Tarvaris Jackson Bio & Career Stats

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

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:
<< Josh Freeman

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 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts		2009 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2008 Avg	2008 Fantasy Ranking		2008 Consistency
41.59		12.02	3	9.00		11.58	34		--
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
9	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

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
2006	Vikings	4	0	0	0	475	2	77	1	0	0	43.45	10.86

Tarvaris Jackson 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Tarvaris Jackson has been below his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #20 in 2007. Fantasy Trends: Jackson fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year. Career Experience Outlook: Jackson is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 4th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.87 from their 3rd year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Jackson has averaged 2.64 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. Coming off an Injury. Player Turnover: At the Quarterback position: Brett Favre (2008 Avg: 15.63 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Naufahu Tahi (2008 Avg: 0.12 Pts/Game) is now starting. Along the Offenisve Line: Matt Birk has left the team and John Sullivan is now starting. At the Kicker position: Taylor Mehlhaff (2008 Avg: 6.00 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Jackson played last year (114 - 94 - 0 0.548%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (92 - 115 - 1 0.444%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,715) compared to last season's teams (4,630) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Jackson had a better fantasy avg (7.46 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (3.79 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 Jackson doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Jackson faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.46 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.31 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (212 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (211 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense). Starting Position Performance against Defenses: Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (15.88 pts/game) against last season's teams compared to this season's teams (15.73 pts/game), which could make it difficult for Jackson to match last year's fantasy point total. 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 (15.86 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (10.67 pts per game), 3rd quarter (9.58 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (7.70 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 16 (20.15 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 13 (9.98 pts per game), week 14 (10.30 pts per game) and week 2 (11.20 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.