Jake Delhomme Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Jake Delhomme Bio & Career Stats

Jake Delhomme picture
Jersey: #17
Position: Quarterback
Career: 12 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 215

Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 10, 1975
Birth Place: Lafayette, LA
High School: Teurlings Catholic HS [Lafayette, LA]
College: Louisiana-Lafayette
Drafted: Undrafted

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
Jake Delhomme 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts 2009 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2008 Avg 2008 Fantasy Ranking 2008 Consistency
195.02 13.90 1 10.00 14.80 23 Average
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
4 No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No
Jake Delhomme Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2009 Panthers110002015860000130.7511.89
2008 Panthers1600032881521200236.7514.80
2007 Panthers300062482600057.8019.27
2006 Panthers1300028051712000192.4514.80
Jake Delhomme 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Jake Delhomme has been below his fantasy projection 6 out of 11 years, but he was above his projection the last 2. His best fantasy QB ranking was #8 in 2004, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 15 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Delhomme fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending down 3 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Jake Delhomme was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 20), and he was one of the top 25 most consistent players overall (ranked 23).
Career Experience Outlook:
Delhomme is entering his 12th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 12th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 1.19 from their 11th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Delhomme has averaged 2.94 fantasy pts per game less 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:
At the Running Back/Full Back position: Brad Hoover (2008 Avg: 0.23 Pts/Game) is now starting. At the Kicker position: John Kasay (2008 Avg: 8.13 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Delhomme playes this year (123 - 84 - 1 0.594%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (97 - 111 - 0 0.466%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,964) compared to this season's teams (4,368) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Delhomme surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (14.84 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (13.74 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of a higher fantasy average.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Delhomme will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.23 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 19.69 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (219 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (210 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense).
Starting Position Performance against Defenses:
Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (16.11 pts/game) against last season's teams compared to this season's teams (15.86 pts/game), which could make it difficult for Delhomme to match last year's fantasy point total.
In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Delhomme has been a strong finisher, and a slow starter. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (16.33 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (15.71 pts per game), 3rd quarter (15.33 pts per game) and 1st quarter (14.96 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 16 (19.49 pts per game), week 15 (17.89 pts per game) and week 3 (17.53 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 14 (11.21 pts per game), week 2 (12.06 pts per game) and week 11 (13.68 pts per game).
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