Tarvaris Jackson Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #7
Position: Quarterback
Career: 4 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 232
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Apr 21, 1983
Birth Place: Montgomery, AL
High School: Sidney Lanier HS [Montgomery, AL]
College: Alabama State
Drafted: 2006 Minnesota Vikings (Round: 2 #64)

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

Tarvaris Jackson 2010 Fantasy Projection
2010 Pts		2010 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2009 Avg	2009 Fantasy Ranking		2009 Consistency
18.68		5.40	2	7.50		1.34	45		--
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
4	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Tarvaris Jackson 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	Vikings	9	0	0	0	201	1	-10	0	0	0	12.05	1.34
2008	Vikings	9	0	0	0	1056	9	145	0	0	0	104.20	10.48
2007	Vikings	12	0	0	0	1911	9	260	3	0	0	166.55	13.88

Tarvaris Jackson 2010 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Tarvaris Jackson has been below his fantasy projection 3 out of 4 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy QB ranking was #20 in 2007. Fantasy Trends: Jackson's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years. Career Experience Outlook: Jackson is entering his 5th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 5th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.32 from their 4th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Jackson has averaged 5.19 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: No Change in Depth Chart. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Jackson playes this year (109 - 99 - 0 0.524%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (93 - 115 - 0 0.447%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,584) compared to this season's teams (4,419) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Jackson had a lower fantasy avg (-0.02 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (1.22 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of less points. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Jackson will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.85 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.62 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (223 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (215 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Jackson has been a strong finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (14.90 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (9.03 pts per game), 1st quarter (8.96 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (6.27 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 16 (20.35 pts per game), week 15 (16.42 pts per game) and week 1 (15.28 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 2 (7.60 pts per game), week 11 (8.90 pts per game) and week 13 (9.98 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.