Ryan Fitzpatrick Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #11
Position: Quarterback
Career: 6 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Nov 24, 1982
Birth Place: Gilbert, AZ
High School: Highland HS [Gilbert, AZ]
College: Harvard
Drafted: 2005 St. Louis Rams (Round: 7 #250)

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

Ryan Fitzpatrick 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
202.12		15.94	1	11.50		18.92	9		Consistent
2011 Bye Week	Team Change	Head Coach Change	**Coming Off Injury	Depth Chart Change	Higher Fantasy Avg then League	Harder Schedule in 2011	Better Defenses in 2011	Better Pass Defenses in 2011	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
7	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

Ryan Fitzpatrick 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
2010	Bills	13	0	0	0	3000	23	269	0	0	0	245.90	18.92
2009	Bills	10	0	0	0	1422	9	141	1	0	0	118.20	11.82
2008	Bengals	13	1	-3	0	1905	8	304	2	0	0	161.50	12.42

Ryan Fitzpatrick 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Ryan Fitzpatrick beat his projection last year. His best fantasy QB ranking was #17 in 2010. Fantasy Trends: Fitzpatrick fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year. Player Consistency: Ryan Fitzpatrick was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 12), and he was one of the top 25 most consistent players overall (ranked 12). Career Experience Outlook: Fitzpatrick is entering his 7th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 7th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.18 from their 6th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Fitzpatrick has averaged 4.34 fantasy pts per game less than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2010 was 15.34. Depth Chart Change: No Change in Depth Chart. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (1.5275) pts per game for Fitzpatrick. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Fred Jackson (2010 Avg: 9.09 Pts/Game) and Corey McIntyre (2010 Avg: 0.51 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Steve Johnson (2010 Avg: 7.10 Pts/Game) and Lee Evans (2010 Avg: 3.31 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: David Martin (2010 Avg: 0.51 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Mansfield Wrotto, Demetrius Bell, Andy Levitre, Eric Wood and Kraig Urbik have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Rian Lindell (2010 Avg: 4.94 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Fitzpatrick played last year (116 - 92 - 0 0.558%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (105 - 104 - 0 0.502%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,709) compared to last season's teams (4,122) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Fitzpatrick had a better fantasy avg (15.66 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (14.99 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 Fitzpatrick doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Fitzpatrick faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.31 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.85 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (276 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (272 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Fitzpatrick has been a quick starter, and a slow finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (18.28 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (17.71 pts per game), 2nd quarter (15.46 pts per game) and 4th quarter (12.88 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 11 (21.40 pts per game), week 12 (20.49 pts per game) and week 9 (19.08 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 10 (5.25 pts per game), week 16 (10.35 pts per game) and week 13 (11.24 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.