Carson Palmer Bio & Career Stats

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

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:
<< Ben Roethlisberger

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 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts		2009 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2008 Avg	2008 Fantasy Ranking		2008 Consistency
190.97		14.69	1	12.00		--	--		--
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
8	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No

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
2006	Bengals	16	0	0	0	4035	28	37	0	0	0	289.45	18.09

Carson Palmer 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Carson Palmer was below his projection last year. 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's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 3 years. Career Experience Outlook: Palmer is entering his 7th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 7th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.07 from their 6th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Palmer has averaged 0.88 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. Coming off an Injury. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a higher fantasy average of (0.195) pts per game for Palmer. At the Quarterback position: Ryan Fitzpatrick (2008 Avg: 12.42 Pts/Game) has left the team. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Daniel Coats (2008 Avg: 0.06 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: T.J. Houshmandzadeh (2008 Avg: 4.67 Pts/Game) has left the team and Laveranues Coles (2008 Avg: 5.34 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Stacy Andrews, Eric Ghiaciuc and Levi Jones have left the team and Kyle Cook and Andre Smith have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Shayne Graham (2008 Avg: 5.58 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Palmer played last year (114 - 93 - 1 0.551%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (92 - 116 - 0 0.442%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,770) compared to last season's teams (4,150) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Palmer had a better fantasy avg (4.94 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0.00 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 Palmer doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Palmer faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 12.15 - 8 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 19.31 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (217 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (201 yds/game including 8 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses). Starting Position Performance against Defenses: Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (15.55 pts/game) against this season's teams compared to last season's teams (14.69 pts/game), which could be an indication that Palmer will exceed last year's fantasy point total. 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 (20.53 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (16.86 pts per game), 2nd quarter (16.73 pts per game) and 4th quarter (15.84 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 12 (24.24 pts per game), week 2 (20.59 pts per game) and week 11 (20.53 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 1 (13.51 pts per game), week 4 (13.74 pts per game) and week 14 (13.94 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.