Joshua Dobbs

At 29 years old, Joshua Dobbs has this physical status:

Robert Joshua Dobbs (born January 26, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Early years

Dobbs was born and raised in Alpharetta, Georgia, the son of Stephanie and Robert Dobbs. His mother resigned from United Parcel Service (UPS) as a regional manager in corporate human resources, while his father, John Moore, is a senior vice president for Wells Fargo bank. Dobbs has alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss, which first appeared in elementary to junior high school.

When he was five years old, Dobbs began playing competitive football. He attended Wesleyan School and then Alpharetta High School. He threw for 3,625 yards with 29 touchdowns as a senior with the Alpharetta Raiders football team. Dobbs was a three-star recruiter for Rivals.com and a four-star by Scout.com. He originally planned to play football at Arizona State University, but he changed his affiliation to the University of Tennessee in February 2013.

During his time at the University of Tennessee, Dobbs majored in aerospace engineering. The university awarded him with the 2017 Torchbearer Award, the highest award for an undergraduate student, which honors achievement in the community and academics. Dobbs was lauded for his academic success and was named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll, earning him the recognition.

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College career

Dobbs played in five games with four starts after starter Justin Worley was injured in a 45–10 loss against the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant–Denny Stadium as a true freshman at the University of Tennessee in 2013. At No. 1, Dobbs was the first one to play on the road. Alabama's 1-of-12 passes for 75 yards were completed. At Faurot Field, he appeared in his first game against the #10 Missouri Tigers in his career. In the 31-3 loss, he passed for 240 yards in his first passing yard in a freshman debut since 2004; Erik Ainge (118) and Brent Schaefer (123) against the UNLV Rebels were among the UNLV Rebels. Dobbs put on a solid show against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium after a 55-23 loss to the #7 Auburn Tigers and a 14-10 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores. Dobbs threw his first two touchdown attempts in his career, leading to a 40-yard rushing touchdown in the 27–14 victory. In his true freshman season, he completed 72-of-121 passes for 695 yards with two touchdowns and six interceptions, as well as running for 189 yards and a touchdown.

Dobbs was a sophomore) and Nathan Peterman (a senior) to be Tennessee's starter for the 2014 season. Worley was named the starter, but Dobbs took over as the starter in November after Worley was injured in a 34–3 loss to the #3 Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium. Although Dobbs was not forced into action right after the injury, Peterman was named the starter against #4 Alabama Crimson Tide next week, but Dobbs was dismissed quickly by Dobbs. Dobbs did well in their 34-20 loss by throwing 192 passing yards and two rushing touchdowns against the Crimson Tide. Dobbs had a breakthrough appearance against the Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium against South Carolina. Dobbs had 301 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 166 yards, and three touchdowns in overtime, defeating the 42-42 win and three rushing touchdowns. In the 50-16 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats at Neyland Stadium, Dobbs had 297 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, 48 running yards, and one touchdown, as well as one rushing touchdown. Tennessee's first bowl game since the 2010 season featured Dobbs and company. In Tennessee's 45–28 victory over Iowa, Dobbs was named the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl MVP. Dobbs had 129 yards and one touchdown in the game, but he was rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns. During his sophomore season, Dobbs threw for 1,206 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions. He finished the 2014 season with 469 yards passing and eight rushing touchdowns in just six games. Both of Dobbs' combined passing and rushing appearances in each game earned him two Offensive Player of the Week awards from the Southeast Conference.

Dobbs, Tennessee's starting quarterback, made his debut in the 2015 season. He began playing and appeared in all 12 regular season games as well as the bowl game. In a 59-33 victory over the Bowling Green Falcons, Dobbs passed yards, two passing touchdowns, 89 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown to kick off Tennessee's season on September 5, in a 59–30 victory at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Dobbs had 125 passing yards, one passing touchdown, 12 rushing yards, and one touchdown in a 2OT 31–24 loss to the #19 Oklahoma Sooners in the Tennessee 2015 home opener. Dobbs had a season-high 136 passing yards and a 58-yard touchdown on a trick play in a 28-27 loss to SEC East rival Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Dobbs' touchdown reception against Florida was the first reception by a Tennessee quarterback since Peyton Manning intercepted a 10-yard pass from running back Jamal Lewis against Arkansas in 1997. Dobbs had a season-high 312 yards passing and three touchdowns against the Georgia Bulldogs, as well as 118 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Tennessee defeated the Bulldogs for the first time since 2009. In the narrow 19–14 loss at Bryant–Denny Stadium against the #8 Alabama Crimson Tide in an annual rivalry game, Dobbs had 171 yards passing and one passing touchdown. In the 27–24 home win over rival South Carolina, Dobbs passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns. Tennessee defeated Tennessee 9–4, the first wins for the Tennessee program since 2007. In the 2016 Outback Bowl, the 2015 season came to an end with a 56-7 victory over the #12 Northwestern Wildcats. Dobbs had two rushing touchdowns in the bowl game.

In his last season of collegiate eligibility, Dobbs began the 2016 season as Tennessee's starting quarterback. He started and appeared in all 12 regular season games and the bowl game. Dobbs started the season off with a strong showing in a home game against Appalachian State. In the 20-13 overtime victory, Dobbs had 192 yards passing but failed on the goal line; the ball was recovered by teammate and running back Jalen Hurd to give Tennessee the go-ahead score. Dobbs, three passing touchdowns to go along with two rushing touchdowns, in the 2016 Pilot Flying J Battle in Bristol. Dobbs led the Volunteers to their first victory over the Gators since 2004, with 319 passing touchdowns, 80 passing yards, 80 rushing yards, and a rushing touchdown. Dobbs had 230 yards passing, three passing touchdowns, and a rushing touchdown to win 34-31 against #25 Georgia. As time expired, Dobbs' last touchdown was a Hail Mary throw to wide receiver Jauan Jennings. Many people are referring to the winning play as the "Dobbs-Nail Boot." Tennessee was 5–0 with Dobbs as quarterback and ranked as in the top ten in some polls, and with the win, they remained in the top 10 in some polls. Dobbs had a season-high 398 passing yards and one passing touchdown at Kyle Field, defeating the #8 Texas A&M Aggies by 45-38. In addition, he had a receiving touchdown from Jauan Jennings, his second career receiving touchdown. In a 63–37 victory over Missouri and 340 passing yards in a 45–34 loss at Vanderbilt Stadium, Dobbs continued strong results over the remainder of the season: five touchdowns, 223 passing yards, and 190 passing yards. Tennessee sank from a 5–0 start to finish 8–4. Despite his play, the Titans went from 5–0 to 8–4.

Dobbs led the Volunteers over the #24 Nebraska Cornhuskers by a score of 38–28 in the 2016 Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee's last game of his Tennessee career. He had 291 passing yards, one passing touchdown, 11 rushes for 118 yards, and three touchdowns on rushing. Dobbs was named the game's MVP.

Tennessee defeated Tennessee by Dobbs for the second straight 9–4 record. Tennessee's 18 victories with Dobbs as president were the most for the school in two years since 2006–2007.

In 2016, Dobbs was admitted to Omicron Delta Kappa at Tennessee.

Professional career

Dobbs was invited to the Senior Bowl and was named as the South's starting quarterback. As the South defeated the North 16–15, he completed the game with 12-of-15 pass attempts for 102 passing yards and an interceptor. The bulk of NFL draft experts and analysts expected him to be a fourth-to-last round pick. Mike Mayock, a NFL analyst, forecast him to be selected in the second round, but NFL.com predicted him to be drafted in the third round. After attending the NFL Scouting Combine, he was ranked as the seventh best quarterback in the draft by ESPN, the ninth best quarterback by Sports Illustrated, and NFLDraftScout.com ranked him as the eighth best quarterback in the draft. He attended Tennessee's Pro Day and scripted his own set of scenes; 19 other teammates also participated in Tennessee's Pro Day. He played for six franchises: the Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New Orleans Saints.

In the fourth round (135th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Dobbs. He was the seventh quarterback selected, and the Steelers also drafted cornerback Cameron Sutton, his former Tennessee and Senior Bowl teammates. After the draft, Zach Mettenberger was named after him.

The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a four-year, $2.95 million contract with a signing bonus of $554,295.

Dobbs was named as the starter for the Steelers' pre-season opener against the New York Giants.

Dobbs spent his entire rookie season behind incumbent starter Ben Roethlisberger and long-term backup Landry Jones after two starts and four appearances during the pre-season.

Dobbs made his NFL debut in October 7, 2018, beating the Atlanta Falcons by 41–17 on the final play of the season.

Dobbs finished a 22-yard pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster after stepping in for Ben Roethlisberger, who was injured on the previous play, on November 4, 2018. Dobbs had to step in for Roethlisberger, who had sustained a rib injury in Week 14, against the Oakland Raiders. In the 24-21 loss, he was 4-of-9 for 24 yards and one interception. He played in five games and was 6-of-12 for 43 yards and one interceptor in the 2018 season.

Dobbs was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft on September 9, 2019. Dobbs was traded after Mason Rudolph assumed the backup position and Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles suffered a fractured clavicle during the season's opener and was then placed on injured reserve.

Dobbs spent his summer in Jacksonville, Florida, doing an internship at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

The Jaguars waived Dobbs on September 5, 2020.

Dobbs, the Pittsburgh Steelers' former quarterback, was released on waivers by September 6, 2020, his former team's. On April 19, 2021, he re-signed with the Steelers on a one-year deal.

Dobbs was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2021, and was recalled on injured reserve on August 31, 2021.

Dobbs signed a one-year, $1 million dollar contract with the Cleveland Browns on April 9, 2022.

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