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David Garrard

QB (retired)

David Garrard: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

9-year JAX career (2002-2010). 16,489 career passing yards. 1x Pro Bowler (2009).

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

StatTotal
Games87
Yards16,489
TDs92
INTs57
TD/INT ratio1.61

Apprentice (2002-05) under Brunell/Leftwich. Starter (2006-10) after Leftwich cut in camp. Released March 2011.

Trend

Garrard career arc

PhaseYearsHighlight
Backup2002-20051,876 yds across 4 seasons
Starter2006-201014,613 yds + 84 TDs
Pro Bowl peak20093,597 yds + 15 TDs

2007 peak: 21 TDs vs 6 INTs (3.5 ratio). 2008: 15 vs 13. 2010: 23 vs 15 — best raw TDs.

Split

Garrard starter seasons

YearYdsTDINT
20061,735109
20072,927216
20083,6201513
20093,5971510
20102,7342315

One of only ~10 QBs in NFL history to play 9 seasons all for one franchise without leaving.

Rare

Garrard tenure profile

MetricValue
Career span2002-2010
Franchises1 (JAX)
Career starts76
Career rush yds1,833

2007 playoff run: beat PIT 31-29 on the road in wild-card. Then lost at NE 31-20 in divisional.

Comparison

Garrard 2007 playoffs

RoundResult
Wild-card at PITW 31-29
32-yd 4th-down runset up game-winning FG
Divisional at NEL 31-20
Career playoff record1-1

Cut by JAX 5 days before 2011 Week 1 to make room for Blaine Gabbert. Never threw another regular-season pass.

Anomaly

Garrard post-cut

PhaseOutcome
Sept 2011 releaseJAX cut him for Luke McCown
MIA 2012 signingback surgery in camp
NYJ 2013 signinginjury settlement
Career end2014 officially

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