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

Eli Manning picture
Jersey: #10
Position: Quarterback
Career: 6 Years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225

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 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts 2009 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2008 Avg 2008 Fantasy Ranking 2008 Consistency
239.36 14.96 1 16.00 15.02 22 Consistent
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
10 No No No No No Yes No No Yes
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
2006 Giants1600032442421000236.3014.77
Eli Manning 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Eli Manning has been below his fantasy projection 3 out of 5 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #4 in 2005, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 15 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Manning fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Eli Manning was one of the top 10 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 10), and he was one of the top 25 most consistent players overall (ranked 11).
Career Experience Outlook:
Manning is entering his 6th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 6th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.87 from their 5th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Manning has averaged 0.39 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.
Player Turnover:
At the Running Back/Full Back position: Madison Hedgecock (2008 Avg: 0.54 Pts/Game) is now starting and Brandon Jacobs (2008 Avg: 15.44 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Steve Smith (2008 Avg: 2.17 Pts/Game) and Domenik Hixon (2008 Avg: 2.78 Pts/Game) are now starting. At the Kicker position: Lawrence Tynes (2008 Avg: 3.00 Pts/Game) is now starting.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Manning playes this year (108 - 99 - 1 0.522%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (101 - 105 - 2 0.490%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,702) compared to last season's teams (4,457) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Manning had a lower fantasy avg (12.52 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (17.03 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of less points.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Manning faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.46 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.54 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (212 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (204 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses).
Starting Position Performance against Defenses:
Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (15.74 pts/game) against this season's teams compared to last season's teams (15.17 pts/game), which could be an indication that Manning will exceed last year's fantasy point total.
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 (18.04 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (15.08 pts per game), 2nd quarter (14.61 pts per game) and 4th quarter (12.75 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 3 (19.90 pts per game), week 2 (18.59 pts per game) and week 4 (17.93 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (10.15 pts per game), week 8 (11.30 pts per game) and week 15 (12.97 pts per game).
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