Kyle Orton Bio & Career Stats

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

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

Quarterback Rankings:
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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

Kyle Orton 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts		2009 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2008 Avg	2008 Fantasy Ranking		2008 Consistency
222.72		15.36	1	11.33		15.03	21		Average
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
7	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	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
2006	Bears	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Kyle Orton 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Kyle Orton has been above his projection the last 2 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #17 in 2008. Fantasy Trends: Orton's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years. Player Consistency: Kyle Orton was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 23), and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 28). Career Experience Outlook: Orton is entering his 5th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 5th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.69 from their 4th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Orton has averaged 5.66 fantasy pts per game less 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. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Bears to the Broncos. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a higher fantasy average of (0.785) pts per game for Orton. At the Quarterback position: Jay Cutler (2008 Avg: 20.83 Pts/Game) has left the team. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Peyton Hillis (2008 Avg: 6.60 Pts/Game) and Knowshon Moreno have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Matt Prater (2008 Avg: 7.13 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Orton played last year (118 - 90 - 0 0.567%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (107 - 99 - 2 0.519%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,403) compared to this season's teams (4,207) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Orton had a lower fantasy avg (14.12 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (14.60 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could 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: 13.23 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.77 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (211 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (199 yds/game including 8 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense). Starting Position Performance against Defenses: Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (15.39 pts/game) against last season's teams compared to this season's teams (14.65 pts/game), which could make it difficult for Orton to match last year's fantasy point total. In Season Trends: Throughout his career Orton has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (15.43 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (11.61 pts per game), 4th quarter (10.91 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (9.04 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 5 (16.98 pts per game), week 7 (15.00 pts per game) and week 6 (14.78 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 1 (7.78 pts per game), week 11 (8.13 pts per game) and week 15 (8.37 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.