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

Peyton Manning picture
Jersey: #18
Position: Quarterback
Career: 12 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 230

Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Mar 24, 1976
Birth Place: New Orleans, LA
High School: Isidore Newman HS [New Orleans, LA]
College: Tennessee
Drafted: 1998 Indianapolis Colts (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
Peyton Manning 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts 2009 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2008 Avg 2008 Fantasy Ranking 2008 Consistency
288.16 18.01 1 16.00 19.23 9 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
6 No Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
Peyton Manning Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2009 Colts16000450033-13000322.7020.17
2008 Colts1600040022721100307.6018.08
2007 Colts16000404031-5300312.5019.53
2006 Colts1600043973136400340.4521.28
Peyton Manning 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Peyton Manning has beaten his fantasy projection 7 out of 11 years, but he was below his projection the last 2. His best fantasy QB ranking was #1 in 2006, and he has had a total of 6 seasons with a top 3 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Manning's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years, and has been trending down 3 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Peyton Manning was one of the top 10 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 8), and he was also one of the top 10 most consistent players overall (ranked 10).
Career Experience Outlook:
Manning is entering his 12th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 12th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 1.19 from their 11th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Manning has averaged 5.30 fantasy pts per game more 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 Wide Receiver position: Anthony Gonzalez (2008 Avg: 3.58 Pts/Game) is now starting. Along the Offenisve Line: Charlie Johnson is no longer starting.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Manning playes this year (105 - 103 - 0 0.505%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (101 - 106 - 1 0.488%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,675) compared to last season's teams (4,412) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Manning surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (18.21 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (17.97 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of a higher fantasy average.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Manning faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.08 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.85 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (221 yds/game including 2 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (211 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).
Starting Position Performance against Defenses:
Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (16.33 pts/game) against this season's teams compared to last season's teams (15.33 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 (20.45 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (20.42 pts per game), 2nd quarter (20.27 pts per game) and 4th quarter (17.96 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 4 (24.84 pts per game), week 8 (24.09 pts per game) and week 9 (22.32 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 12 (18.10 pts per game), week 1 (18.14 pts per game) and week 6 (18.36 pts per game).
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