Tyler Thigpen Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #4
Position: Quarterback
Career: 5 Years
Height: 6-1
Weight: 224
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Apr 14, 1984
Birth Place: Winnsboro, SC
High School: Fairfield Central HS [Winnsboro, SC]
College: Coastal Carolina
Drafted: 2007 Minnesota Vikings (Round: 7 #217)

Fantasy Projection

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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

Tyler Thigpen 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
24.84		7.22	2	3.50		--	--		--
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
7	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Tyler Thigpen 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	Dolphins	5	0	0	0	435	2	73	0	0	0	35.05	7.01
2009	Chiefs	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.20	0.20
2009	Dolphins	1	0	0	0	83	1	1	0	0	0	7.25	7.25
2008	Chiefs	14	1	37	1	2608	18	386	3	0	0	248.85	17.78

Tyler Thigpen 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Tyler Thigpen has been below his fantasy projection 3 out of 4 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy QB ranking was #16 in 2008. Fantasy Trends: Thigpen beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 2 out of the past 3 years. Career Experience Outlook: Thigpen is entering his 5th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 5th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.33 from their 4th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Thigpen has averaged 7.83 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. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Dolphins to the Bills. Player Turnover: At the Quarterback position: Ryan Fitzpatrick (2010 Avg: 18.92 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Fred Jackson (2010 Avg: 9.09 Pts/Game) and Corey McIntyre (2010 Avg: 0.51 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Steve Johnson (2010 Avg: 7.10 Pts/Game) and Lee Evans (2010 Avg: 3.31 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: David Martin (2010 Avg: 0.51 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Mansfield Wrotto, Demetrius Bell, Andy Levitre, Eric Wood and Kraig Urbik have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Rian Lindell (2010 Avg: 4.94 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Thigpen played last year (109 - 99 - 0 0.524%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (105 - 104 - 0 0.502%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,709) compared to last season's teams (4,179) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Thigpen had a better fantasy avg (3.44 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0.94 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 Thigpen doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Thigpen faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.15 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.85 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (272 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (271 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Thigpen has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (15.98 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (14.96 pts per game), 2nd quarter (12.45 pts per game) and 1st quarter (6.13 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 11 (17.15 pts per game), week 10 (15.80 pts per game) and week 12 (12.35 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 13 (7.48 pts per game), week 12 (12.35 pts per game) and week 10 (15.80 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.