Carson Palmer Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #9
Position: Quarterback
Career: 7 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 230
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Dec 27, 1979
Birth Place: Fresno, CA
High School: Santa Margarita HS [Rancho Santa Margarita, CA]
College: USC
Drafted: 2003 Cincinnati Bengals (Round: 1 #1)

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

Carson Palmer 2010 Fantasy Projection
2010 Pts		2010 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2009 Avg	2009 Fantasy Ranking		2009 Consistency
225.90		15.06	1	10.00		15.31	20		Inconsistent
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
6	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Carson Palmer 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	Bengals	16	0	0	0	3094	21	93	3	0	0	245.00	15.31
2008	Bengals	4	0	0	0	731	3	38	0	0	0	49.35	12.34
2007	Bengals	16	0	0	0	4131	26	10	0	0	0	285.55	17.85

Carson Palmer 2010 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Carson Palmer has beaten his fantasy projection 4 out of 7 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #2 in 2005, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 10 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Palmer beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, but his avg has been trending down 3 out of the last 5 years. Player Consistency: Carson Palmer was ranked the 27th most consistent QB last year, and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 38). Career Experience Outlook: Palmer is entering his 8th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 8th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.98 from their 7th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Palmer has averaged 0.25 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 higher fantasy average of (0.0575) pts per game for Palmer. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Jeremi Johnson (2009 Avg: 0.18 Pts/Game) has left the team and Fui Vakapuna has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Laveranues Coles (2009 Avg: 3.54 Pts/Game) has left the team and Terrell Owens (2009 Avg: 5.18 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: John Paul Foschi (2009 Avg: 1.67 Pts/Game) has left the team and Jermaine Gresham has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Evan Mathis and Anthony Collins are no longer starting, Nate Livings is now starting and Andre Smith has been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Shayne Graham (2009 Avg: 6.06 Pts/Game) has left the team and Dave Rayner has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Palmer playes this year (115 - 93 - 0 0.553%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (103 - 105 - 0 0.495%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,454) compared to this season's teams (4,198) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Palmer had a lower fantasy avg (13.93 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (17.09 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of less points. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Palmer faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.62 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.92 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (213 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (211 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Palmer has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (19.21 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (17.38 pts per game), 1st quarter (16.91 pts per game) and 4th quarter (14.88 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 12 (21.39 pts per game), week 2 (21.22 pts per game) and week 11 (21.03 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 14 (12.89 pts per game), week 1 (13.35 pts per game) and week 4 (14.89 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.