Josh McCown

Arizona Cardinals 81st pick

QB · Sam Houston State, SMU · 2002–2019

102

Games

17,731

Pass Yards

Pass TD

INT

1,106

Rush Yards

Rush TD

Draft Details

Year

2002

Round

Round 3

Pick

81st overall

Team

Arizona Cardinals

Position

College

Sam Houston State, SMU

Josh McCown Career Stats

Primary starter for 5 seasons.
Ranks 1st in the 2002 draft class in passing yards (17,731).
Best statistical season: 2017 with NYJ (2,926 passing yards).

Passing

Season	Team	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	INT
2002	ARI	2	7	18	66	0	2
2003	ARI	7	95	165	1,018	5	6
2004	ARI	14	233	408	2,511	11	10
2005	ARI	9	163	270	1,832	9	11
2006	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007	OAK	9	111	191	1,151	10	11
2008	CAR	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009	CAR	1	1	6	2	0	0
2011	CHI	3	35	55	414	2	4
2013	CHI	8	149	224	1,829	13	1
2014	TB	11	184	327	2,206	11	14
2015	CLE	8	186	292	2,109	12	4
2016	CLE	5	90	165	1,100	6	6
2017	NYJ	13	267	397	2,926	18	9
2018	NYJ	4	60	110	539	1	4
2019	PHI	2	3	5	24	0	0
Career		99	1,584	2,633	17,727	98	82

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Car	Rush Yds	Rush TD
2002	ARI	2	1	20	0
2003	ARI	7	29	164	1
2004	ARI	14	36	112	2
2005	ARI	9	29	139	0
2006	DET	1	0	0	0
2007	OAK	9	28	149	0
2008	CAR	2	4	-3	0
2009	CAR	1	0	0	0
2011	CHI	3	12	68	0
2013	CHI	8	13	69	1
2014	TB	11	25	127	3
2015	CLE	8	20	98	1
2016	CLE	5	7	21	0
2017	NYJ	13	37	124	5
2018	NYJ	4	5	32	0
2019	PHI	2	2	-2	0
Career		99	248	1,118	13

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Josh McCown is a former quarterback out of Sam Houston State; SMU, selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 81st overall pick (round 3) in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played 102 regular-season games from 2002 to 2019, with the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT	Sacked	1D
2002	ARI	2	7	18	66	0	2	5	3
2003	ARI	7	95	165	1,018	5	6	24	51
2004	ARI	14	233	408	2,511	11	10	31	122
2005	ARI	9	163	270	1,832	9	11	18	84
2006	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	LV	9	111	191	1,151	10	11	15	54
2008	CAR	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	CAR	1	1	6	2	0	0	1	0
2011	CHI	3	35	55	414	2	4	7	18
2013	CHI	8	149	224	1,829	13	1	11	90
2014	TB	11	184	327	2,206	11	14	36	98
2015	CLE	8	186	292	2,109	12	4	23	96
2016	CLE	5	90	165	1,100	6	6	18	56
2017	NYJ	13	267	397	2,926	18	9	39	133
2018	NYJ	4	60	110	539	1	4	7	27
2019	PHI	2	3	5	24	0	0	0	2
2019 POST	PHI	1	18	24	174	0	0	6	9
2002	ARI	2	7	18	66	0	2	5	3
2003	ARI	7	95	165	1,018	5	6	24	51
2004	ARI	14	233	408	2,511	11	10	31	122
2005	ARI	9	163	270	1,832	9	11	18	84
2006	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	LV	9	111	191	1,151	10	11	15	54
2008	CAR	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	CAR	1	1	6	2	0	0	1	0
2011	CHI	3	35	55	414	2	4	7	18
2013	CHI	8	149	224	1,829	13	1	11	90
2014	TB	11	184	327	2,206	11	14	36	98
2015	CLE	8	186	292	2,109	12	4	23	96
2016	CLE	5	90	165	1,100	6	6	18	56
2017	NYJ	13	267	397	2,926	18	9	39	133
2018	NYJ	4	60	110	539	1	4	7	27
2019	PHI	3	21	29	198	0	0	6	11
Career		99	1,584	2,633	17,727	98	82	235	834
Career		1	18	24	174	0	0	6	9
Career		102	1,584	2,633	17,731	98	82	0	843

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	TD	Y/A	1D	FUM
2002	ARI	2	1	20	0	20.0	1	0
2003	ARI	7	29	164	1	5.7	8	3
2004	ARI	14	36	112	2	3.1	9	1
2005	ARI	9	29	139	0	4.8	7	2
2006	DET	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	LV	9	28	149	0	5.3	9	3
2008	CAR	2	4	-3	0	-0.8	0	0
2009	CAR	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	CHI	3	12	68	0	5.7	5	0
2013	CHI	8	13	69	1	5.3	5	1
2014	TB	11	25	127	3	5.1	10	1
2015	CLE	8	20	98	1	4.9	8	3
2016	CLE	5	7	21	0	3.0	0	2
2017	NYJ	13	37	124	5	3.4	14	4
2018	NYJ	4	5	32	0	6.4	2	0
2019	PHI	2	2	-2	0	-1.0	0	0
2019 POST	PHI	1	5	23	0	4.6	2	1
2002	ARI	2	1	20	0	20.0	1	0
2003	ARI	7	29	164	1	5.7	8	3
2004	ARI	14	36	112	2	3.1	9	1
2005	ARI	9	29	139	0	4.8	7	2
2006	DET	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	LV	9	28	149	0	5.3	9	3
2008	CAR	2	4	-3	0	-0.8	0	0
2009	CAR	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	CHI	3	12	68	0	5.7	5	0
2013	CHI	8	13	69	1	5.3	5	1
2014	TB	11	25	127	3	5.1	10	1
2015	CLE	8	20	98	1	4.9	8	3
2016	CLE	5	7	21	0	3.0	0	2
2017	NYJ	13	37	124	5	3.4	14	4
2018	NYJ	4	5	32	0	6.4	2	0
2019	PHI	3	7	21	0	3.0	2	1
Career		99	248	1,118	13	4.5	78	20
Career		1	5	23	0	4.6	2	1
Career		102	253	1,106	13	4.4	80	21

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	Y/R
2002	ARI	2	0	0	0	—
2003	ARI	7	0	0	0	—
2004	ARI	14	1	1	-5	-5.0
2005	ARI	9	0	0	0	—
2006	DET	1	2	2	15	7.5
2007	LV	9	0	0	0	—
2008	CAR	2	0	0	0	—
2009	CAR	1	0	0	0	—
2011	CHI	3	0	0	0	—
2013	CHI	8	0	0	0	—
2014	TB	11	0	0	0	—
2015	CLE	8	0	0	0	—
2016	CLE	5	0	0	0	—
2017	NYJ	13	0	0	0	—
2018	NYJ	4	0	0	0	—
2019	PHI	2	0	0	0	—
2019 POST	PHI	1	0	0	0	—
2002	ARI	2	0	0	0	—
2003	ARI	7	0	0	0	—
2004	ARI	14	1	1	-5	-5.0
2005	ARI	9	0	0	0	—
2006	DET	1	2	2	15	7.5
2007	LV	9	0	0	0	—
2008	CAR	2	0	0	0	—
2009	CAR	1	0	0	0	—
2011	CHI	3	0	0	0	—
2013	CHI	8	0	0	0	—
2014	TB	11	0	0	0	—
2015	CLE	8	0	0	0	—
2016	CLE	5	0	0	0	—
2017	NYJ	13	0	0	0	—
2018	NYJ	4	0	0	0	—
2019	PHI	3	0	0	0	—
Career		99	3	3	10	3.3
Career		1	0	0	0	—
Career		102	3	3	10	3.3

NFL Combine Results

Height

6-4

Weight

221 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.59s

Vertical Jump

38.5"

Broad Jump

120"

3-Cone Drill

6.85s

Shuttle

3.90s

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