Matthew Stafford Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #9
Position: Quarterback
Career: 2 Years
Height: 6-3
Weight: 232
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Feb 7, 1988
Birth Place: --
High School: Highland Park HS [Dallas, TX]
College: Georgia
Drafted: 2009 Detroit Lions (Round: 1 #1)

Fantasy Projection

Quarterback Rankings:
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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

Matthew Stafford 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
164.93		13.71	1	6.50		--	--		--
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
9	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No

Matthew Stafford 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	Lions	5	0	0	0	535	6	11	1	0	0	51.85	10.37
2009	Lions	10	0	0	0	2267	13	108	2	0	0	175.15	17.52

Matthew Stafford 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Matthew Stafford was below his projection last year. His best fantasy QB ranking was #25 in 2009. Fantasy Trends: Stafford fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year. Career Experience Outlook: Stafford is entering his 3rd year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 3rd year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 1.26 from their 2nd year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Stafford has averaged 0.85 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: Stafford has moved up from 3rd to 1st on the depth chart. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (1.045) pts per game for Stafford. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Jerome Felton (2010 Avg: 0.64 Pts/Game) and Jahvid Best (2010 Avg: 7.24 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Calvin Johnson (2010 Avg: 8.75 Pts/Game) and Nate Burleson (2010 Avg: 5.38 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Brandon Pettigrew (2010 Avg: 3.76 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jeff Backus, Stephen Peterman, Dominic Raiola, Rob Sims and Gosder Cherilus have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Jason Hanson (2010 Avg: 4.23 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Stafford played last year (112 - 96 - 0 0.538%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (106 - 103 - 0 0.507%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,510) compared to last season's teams (4,387) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Stafford had a better fantasy avg (3.25 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (3.23 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 Stafford doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Stafford faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.62 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.54 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (268 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (264 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Stafford has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (22.16 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (18.70 pts per game), 1st quarter (13.77 pts per game) and 4th quarter (9.95 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 9 (20.63 pts per game), week 8 (18.70 pts per game) and week 1 (10.20 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 1 (10.20 pts per game), week 8 (18.70 pts per game) and week 9 (20.63 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.