Matt Schaub Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #8
Position: Quarterback
Career: 6 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 237

Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jun 25, 1981
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA
High School: East HS [West Chester, PA]
College: Virginia
Drafted: 2004 Atlanta Falcons (Round: 3 #90)

Fantasy Projection

Quarterback Rankings:
<< Tony Romo

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

Matt Schaub 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts		2009 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2008 Avg	2008 Fantasy Ranking		2008 Consistency
209.33		17.30	1	12.67		19.63	7		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
10	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Matt Schaub 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	Texans	16	0	0	0	4770	29	61	0	0	0	331.60	20.73
2008	Texans	11	0	0	0	3043	15	68	2	0	0	215.95	19.63
2007	Texans	11	0	0	0	2241	9	52	0	0	0	144.25	13.11
2006	Falcons	16	0	0	0	208	1	21	0	0	0	15.50	0.97

Matt Schaub 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Matt Schaub has been below his fantasy projection 3 out of 5 years, but he was above his projection the last 2. His best fantasy QB ranking was #20 in 2008. Fantasy Trends: Schaub's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years. Player Consistency: Matt Schaub was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 18), and he was one of the top 25 most consistent players overall (ranked 20). Career Experience Outlook: Schaub 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 Schaub has averaged 6.38 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: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.42) pts per game for Schaub. At the Quarterback position: Sage Rosenfels (2008 Avg: 15.54 Pts/Game) has left the team. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Boomer Grigsby has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: David Anderson (2008 Avg: 1.50 Pts/Game) and Andre Davis (2008 Avg: 0.83 Pts/Game) are no longer starting. At the Tight End position: Owen Daniels (2008 Avg: 3.44 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Schaub played last year (102 - 105 - 1 0.493%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (99 - 108 - 1 0.478%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,639) compared to last season's teams (4,365) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Schaub had a lower fantasy avg (11.83 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (15.64 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be a indication of a better fantasy season. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Schaub faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.31 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.77 - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (219 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (206 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses). Starting Position Performance against Defenses: Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (15.98 pts/game) against this season's teams compared to last season's teams (14.76 pts/game), which could be an indication that Schaub will exceed last year's fantasy point total. In Season Trends: Throughout his career Schaub has been a quick starter, and a slow finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (16.53 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (14.47 pts per game), 3rd quarter (12.13 pts per game) and 4th quarter (11.95 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 6 (21.50 pts per game), week 5 (19.75 pts per game) and week 4 (18.35 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 7 (7.02 pts per game), week 15 (9.78 pts per game) and week 12 (10.10 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.