John Wolford

John Wolford

28-Year-Old QuarterbackQB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Wolford arrives in Tampa Bay with more experience than the average third-string quarterback around the league. The Wake Forest product just completed a three-year Rams tenure where he logged eight starts, including one postseason game, the same number he drew with the AAF's Arizona Hotshots in 2019. Wolford is therefore arguably a viable option for head coach Todd Bowles should Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask both falter in the top job. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a contract with the Buccaneers in March of 2024.
Back with Tampa Bay
QBTampa Bay Buccaneers
March 15, 2024
Tampa Bay signed Wolford (illness) to a one-year deal Friday, Buccaneers' general manager Jason Licht reports.
ANALYSIS
After spending the end of last season on the Buccaneers' practice squad, Wolford has agreed to return to Tampa Bay in 2024. The 28-year-old quarterback has appeared in seven games (four starts) throughout his three-year NFL career, completing 61 of his 104 passes for 626 yards, one touchdown and five interceptions. It seems as if Wolford is past the illness he was dealing with towards the end of last year, and he'll likely have the opportunity to compete for Tampa Bay's backup quarterback role with Kyle Trask this offseason.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Likely headed back to Rams
QBLos Angeles Rams
October 30, 2023
Wolford is expected to be signed by the Rams off the Buccaneers' practice squad, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Matthew Stafford suffered a thumb injury in Sunday's loss to the Cowboys, and if he's unable to play in Week 9 against Green Bay, the Rams will need someone to back up Brett Rypien. Wolford is familiar with Sean McVay's system, having played for Los Angeles each of the last three seasons, albeit with limited success.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Rams re-signed Wolford to a one-year deal in April, giving him another season to work as the backup to Matthew Stafford. The undrafted Wake Forest alum has just one start over his first two years in the league and has yet to throw a touchdown in the NFL. Stafford has missed just eight games (all in 2019) due to injury since 2011, meaning Wolford may be hard pressed to find playing time in Year 3 beyond garbage time.
The third-year quarterback started Week 17 and in the wild-card round against the Seahawks. Wolford was expected to compete for the starting job with Jared Goff before the Rams dealt the latter to the Lions for Matthew Stafford. Now, Wolford is slated for backup duty. The dual threat signal-caller didn't show much fantasy promise in his limited 2020 action, so he's probably not a priority add outside of two-QB formats if Stafford is forced to miss time.
While unproven and inexperienced at the NFL level, Wolford projects to open the 2020 campaign as Los Angeles' No. 2 quarterback. The Wake Forest product went undrafted in 2018, but he played well in the now-defunct AFF before signing with the Rams in April 2019. A dual threat in college, Wolford passed for 29 touchdowns and ran in another 10 during his senior year and also posted excellent numbers in the AFF (63.1 completion percentage, 7.8 yards per attempt and a 95.9 passer rating). In four preseason appearances last year, the 24-year-old quarterback completed 25 of 44 pass attempts for 249 yards and three touchdowns. He currently has rookies Bryce Perkins and Josh Love to fend off for the backup role.
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Won't suit up
QBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Illness
January 21, 2024
Wolford (illness) is inactive Sunday against the Lions.
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Questionable for Sunday
QBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Illness
January 19, 2024
Wolford (illness) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Lions.
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Available in emergency role
QBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Coach's Decision
January 15, 2024
Wolford (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday's wild-card game against the Eagles but is available as the emergency quarterback, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
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Inactive Sunday
QBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Coach's Decision
November 26, 2023
Wolford (coach's decision) is inactive ahead of Sunday's game against the Colts, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
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Staying in Tampa Bay
QBTampa Bay Buccaneers
October 31, 2023
The Buccaneers signed Wolford to their 53-man roster Tuesday, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports.
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