2026
2026 season · QB · #6 · 2nd season
Tyler Shough
Age 27 · 6'5" · 219 lb · Louisville; Texas Tech; Oregon · Pick 40 overall (2025). Listed QB1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 100% across 7 games.
- How goodShough's +13.1 EPA is 17th of 38 quarterbacks.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+122.3, 62nd percentile per dropback).
- Fantasy18.0 standard points a game, QB14 of 34.18.0 half-PPR points a game, QB14 of 34.18.0 PPR points a game, QB14 of 34.
- How he's usedHe works the sidelines: 13% of his attempts go between the numbers (league 20%).
- LatelyDropbacks are slipping: 32 a game over his last three against 41.1 for the season.
- This weekWeek 8 is the bye.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per dropback | +0.02 | 20th of 38 | 49th | |
| CPOEcompletion over expected | -0.7 | 20th of 38 | 49th | |
| Sack rateper dropback, lower is better | 5% | 12th of 38 | 70th | |
| Yards per attempt | 6.3 | 29th of 38 | 25th | |
| TD rateper attempt | 5% | 17th of 38 | 57th | |
| INT rateper attempt, lower is better | 2% | 25th of 38 | 36th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth of targetair yards per attempt | 7.2 | 27th of 38 | 30th | |
| Rush EPA per game | +1.14 | 11th of 38 | 72nd | |
| Success rate | 46% | 16th of 38 | 59th | |
| ANY/A | 5.55 | 24th of 38 | 38th | |
| Total EPA | +13.1 | 17th of 38 | 57th |
How this is measured
Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.
Shough scores 18.0 standard points a game, QB14 of 34 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 14.2 and 23.7; 1 boom week (25+) and 1 bust (under 12). Next up, in Week 9, the Browns allow the 8th-fewest standard points to QBs, 13.5 a game.
Shough scores 18.0 half-PPR points a game, QB14 of 34 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 14.2 and 23.7; 1 boom week (25+) and 1 bust (under 12). Next up, in Week 9, the Browns allow the 8th-fewest half-PPR points to QBs, 13.5 a game.
Shough scores 18.0 PPR points a game, QB14 of 34 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 14.2 and 23.7; 1 boom week (25+) and 1 bust (under 12). Next up, in Week 9, the Browns allow the 8th-fewest PPR points to QBs, 13.5 a game.
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the QB12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
He works the sidelines: 13% of his attempts go between the numbers (league 20%). Straight dropbacks: 15% of his attempts come off play action (league 21%). Motion is part of the plan: 61% of his dropbacks come with pre-snap movement (league 51%).
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own dropbacks, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying quarterbacks; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Shough's +13.1 EPA is 17th of 38 quarterbacks. The biggest share comes after the catch (+122.3, 62nd percentile per dropback). Interceptions cost him more than most (-30.1, 25th percentile).
career +0.01 over 2025 · the best of his 2 seasons so far
How this is measured
Every dropback and run this season, split by what happened. Completions divide at the catch: the yards in the air, and his credited share of what came after (nflverse's air EPA and QB EPA). Per dropback counts scrambles as dropbacks. The percentile is him among the qualifying quarterbacks, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 50 attempts.
He throws short left 1.3× as often as the league (24% of his attempts against 18%) and gains +0.28 EPA a throw there.
How this is measured
Every pass attempt with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three throws show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
The game
vs BrownsCaesars Superdome
NO −2.5 · O/U 43.5
His history
First meeting this season
His status
Week 8 is the bye. A tough matchup: the Browns rank 9th vs the pass, allowing -0.03 EPA per dropback. He has averaged 187 yards a game against top-10 defenses this season.
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at DET L 30-3129th D | 29th vs the pass | 100% | 35/56 | 410 | 3 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 2 | at BAL W 24-1721st D | 21st vs the pass | 100% | 27/34 | 252 | 1 | +10.9 | |
| 3 | vs LV L 27-3527th D | 27th vs the pass | 100% | 29/42 | 255 | 4 | 1 | -3.6 |
| 4 | vs ATL L 24-4514th D | 14th vs the pass | 100% | 30/48 | 286 | 1 | +0.7 | |
| 5 | vs MIN L 13-231st D | 1st vs the pass | 100% | 16/25 | 96 | 2 | -11.9 | |
| 6 | at NYG W 34-2713th D | 13th vs the pass | 97% | 16/30 | 144 | 3 | -0.5 | |
| 7 | vs PIT L 10-168th D | 8th vs the pass | 100% | 30/38 | 278 | 1 | 1 | +10.6 |
| 8 | Bye week | |||||||
| 9 | vs CLESun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | vs CARSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | at CHISun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at CINSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | vs GBSun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | at CARSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | at TBSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | vs ARISun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | at ATLSun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | vs TBSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 7 games | 100% | 183/273 | 1721 | 13 | 6 | +5.1 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | EPA/DB | CPOE | aDOT | Sk | Sk % | Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at DET L 30-3129th D | 29th vs the pass | -0.02 | -1.2 | 8.6 | 5 | 8% | -1.2 |
| 2 | at BAL W 24-1721st D | 21st vs the pass | +0.30 | +14.1 | 6.3 | 3 | 8% | +1.7 |
| 3 | vs LV L 27-3527th D | 27th vs the pass | -0.08 | +4.4 | 7.4 | 2 | 5% | +2.1 |
| 4 | vs ATL L 24-4514th D | 14th vs the pass | +0.01 | -0.2 | 9.9 | 2 | 4% | +0.0 |
| 5 | vs MIN L 13-231st D | 1st vs the pass | -0.46 | -8.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 4% | 0.0 |
| 6 | at NYG W 34-2713th D | 13th vs the pass | -0.02 | -17.2 | 6.1 | 0% | +4.4 | |
| 7 | vs PIT L 10-168th D | 8th vs the pass | +0.26 | +3.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 5% | +0.9 |
| 8 | Bye week | |||||||
| 9 | vs CLESun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | vs CARSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | at CHISun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at CINSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | vs GBSun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | at CARSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | at TBSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | vs ARISun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | at ATLSun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | vs TBSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 7 games | +0.02 | -0.7 | 7.2 | 15 | 5% | +8.0 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at DET L 30-3129th D | 29th vs the pass | 35 | 56 | 63% | 410 | 7.3 | 3 | 2 | 87.6 |
| 2 | at BAL W 24-1721st D | 21st vs the pass | 27 | 34 | 79% | 252 | 7.4 | 1 | 107.4 | |
| 3 | vs LV L 27-3527th D | 27th vs the pass | 29 | 42 | 69% | 255 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 106.7 |
| 4 | vs ATL L 24-4514th D | 14th vs the pass | 30 | 48 | 63% | 286 | 6.0 | 1 | 85.9 | |
| 5 | vs MIN L 13-231st D | 1st vs the pass | 16 | 25 | 64% | 96 | 3.8 | 2 | 38.1 | |
| 6 | at NYG W 34-2713th D | 13th vs the pass | 16 | 30 | 53% | 144 | 4.8 | 3 | 99.9 | |
| 7 | vs PIT L 10-168th D | 8th vs the pass | 30 | 38 | 79% | 278 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 95.0 |
| 8 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 9 | vs CLESun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||||
| 10 | vs CARSun Nov 15 | |||||||||
| 11 | at CHISun Nov 22 | |||||||||
| 12 | at CINSun Nov 29 | |||||||||
| 13 | vs GBSun Dec 6 | |||||||||
| 14 | at CARSun Dec 13 | |||||||||
| 15 | at TBSun Dec 20 | |||||||||
| 16 | vs ARISun Dec 27 | |||||||||
| 17 | at ATLSun Jan 3 | |||||||||
| 18 | vs TBSun Jan 10 | |||||||||
| 7 games | 183 | 273 | 67% | 1721 | 6.3 | 13 | 6 | 90.9 |
Dropbacks are slipping: 32 a game over his last three against 41.1 for the season. The role is shrinking, and the yards with it (173 against 246). At or above a starter's median in yards in 5 of 7 games.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 13th-toughest slate vs the pass: his opponents rank 16.1 of 32 on average (league middle 16.6). Ahead: 4 of his next 10 are top-10 vs the pass and 1 is bottom-10, starting with the Browns (9th) in Week 9.
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Att/g | Yds/g | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 2 | 31.5 | 187 | -0.02 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 3 | 37.3 | 227 | +0.09 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 2 | 49.0 | 333 | -0.04 |
| All games | 7 | 39.0 | 246 | +0.02 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
How this is measured
His yards climb as the defense gets softer (r = 0.72): the schedule has been doing some of the work.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2025, 2,384 passing yards in 11 games. This season's 245.9 a game puts him on pace for 4,180 over 17, a career high.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Y/A | Rating | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NO | 11 | 221/327 | 68% | 2,384 | 10 | 6 | 7.3 | 91.3 | +0.01 |
| 2026 | NO | 7 | 183/273 | 67% | 1,721 | 13 | 6 | 6.3 | 90.9 | +0.02 |
| Career | 1 tm | 18 | 404/600 | 67% | 4,105 | 23 | 12 | 6.8 | 91.1 | +0.01 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- QB1 · 3WR 1TE
- Injury report
- Hand, full participation in practice
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- CPOE
- -0.7 pts over expected
- Sack rate
- 5%
- Play action
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- Blitzed
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chris OlaveWR | 71 | 636 · 2 TD | +37.5 |
 Kendre MillerRB | 70 | 196 · 2 TD | -20.4 |
 Alvin KamaraRB | 68 | 258 · 3 TD | -6.6 |
 Devaughn VeleWR | 48 | 348 · 3 TD | +22.1 |
 Travis EtienneRB | 43 | 179 | -0.6 |
 Juwan JohnsonTE | 37 | 255 · 3 TD | +7.5 |
 CJ DonaldsonRB | 23 | 91 | -4.1 |
 Bryce LanceWR | 22 | 78 · 1 TD | -13.1 |