Donovan McNabb Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Donovan McNabb Bio & Career Stats

Donovan McNabb picture
Jersey: #5
Position: Quarterback
Career: 11 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 240

Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Nov 25, 1976
Birth Place: Chicago, IL
High School: Mount Carmel HS [Chicago, IL]
College: Syracuse
Drafted: 1999 Philadelphia Eagles (Round: 1 #2)

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  * Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
  ** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury
Donovan McNabb 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts 2009 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2008 Avg 2008 Fantasy Ranking 2008 Consistency
274.25 17.89 1 14.67 22.61 2 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
4 No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes
Donovan McNabb Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2009 Eagles14110355322141200269.8019.27
2008 Eagles16000391623147200361.8018.22
2007 Eagles14000332419236000246.8017.63
2006 Eagles10000264718212300225.5522.56
Donovan McNabb 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Donovan McNabb has beaten his fantasy projection 6 out of 10 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #3 in 2004, and he has had a total of 4 seasons with a top 10 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
McNabb beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 3 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Donovan McNabb was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 17), and he was one of the top 25 most consistent players overall (ranked 19).
Career Experience Outlook:
McNabb is entering his 11th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 11th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.14 from their 10th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career McNabb has averaged 4.57 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:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.0825) pts per game for McNabb. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Leonard Weaver (2008 Avg: 2.58 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Reggie Brown (2008 Avg: 1.86 Pts/Game) is no longer starting and DeSean Jackson (2008 Avg: 4.58 Pts/Game) is now starting. At the Tight End position: L.J. Smith (2008 Avg: 2.53 Pts/Game) has left the team and Brent Celek (2008 Avg: 1.37 Pts/Game) is now starting. Along the Offenisve Line: Max Jean-Gilles is no longer starting, Jon Runyan and William Thomas have left the team, Shawn Andrews is now starting and Jason Peters and Stacy Andrews have been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule McNabb playes this year (108 - 100 - 0 0.519%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (102 - 105 - 1 0.493%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,679) compared to last season's teams (4,475) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
McNabb had a lower fantasy avg (17.48 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (19.22 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, McNabb faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.00 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.31 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (215 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (208 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).
Starting Position Performance against Defenses:
Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (15.92 pts/game) against this season's teams compared to last season's teams (15.63 pts/game), which could be an indication that McNabb will exceed last year's fantasy point total.
In Season Trends:
Throughout his career McNabb has been a quick starter. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (20.38 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (19.16 pts per game), 2nd quarter (18.28 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (18.16 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 13 (24.69 pts per game), week 2 (21.99 pts per game) and week 1 (21.13 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 6 (15.67 pts per game), week 11 (15.76 pts per game) and week 14 (16.35 pts per game).
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