Eli Manning Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Eli Manning Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #10
Position: Quarterback
Career: 6 Years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 3, 1981
Birth Place: New Orleans, LA
High School: Isidore Newman HS [New Orleans, LA]
College: Mississippi
Drafted: 2004 San Diego Chargers (Round: 1 #1)

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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
Eli Manning 2010 Fantasy Projection
2010 Pts 2010 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2009 Avg 2009 Fantasy Ranking 2009 Consistency
249.92 15.62 1 16.00 18.03 11 Consistent
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
8 No No No No Yes No Yes No No
Eli Manning Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2009 Giants1600040212765000288.5518.03
2008 Giants1600032382110100240.3514.49
2007 Giants1600033362369100248.7015.54
Eli Manning 2010 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Eli Manning beat his projection last year. His best fantasy QB ranking was #4 in 2005, and he has had a total of 4 seasons with a top 15 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Manning beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 3 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Eli Manning was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 14), and he was one of the top 25 most consistent players overall (ranked 13).
Career Experience Outlook:
Manning is entering his 7th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 7th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.87 from their 6th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Manning has averaged 0.31 fantasy pts per game more 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.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (2.2125) pts per game for Manning. At the Wide Receiver position: Domenik Hixon (2009 Avg: 1.10 Pts/Game) has left the team and Hakeem Nicks (2009 Avg: 5.45 Pts/Game) is now starting. Along the Offenisve Line: Guy Whimper is no longer starting and Kareem McKenzie is now starting.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Manning played last year (111 - 97 - 0 0.534%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (109 - 99 - 0 0.524%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,521) compared to last season's teams (4,381) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Manning had a better fantasy avg (18.58 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (17.33 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 Manning doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Manning will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.62 - 5 Top 10 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.69 - 5 Top 10 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more passing yards (224 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (216 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Manning 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 (15.65 pts per game), 2nd quarter (14.64 pts per game) and 4th quarter (13.82 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 4 (19.82 pts per game), week 2 (19.41 pts per game) and week 3 (18.91 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (11.53 pts per game), week 8 (12.54 pts per game) and week 13 (13.87 pts per game).
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