Philip Rivers Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #17
Position: Quarterback
Career: 6 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 228

Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Dec 8, 1981
Birth Place: Decatur, AL
High School: Athens HS [AL]
College: North Carolina State
Drafted: 2004 New York Giants (Round: 1 #4)

Fantasy Projection

Quarterback Rankings:
<< Kurt Warner

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

Philip Rivers 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts		2009 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2008 Avg	2008 Fantasy Ranking		2008 Consistency
294.72		18.42	1	16.00		21.71	4		Consistent
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
5	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Philip Rivers 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	Chargers	16	0	0	0	4254	28	50	1	0	0	307.70	19.23
2008	Chargers	16	0	0	0	4009	34	84	0	0	0	347.40	19.43
2007	Chargers	16	0	0	0	3152	21	33	1	0	0	229.90	14.37
2006	Chargers	16	0	0	0	3388	22	49	0	0	0	240.30	15.02

Philip Rivers 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Philip Rivers has been below his fantasy projection 3 out of 5 years, but he beat his projection last year. His best fantasy QB ranking was #4 in 2008, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 15 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Rivers beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 3 out of the past 4 years. Player Consistency: Philip Rivers was one of the top 10 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 8), and he was also one of the top 10 most consistent players overall (ranked 10). Career Experience Outlook: Rivers is entering his 6th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 6th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.87 from their 5th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Rivers has averaged 3.67 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 Running Back/Full Back position: Jacob Hester (2008 Avg: 1.63 Pts/Game) is now starting. Along the Offenisve Line: Mike Goff has left the team and Kynan Forney is now starting. Schedule Difficulty: Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Rivers played last year (117 - 91 - 0 0.563%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (108 - 98 - 2 0.524%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,491) compared to this season's teams (4,252) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Teams with a Winning Percentage: Rivers had a lower fantasy avg (17.79 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (21.07 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, Rivers will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.69 - 7 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 19.15 - 1 Top 10 Defense and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (212 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (200 yds/game including 8 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses). Starting Position Performance against Defenses: Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (15.57 pts/game) against last season's teams compared to this season's teams (14.66 pts/game), which could make it difficult for Rivers to match last year's fantasy point total. In Season Trends: Throughout his career Rivers has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (18.47 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (16.05 pts per game), 3rd quarter (15.43 pts per game) and 4th quarter (14.23 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 3 (22.80 pts per game), week 14 (19.75 pts per game) and week 2 (19.72 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 13 (10.27 pts per game), week 9 (10.30 pts per game) and week 4 (11.33 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.