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Ben Roethlisberger Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #7
Position: Quarterback
Career: 6 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 241
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Mar 2, 1982
Birth Place: Lima, OH
High School: Findlay HS [OH]
College: Miami (Ohio)
Drafted: 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers (Round: 1 #11)

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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
Ben Roethlisberger 2010 Fantasy Projection
2010 Pts 2010 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2009 Avg 2009 Fantasy Ranking 2009 Consistency
161.90 17.83 1 15.50 20.95 3 Consistent
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 No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Ben Roethlisberger Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2009 Steelers1500043282679200314.3020.95
2008 Steelers161-70330117101200281.4014.86
2007 Steelers15000315432204200286.1019.07
Ben Roethlisberger 2010 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Ben Roethlisberger has beaten his fantasy projection 5 out of 6 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #6 in 2009, and he has had a total of 4 seasons with a top 10 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Roethlisberger beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 4 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Ben Roethlisberger was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 11), and he was also one of the top 10 most consistent players overall (ranked 9).
Career Experience Outlook:
Roethlisberger 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 0.87 from their 6th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Roethlisberger has averaged 2.68 fantasy pts per game more 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 lower fantasy average of (1.95) pts per game for Roethlisberger. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Frank Summers is no longer starting and Carey Davis (2009 Avg: 0.25 Pts/Game) is now starting. At the Wide Receiver position: Santonio Holmes (2009 Avg: 5.81 Pts/Game) has left the team and Mike Wallace (2009 Avg: 4.91 Pts/Game) is now starting. Along the Offenisve Line: Kraig Urbik is no longer starting, Willie Colon has left the team, Chris Kemoeatu is now starting and Flozell Adams has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Roethlisberger playes this year (102 - 106 - 0 0.490%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (101 - 107 - 0 0.486%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,644) compared to this season's teams (4,319) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Roethlisberger had a lower fantasy avg (16.96 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (21.73 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, Roethlisberger faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.23 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.38 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (221 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (214 yds/game including 7 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Roethlisberger has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (18.23 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (17.56 pts per game), 3rd quarter (16.75 pts per game) and 1st quarter (15.71 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 6 (20.77 pts per game), week 13 (20.72 pts per game) and week 15 (19.89 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 12 (12.02 pts per game), week 14 (13.30 pts per game) and week 3 (13.87 pts per game).
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