Jon Kitna Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Jon Kitna Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #8
Position: Quarterback
Career: 14 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Sep 21, 1972
Birth Place: Tacoma, WA
High School: Lincoln HS [Tacoma, WA]
College: Central Washington
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
Jon Kitna 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
56.35 16.38 2 10.00 18.70 11 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
5 No No No No No No Yes Yes No
Jon Kitna Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Cowboys10000236516147100186.9518.70
2009 Cowboys20000000000.000.00
2008 Lions400075853400056.3014.08
Jon Kitna 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Jon Kitna has been below his fantasy projection 8 out of 14 years, but he beat his projection last year. His best fantasy QB ranking was #3 in 2006, and he has had a total of 4 seasons with a top 10 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Kitna beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, but his avg has been trending down 3 out of the last 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Jon Kitna was one of the top 10 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 9), and he was also one of the top 10 most consistent players overall (ranked 8).
Career Experience Outlook:
Kitna is entering his 15th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 15th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.5 from their 14th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Kitna has averaged 1.15 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:
At the Quarterback position: Tony Romo (2010 Avg: 14.63 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Felix Jones (2010 Avg: 7.16 Pts/Game) and Chris Gronkowski (2010 Avg: 0.68 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Miles Austin (2010 Avg: 6.83 Pts/Game) and Dez Bryant (2010 Avg: 4.00 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Jason Witten (2010 Avg: 6.51 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Doug Free, Andre Gurode, Montrae Holland, Kyle Kosier and Tyron Smith have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: David Buehler (2010 Avg: 7.13 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Kitna played last year (106 - 103 - 0 0.507%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (104 - 105 - 0 0.498%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,671) compared to this season's teams (4,646) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Kitna had a better fantasy avg (13.21 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (10.16 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 Kitna doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Kitna will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.85 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.08 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (284 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (272 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Kitna has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (17.40 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (16.23 pts per game), 4th quarter (15.65 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (13.67 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 11 (18.10 pts per game), week 2 (17.89 pts per game) and week 9 (17.85 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 5 (10.78 pts per game), week 6 (12.86 pts per game) and week 16 (14.39 pts per game).
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