Chad Pennington Bio & Career Stats

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

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

Chad Pennington 2010 Fantasy Projection
2010 Pts		2010 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2009 Avg	2009 Fantasy Ranking		2009 Consistency
21.94		6.34	2	9.50		--	--		--
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
5	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No

Chad Pennington 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	Dolphins	3	0	0	0	413	1	7	0	0	0	24.35	8.12
2008	Dolphins	16	0	0	0	3653	19	62	1	0	0	267.45	15.74
2007	Jets	9	0	0	0	1765	10	32	1	0	0	127.45	14.16

Chad Pennington 2010 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Chad Pennington has beaten his fantasy projection 6 out of 10 years, but he was below his projection last year. 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 fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending down 3 out of the past 5 years. Career Experience Outlook: Pennington is entering his 11th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 11th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.15 from their 10th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Pennington has averaged 2.18 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: Pennington has dropped from 1st to 2nd on the depth chart. Coming off an Injury. Player Turnover: At the Wide Receiver position: Davone Bess (2009 Avg: 3.19 Pts/Game) and Brian Hartline (2009 Avg: 3.26 Pts/Game) are no longer starting, Greg Camarillo (2009 Avg: 1.73 Pts/Game) is now starting and Brandon Marshall (2009 Avg: 7.99 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Joe Berger is no longer starting, Justin Smiley has left the team and Jake Grove and Donald Thomas are now starting. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Pennington played last year (118 - 90 - 0 0.567%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (103 - 105 - 0 0.495%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,357) compared to last season's teams (4,287) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Pennington had a better fantasy avg (8.12 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0 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 Pennington doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Pennington will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.23 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 5 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.62 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more passing yards (214 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (213 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). 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 (17.08 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (15.48 pts per game), 2nd quarter (14.19 pts per game) and 1st quarter (12.18 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 12 (20.84 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 (8.71 pts per game), week 14 (12.13 pts per game) and week 8 (12.28 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.