Chad Pennington Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Chad Pennington Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #10
Position: Quarterback
Career: 10 Years
Height: 6-3
Weight: 225

Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jun 26, 1976
Birth Place: Knoxville, TN
High School: Webb School [Knoxville, TN]
College: Marshall
Drafted: 2000 New York Jets (Round: 1 #18)

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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
Chad Pennington 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts 2009 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2008 Avg 2008 Fantasy Ranking 2008 Consistency
238.80 15.69 1 9.33 16.72 15 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
6 No No No No No Yes No No Yes
Chad Pennington Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2009 Dolphins30004131700024.358.12
2008 Dolphins1600036531962100267.4515.74
2007 Jets900017651032100127.4514.16
2006 Jets16000335217109000229.5014.34
Chad Pennington 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Chad Pennington has beaten his fantasy projection 6 out of 9 years, including the last 3. His best fantasy QB ranking was #11 in 2008, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 15 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Pennington 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:
Chad Pennington was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 22), and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 27).
Career Experience Outlook:
Pennington is entering his 10th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 10th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 1.17 from their 9th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Pennington has averaged 1.74 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.
Player Turnover:
At the Wide Receiver position: Greg Camarillo (2008 Avg: 3.89 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Samson Satele has left the team and Jake Grove has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Pennington playes this year (125 - 83 - 0 0.601%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (114 - 93 - 1 0.551%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,240) compared to last season's teams (4,150) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Pennington had a lower fantasy avg (18.33 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (20.38 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of less points.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Pennington 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: 15.77 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (212 yds/game including 4 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 (15.72 pts/game) against this season's teams compared to last season's teams (14.69 pts/game), which could be an indication that Pennington will exceed last year's fantasy point total.
In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Pennington has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (17.05 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (15.48 pts per game), 2nd quarter (14.19 pts per game) and 1st quarter (12.79 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 12 (20.74 pts per game), week 16 (19.95 pts per game) and week 9 (18.83 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 3 (9.85 pts per game), week 14 (12.13 pts per game) and week 8 (12.28 pts per game).
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