Kyle Orton Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #18
Position: Quarterback
Career: 6 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 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
300.63		22.17	1	14.50		19.42	8		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
6	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No

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
2010	Broncos	13	0	0	0	3653	20	98	0	0	0	252.45	19.42
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

Kyle Orton 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Kyle Orton has beaten his fantasy projection 4 straight years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #15 in 2010, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 20 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Orton's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 4 years. Player Consistency: Kyle Orton was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 14), and he was one of the top 25 most consistent players overall (ranked 16). Career Experience Outlook: Orton is entering his 7th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 7th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.18 from their 6th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Orton has averaged 2.76 fantasy pts per game less than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2010 was 15.34. Depth Chart Change: Orton has moved up from 3rd to 1st on the depth chart. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.855) pts per game for Orton. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Spencer Larsen (2010 Avg: 0.80 Pts/Game) and Knowshon Moreno (2010 Avg: 11.12 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Brandon Lloyd (2010 Avg: 8.54 Pts/Game) and Eddie Royal (2010 Avg: 3.47 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Daniel Fells (2010 Avg: 1.97 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Chris Kuper, Ryan Clady, Zane Beadles, J.D. Walton and Orlando Franklin have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Matt Prater (2010 Avg: 5.43 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Orton played last year (107 - 102 - 0 0.512%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (106 - 102 - 0 0.510%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,649) compared to this season's teams (4,326) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Orton had a better fantasy avg (16.01 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (15.60 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 Orton doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Orton will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.31 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.15 - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (282 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (262 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Orton has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (16.89 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (15.58 pts per game), 3rd quarter (12.93 pts per game) and 4th quarter (12.88 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 4 (20.42 pts per game), week 5 (19.54 pts per game) and week 3 (16.90 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 13 (9.48 pts per game), week 11 (9.76 pts per game) and week 15 (10.78 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.