Matt Ryan Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #2
Position: Quarterback
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 220
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: May 17, 1985
Birth Place: Exton, PA
High School: Willia, Penn Charter School [Philadelphia, PA]
College: Boston College
Drafted: 2008 Atlanta Falcons (Round: 1 #3)

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

Matt Ryan 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
270.78		17.16	1	15.00		17.59	15		Very 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
8	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes

Matt Ryan 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	Falcons	16	0	0	0	3705	28	122	0	0	0	281.45	17.59
2009	Falcons	14	0	0	0	2916	22	49	1	0	0	222.70	15.91
2008	Falcons	16	0	0	0	3440	16	104	1	0	0	252.95	15.81

Matt Ryan 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Matt Ryan has beaten his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #11 in 2010, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 20 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Ryan's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years. Player Consistency: Matt Ryan was one of the top 5 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 2), and he was also the most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Ryan is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 4th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 1.35 from their 3rd year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Ryan has averaged 1.72 fantasy pts per game more 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 (0.66) pts per game for Ryan. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Michael Turner (2010 Avg: 13.33 Pts/Game) and Ovie Mughelli (2010 Avg: 0.99 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Roddy White (2010 Avg: 8.11 Pts/Game) and Julio Jones have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Tony Gonzalez (2010 Avg: 4.30 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Justin Blalock, Tyson Clabo, Todd McClure, Sam Baker and Garrett Reynolds have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Matt Bryant (2010 Avg: 8.00 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Ryan playes this year (103 - 105 - 0 0.495%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (102 - 107 - 0 0.488%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,633) compared to last season's teams (4,407) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Ryan had a lower fantasy avg (16.77 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (18.41 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of less points. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Ryan faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.85 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.77 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 0 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (283 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to last season's teams (276 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Ryan has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (19.15 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (15.77 pts per game), 3rd quarter (15.18 pts per game) and 1st quarter (14.73 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 7 (20.48 pts per game), week 14 (20.40 pts per game) and week 5 (19.63 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 12 (8.92 pts per game), week 4 (13.58 pts per game) and week 1 (13.63 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.