QB Matthew Stafford - Detroit Lions

6-2, 225

Born: 2-7-1988

College: Georgia

Drafted: Round 1, pick 1

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Summary

Stafford is a franchise quarterback entering his prime years at age 29. While he hasn't reached the elite status many expected when he was drafted first overall in 2009, he has established himself as an above-average starter. After being labeled as injury prone early in his career, Stafford has proven incredibly durable and started every game over the past six seasons. He has also been consistently productive, throwing for 4,250+ yards in every season since 2011. In 2016, he threw for 4,327 passing yards (a slight increase over his 2015 total) but saw his touchdown passes decrease from 32 in 2016 to just 24 last season. Stafford has evolved over the past two seasons into a much more cerebral quarterback and drastically cut down his turnovers. He has just 12 interceptions in 25 starts since Jim Bob Cooter took over as offensive coordinator midway through the 2015 season. Stafford has consistently thrown for 4,250 yards but his fantasy upside will hinge largely upon whether he can get back to throwing for 30+ touchdowns. His lack of top red zone options at receiver will make that a difficult task and could lead to Stafford again landing in the high-end QB2 range. (June 9)

FBG Staff Rankings

QB Redraft - 15, 8, 9, 10, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 15, 16, 17, 17, 17, 18
QB Dynasty - 11, 8, 11, 12, 12, 14, 14

Stats and Projections

YEAR		G	CMP	ATT	YD	TD	INT	RSH	YD	TD	FumL
2014	DET	16	363	602	4247	22	12	43	93	2	3
2015	DET	16	398	592	4262	32	13	44	159	1	2
2016	DET	16	388	594	4327	24	10	37	207	2	2
2017	PROJ-Dodds	16	360	555	*	*	*	41	*	*	*
2017	PROJ-Henry	16	391	595	*	*	*	40	*	*	*
2017	PROJ-Wood	16	387	588	*	*	*	40	*	*	*
2017	PROJ-Tremblay	16	359	561	*	*	*	39	*	*	*

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Average Draft Position

Overall: 107
QB: 15

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