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

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Jersey: #17
Position: Quarterback
Career: 12 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 215
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Additional Bio Information

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

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Position Projections:
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  * Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
  ** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury
Jake Delhomme 2010 Fantasy Projection
2010 Pts 2010 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2009 Avg 2009 Fantasy Ranking 2009 Consistency
166.68 14.66 1 13.50 11.89 29 Average
2010 Bye Week Team Change Head Coach Change **Coming Off Injury Depth Chart Change Higher Fantasy Avg then League Harder Schedule in 2010 Better Defenses in 2010 Better Pass Defenses in 2010 Better Against Sub 500 Teams
8 Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes
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
Jake Delhomme 2010 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Jake Delhomme has been below his fantasy projection 7 out of 12 years. 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's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years, and has been trending down 4 out of the past 6 years.
Player Consistency:
Jake Delhomme was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 24), and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 32).
Career Experience Outlook:
Delhomme is entering his 13th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 13th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.69 from their 12th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Delhomme has averaged 2.84 fantasy pts per game less than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2009 was 14.24.
Depth Chart Change:
Delhomme has moved up from 3rd to 1st on the depth chart. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Panthers to the Browns.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.295) pts per game for Delhomme. At the Quarterback position: Derek Anderson (2009 Avg: 8.28 Pts/Game) has left the team. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Chris Jennings (2009 Avg: 3.42 Pts/Game) has left the team and Jerome Harrison (2009 Avg: 9.94 Pts/Game) is now starting. At the Wide Receiver position: Mike Furrey (2009 Avg: 0.53 Pts/Game) has left the team and Josh Cribbs (2009 Avg: 3.61 Pts/Game) is now starting. At the Tight End position: Robert Royal (2009 Avg: 0.98 Pts/Game) has left the team and Benjamin Watson (2009 Avg: 3.14 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: John St. Clair is no longer starting, Floyd Womack is now starting and Tony Pashos has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Delhomme played last year (113 - 95 - 0 0.543%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (104 - 104 - 0 0.500%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,291) compared to last season's teams (4,290) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Delhomme had a lower fantasy avg (8.77 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (10.36 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be a indication of a better fantasy season.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Delhomme faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.08 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.31 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (214 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (212 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

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 (14.89 pts per game), 3rd quarter (14.77 pts per game) and 1st quarter (14.44 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 7 (16.69 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 14 (11.21 pts per game), week 2 (12.96 pts per game) and week 5 (14.01 pts per game).
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