Matt Schaub Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #8
Position: Quarterback
Career: 7 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 237
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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

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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

Matt Schaub 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
275.01		17.55	1	16.00		18.33	12		Consistent
2011 Bye Week	Team Change	Head Coach Change	**Coming Off Injury	Depth Chart Change	Higher Fantasy Avg then League	Harder Schedule in 2011	Better Defenses in 2011	Better Pass Defenses in 2011	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
11	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	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
2010	Texans	16	0	0	0	4370	24	28	0	0	0	293.30	18.33
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

Matt Schaub 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Matt Schaub has been below his fantasy projection 4 out of 7 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #3 in 2009, and he has had a total of 4 seasons with a top 25 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Schaub fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year, but his avg has been trending up 3 out of the last 5 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 21). Career Experience Outlook: Schaub is entering his 8th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 8th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.7 from their 7th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Schaub has averaged 3.20 fantasy pts per game less than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2010 was 15.34. 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 (0.6775) pts per game for Schaub. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Arian Foster (2010 Avg: 18.74 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Andre Johnson (2010 Avg: 8.45 Pts/Game) and Kevin Walter (2010 Avg: 3.82 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Owen Daniels (2010 Avg: 3.23 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Chris Myers, Wade Smith, Eric Winston, Duane Brown and Darius Morris have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Neil Rackers (2010 Avg: 7.75 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Schaub played last year (111 - 98 - 0 0.531%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (108 - 100 - 0 0.519%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,745) compared to this season's teams (4,400) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Schaub had a lower fantasy avg (16.78 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (19.89 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, Schaub will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.69 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.69 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more passing yards (277 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (276 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). 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 (17.68 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (16.58 pts per game), 3rd quarter (16.22 pts per game) and 4th quarter (16.22 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 2 (27.32 pts per game), week 6 (24.01 pts per game) and week 14 (20.90 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 7 (10.29 pts per game), week 1 (12.65 pts per game) and week 13 (12.87 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.