Donovan McNabb Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
players teams years fantasy rankings stat leaders schedules injury reports

Donovan McNabb Bio & Career Stats

Donovan McNabb picture
Jersey: #5
Position: Quarterback
Career: 12 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 240
Donovan McNabb FAQs

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)

Quarterback Rankings:
<< Aaron Rodgers    Peyton Manning >>
Position Projections:
QB | RB | WR | TE | K | Draft Kit Index

  * Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
  ** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury
Donovan McNabb 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
271.08 20.20 1 13.50 17.38 19 Consistent
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
9 Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes No
Donovan McNabb Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Redskins13000337714151000225.9517.38
2009 Eagles14110355322141200269.8019.27
2008 Eagles16000391623147200361.8018.22
Donovan McNabb 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Donovan McNabb has beaten his fantasy projection 7 out of 12 years, but he was below his projection last year. His best fantasy QB ranking was #2 in 2008, and he has had a total of 2 seasons with a top 3 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
McNabb fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year, but his avg has been trending up 3 out of the last 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Donovan McNabb was one of the top 5 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 4), and he was also one of the top 5 most consistent players overall (ranked 3).
Career Experience Outlook:
McNabb is entering his 13th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 13th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.83 from their 12th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career McNabb has averaged 4.40 fantasy pts per game more than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2010 was 15.34.
Depth Chart Change:
McNabb has moved up from 3rd to 1st on the depth chart. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Redskins to the Vikings.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.965) pts per game for McNabb. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Adrian Peterson (2010 Avg: 14.99 Pts/Game) and Ryan D'Imperio have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Bernard Berrian (2010 Avg: 0.84 Pts/Game) and Percy Harvin (2010 Avg: 6.44 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Visanthe Shiancoe (2010 Avg: 2.41 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Charlie Johnson, Steve Hutchinson, John Sullivan, Phil Loadholt and Chris DeGeare have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Ryan Longwell (2010 Avg: 5.06 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule McNabb played last year (106 - 102 - 0 0.510%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (106 - 104 - 0 0.505%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,622) compared to this season's teams (4,573) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
McNabb had a better fantasy avg (14.96 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (13.29 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 McNabb doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, McNabb faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.92 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.31 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (282 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (265 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense).

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 (19.96 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (19.23 pts per game), 3rd quarter (18.34 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (18.12 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 13 (22.88 pts per game), week 2 (22.20 pts per game) and week 15 (21.09 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 6 (15.48 pts per game), week 11 (16.61 pts per game) and week 14 (16.86 pts per game).
Chart.


Chart.


Chart.