Daunte Culpepper Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #8
Position: Quarterback
Career: 11 Years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 260

Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 28, 1977
Birth Place: Ocala, FL
High School: Vanguard HS [Ocala, FL]
College: Central Florida
Drafted: 1999 Minnesota Vikings (Round: 1 #11)

Fantasy Projection

Quarterback Rankings:
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Position Projections:
QB | RB | WR | TE | K | Draft Kit Index

* Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury

Daunte Culpepper 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts		2009 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2008 Avg	2008 Fantasy Ranking		2008 Consistency
140.36		11.60	2	6.67		--	--		--
Bye Week	Team Change	Head Coach Change	**Coming Off Injury	Depth Chart Change	Higher Fantasy Avg then League	Harder Schedule in 2009	Better Defenses in 2009	Better Pass Defenses in 2009	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
7	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

Daunte Culpepper Previous Years Stats
Year	Team	Gms	Recs	Rec Yds	Rec Tds	Pass Yds	Pass Tds	Rush Yds	Rush Tds	FGs	XPs	Fan Pts	Fan Pts Avg
2009	Lions	8	0	0	0	945	3	91	0	0	0	65.35	8.17
2008	Lions	5	0	0	0	786	4	25	1	0	0	59.80	11.96
2007	Raiders	7	0	0	0	1331	5	40	3	0	0	103.55	14.79
2006	Dolphins	4	0	0	0	929	2	20	1	0	0	60.45	15.11

Daunte Culpepper 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Daunte Culpepper was below his projection last year. His best fantasy QB ranking was #1 in 2004, 2002, 2003 and 2000, and he has had a total of 5 seasons with a top 15 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Culpepper's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 4 years, and has been trending down 5 out of the past 7 years. Career Experience Outlook: Culpepper is entering his 11th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 11th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.14 from their 10th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Culpepper has averaged 3.24 fantasy pts per game more than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2008 was 14.57. Depth Chart Change: No Change in Depth Chart. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a higher fantasy average of (0.0575) pts per game for Culpepper. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Terrelle Smith (2008 Avg: 0.09 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Bryant Johnson (2008 Avg: 2.30 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: John Owens (2008 Avg: 0.55 Pts/Game) has left the team and Brandon Pettigrew has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jeff Backus is no longer starting and Edwin Mulitalo has left the team. Schedule Difficulty: Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Culpepper played last year (118 - 90 - 0 0.567%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (94 - 113 - 1 0.454%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,597) compared to last season's teams (4,403) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Culpepper had a better fantasy avg (10.94 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (1.70 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it the data would suggest he may have a worse fantasy season, but the trend could easily change to Culpepper doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Culpepper faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.23 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.77 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). Starting Position Performance against Defenses: Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (15.52 pts/game) against this season's teams compared to last season's teams (15.39 pts/game), which could be an indication that Culpepper will exceed last year's fantasy point total. In Season Trends: Throughout his career Culpepper has been a strong finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (22.47 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (21.80 pts per game), 3rd quarter (20.39 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (20.26 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 5 (32.88 pts per game), week 15 (29.44 pts per game) and week 16 (25.95 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 7 (15.60 pts per game), week 8 (15.73 pts per game) and week 12 (16.28 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.