Kyle Orton Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #18
Position: Quarterback
Career: 5 Years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 217
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Nov 14, 1982
Birth Place: Altoona, IA
High School: Southeast Polk HS [Runnels, IA]
College: Purdue
Drafted: 2005 Chicago Bears (Round: 4 #106)

Fantasy Projection

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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

Kyle Orton 2010 Fantasy Projection
2010 Pts		2010 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2009 Avg	2009 Fantasy Ranking		2009 Consistency
212.35		13.70	1	15.50		16.26	17		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
9	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Kyle Orton Previous Years Stats
Year	Team	Gms	Recs	Rec Yds	Rec Tds	Pass Yds	Pass Tds	Rush Yds	Rush Tds	FGs	XPs	Fan Pts	Fan Pts Avg
2009	Broncos	16	0	0	0	3802	21	71	0	0	0	260.20	16.26
2008	Bears	15	0	0	0	2972	18	49	3	0	0	225.50	15.03
2007	Bears	3	0	0	0	478	3	-1	0	0	0	32.80	10.93

Kyle Orton 2010 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Kyle Orton has beaten his fantasy projection 3 straight years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #16 in 2009. Fantasy Trends: Orton's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 3 years. Player Consistency: Kyle Orton was one of the top 10 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 6), and he was also one of the top 5 most consistent players overall (ranked 5). Career Experience Outlook: Orton 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 0.11 from their 5th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Orton has averaged 4.13 fantasy pts per game less 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 (2.59) pts per game for Orton. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Correll Buckhalter (2009 Avg: 5.87 Pts/Game) is no longer starting, Peyton Hillis (2009 Avg: 0.88 Pts/Game) has left the team, Knowshon Moreno (2009 Avg: 9.96 Pts/Game) is now starting and Spencer Larsen has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Ryan Clady is no longer starting, Casey Wiegmann has left the team, Seth Olsen is now starting and Ryan Harris has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Orton played last year (113 - 95 - 0 0.543%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (102 - 106 - 0 0.490%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,474) compared to last season's teams (4,316) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Orton had a lower fantasy avg (15.89 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (16.74 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be a indication of a better fantasy season. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Orton faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.46 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 19.00 - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (221 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (216 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Orton has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (15.78 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (13.54 pts per game), 1st quarter (12.89 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (10.33 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 5 (18.82 pts per game), week 4 (18.55 pts per game) and week 14 (16.28 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 11 (8.27 pts per game), week 10 (9.50 pts per game) and week 1 (10.33 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.