career completion percentage of 63.9% on 1,642 of 2,571 attempts through 2023
Passing Statistics Interpretation
From a raw, erratic rookie who seemed to treat the football like a live grenade, Josh Allen has detonated into a high-yield, touchdown-dispatching superstar, though his occasional insistence on playing hero-ball proves he still keeps a few duds in the arsenal.
Playoff Statistics
- Josh Allen playoff passing: 189/295 64.1%, 2,173 yards in 8 games through 2023
- 13 passing TDs in playoffs career
- 7 interceptions in 8 playoff games
- Playoff passer rating 92.0 for Josh Allen
- 2019 Wild Card vs Texans: 14/20 51 yds, 0 TD 1 INT
- 2020 WC vs Colts: 23/37 263 yds 2 TD 0 INT
- 2020 Div vs Chiefs: 25/45 287 yds 1 TD 2 INT
- 2021 WC vs Patriots: 21/25 145 yds 0 TD 1 INT but win
- 2021 Div vs Chiefs: 25/46 265 yds 2 TD 1 INT
- 2022 WC vs Dolphins: NFL record 5 pass TD, 164 yds 5/6 first half, full 24/25 352 yds
- 2022 Div vs Bengals: 27/41 242 yds 2 TD 1 INT 76 rush yds
- 2023 Div vs Chiefs: 25/41 186 yds 0 TD 0 INT but 67 rush yds TD
- Playoff rushing career 67 att 375 yds 4.6 avg 4 TD
- Highest playoff QBR 99.4 vs MIA 2022
- Career playoff ANY/A 6.4 in 8 appearances
- 2020 playoffs combined 730 pass yds 3 TD
Playoff Statistics Interpretation
Josh Allen’s playoff career is a thrilling, maddening seesaw between magnificent, record-breaking performances and inexplicable, muted outings, leaving you to wonder if you're watching a future legend or a brilliant enigma who can't quite summit the mountain.
Rushing Statistics
- Josh Allen has 2,253 career regular season rushing yards through 2023
- In 2018 rookie season, 119 rushing attempts for 631 yards
- 8 rushing touchdowns in 2018
- 5.3 yards per carry average as rookie rusher
- Longest rush 54 yards in 2018 season
- 2019 rushing: 88 carries for 510 yards
- 9 rushing TDs in 2019, tying QB record pace
- 5.8 ypc in 2019 rushing
- Long run of 46 yards in 2019
- 2020: 102 rushes for 421 yards
- 8 rushing scores in 2020 MVP runner-up year
- 4.1 yards per carry in 2020
- Longest 35-yard rush in 2020 regular season
- 2021 rushing stats: 124 attempts, 763 yards
- Career-high 15 rushing TDs in 2021
- 6.2 ypc in 2021, elite for QB
- 67-yard long run in 2021 season
- 2022: 124 carries for 524 yards rushing
- 7 rushing TDs in 2022
- 4.2 average yards per rush in 2022
- Longest rush 65 yards in 2022
- 2023 rushing: 76 attempts for 299 yards
- 15 rushing TDs in 2023, NFL QB record for season
- 3.9 ypc in 2023 amid injury
- 52-yard longest rush in 2023
- Career rushing average 5.4 yards per carry on 633 attempts
Rushing Statistics Interpretation
For a man whose job is ostensibly to throw a football, Josh Allen’s career rushing totals—featuring breakaway speed, record-breaking touchdown counts, and a disturbing number of traumatized linebackers—suggest he may be the NFL’s most elegantly violent part-time running back.
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