Byron Leftwich Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #4
Position: Quarterback
Career: 8 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 250
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 14, 1980
Birth Place: Washington, DC
High School: Howard D. Woodson HS [Washington, DC]
College: Marshall
Drafted: 2003 Jacksonville Jaguars (Round: 1 #7)

Fantasy Projection

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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

Byron Leftwich 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
20.33		5.91	2	2.00		--	--		--
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
11	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Byron Leftwich 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	Steelers	1	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	2.10
2009	Buccaneers	3	0	0	0	594	4	6	0	0	0	42.30	14.10
2008	Steelers	5	0	0	0	303	2	7	1	0	0	27.65	5.57

Byron Leftwich 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Byron Leftwich has beaten his fantasy projection 5 out of 8 years, but he was below his projection last year. His best fantasy QB ranking was #17 in 2003, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 25 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Leftwich fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending down 3 out of the past 5 years. Career Experience Outlook: Leftwich is entering his 9th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 9th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.53 from their 8th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Leftwich has averaged 3.39 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: Ben Roethlisberger (2010 Avg: 20.05 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Rashard Mendenhall (2010 Avg: 13.35 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Hines Ward (2010 Avg: 4.22 Pts/Game) and Mike Wallace (2010 Avg: 7.92 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Heath Miller (2010 Avg: 2.69 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Willie Colon, Chris Kemoeatu, Jonathan Scott, Maurkice Pouncey and Ramon Foster have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Shaun Suisham (2010 Avg: 8.71 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Leftwich played last year (107 - 101 - 0 0.514%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (100 - 109 - 0 0.478%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,737) compared to last season's teams (4,358) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Leftwich had a lower fantasy avg (0.00 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0.26 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, Leftwich faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.15 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 21.77), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (300 yds/game) compared to last season's teams (271 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Leftwich has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (15.02 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (13.71 pts per game), 3rd quarter (12.91 pts per game) and 4th quarter (12.64 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 6 (20.85 pts per game), week 4 (18.69 pts per game) and week 1 (17.40 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (7.75 pts per game), week 12 (8.08 pts per game) and week 3 (8.42 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.