QB Philip Rivers - Los Angeles Chargers
| 6-5, 228 | Born: 12-8-1981 | College: North Carolina State | Drafted: Round 1, pick 4 (2004) |
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Summary
Rivers continues to age gracefully; there hasn't been any late-career drop-off in efficiency for the future Hall of Famer. At 36, he opened the year with 12 straight multi-touchdown games and threw 32 on the season, posting his best per-attempt yardage (8.48) since 2010. That said, he's no longer much of an upside play, nor a real candidate to differentiate from the QB2 pack. Rivers has thrown markedly less often of late, with his attempts decreasing three years in a row in the Chargers' balanced offense. Without the 600-attempt outlook of yesteryear, he's now at the mercy of his playmakers to spin fantasy magic out of ho-hum volume. They're a plenty capable group, with Mike Williams scoring on 15.1% of his targets last year, and Hunter Henry's return adds another red zone threat to the mix. Still, it's never shrewd to chase last year's touchdowns, nor to target quarterbacks that depend so heavily upon them for fantasy value. Rivers' 2018 was impressive, and it can't be discounted - he was a true MVP candidate for much of the season. But in such a clustered group of fantasy quarterback options, it makes more sense to chase those with more projectable QB1 upside. Drafters seeking a cheap stab at big numbers may be better served targeting Jameis Winston or Lamar Jackson from his tier. (May 9)FBG Staff Rankings
QB Redraft - 19, 10, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 18, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 21, 21, 23QB Dynasty - 22, 16, 19, 21, 21, 23, 23
Stats and Projections
| YEAR | G | CMP | ATT | YD | TD | INT | RSH | YD | TD | FumL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SD | 16 | 349 | 578 | 4390 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | LAC | 16 | 360 | 575 | 4515 | 28 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | LAC | 16 | 347 | 508 | 4308 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | PROJ-Dodds | 15.7 | 342.0 | 519.0 | * | * | * | 18.0 | * | * | * |
| 2019 | PROJ-Henry | 16.0 | 367.0 | 540.0 | * | * | * | 15.0 | * | * | * |
| 2019 | PROJ-Wood | 16.0 | 349.0 | 530.0 | * | * | * | 15.0 | * | * | * |
| 2019 | PROJ-Tremblay | 16.0 | 342.0 | 521.0 | * | * | * | 24.0 | * | * | * |
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Weekly Performance vs QB 1, QB 12, QB 24
Percentile ranks
Philip Rivers's percentile rank in each category, among QB with more than 50 fantasy points.
Average Draft Position
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Latest News
Chargers | Philip Rivers may sit out preseason (Wed Jun 12, 07:44 PM) - Los Angeles Chargers QB Philip Rivers is not expected to receive a lot of snaps in the preseason and could sit out the entire preseason to make sure he is ready for the regular season. Our View: The Chargers don't need to see Rivers much if at all during the exhibition portion of the summer. They are in a Super Bowl window so long as Rivers is their quarterback. We should see Tyrod Taylor get plenty of work and the Chargers want to see a lot of rookie quarterback Easton Stick too.link to story
2019 Schedule
| 1 | vs Indianapolis Colts |
| 2 | @ Detroit Lions |
| 3 | vs Houston Texans |
| 4 | @ Miami Dolphins |
| 5 | vs Denver Broncos |
| 6 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7 | @ Tennessee Titans |
| 8 | @ Chicago Bears |
| 9 | vs Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | @ Oakland Raiders |
| 11 | vs Kansas City Chiefs |
| 12 | --- BYE WEEK --- |
| 13 | @ Denver Broncos |
| 14 | @ Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 15 | vs Minnesota Vikings |
| 16 | vs Oakland Raiders |
| 17 | @ Kansas City Chiefs |
