QB Matthew Stafford - Detroit Lions

6-2, 225

Born: 2-7-1988

College: Georgia

Drafted: Round 1, pick 1 (2009)

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Summary

In 2018, Matthew Stafford ran his streak of playing all 16 games to eight seasons but saw his seven-year streak of throwing for 4,250 or more yards broken. He threw for just 3,777 yards, primarily due to his his career-high 7.9 YPA in 2017 falling all the way to 6.8 last season. Perhaps the biggest reason for the big decrease in yardage and efficiency was a lack of weapons. Kenny Golladay was the only decent receiving option for much of the season. Eric Ebron left prior to the season in free agency, Golden Tate was traded prior to Week 8, and Marvin Jones missed the final seven games with injury. Offensive line injuries also took a toll. The Lions went out and added a key weapon for Stafford, using their top-10 pick on tight end T.J. Hockenson. If Hockenson can make a quick transition to the NFL while Marvin Jones and Kenny Golladay stay healthy, Stafford should have enough surrounding talent to bounce back to putting up at least strong QB2 fantasy numbers. (May 23)

FBG Staff Rankings

QB Redraft - 23, 17, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 22, 23, 23, 23, 23, 24, 24, 24, 25, 25, 25, 26, 26
QB Dynasty - 23, 18, 21, 25, 26, 27

Stats and Projections

YEAR		G	CMP	ATT	YD	TD	INT	RSH	YD	TD	FumL
2016	DET	16	388	594	4327	24	10	37	207	2	2
2017	DET	16	371	565	4446	29	10	29	98	0	7
2018	DET	16	367	555	3777	21	11	25	71	0	4
2019	PROJ-Dodds	15.5	332.0	544.0	*	*	*	25.0	*	*	*
2019	PROJ-Henry	16.0	351.0	545.0	*	*	*	30.0	*	*	*
2019	PROJ-Wood	16.0	365.0	570.0	*	*	*	35.0	*	*	*
2019	PROJ-Tremblay	16.0	356.0	559.0	*	*	*	28.0	*	*	*

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Weekly Performance vs QB 1, QB 12, QB 24

Percentile ranks

Matthew Stafford's percentile rank in each category, among QB with more than 50 fantasy points.

Average Draft Position

Overall: 178
QB: 25

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Latest News

Lions | Decent line for Matthew Stafford (Fri Aug 23, 11:38 PM) - Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford completed 12 of his 19 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown in a 24-20 preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills Friday, Aug. 23.

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Lions | Matthew Stafford getting rest (Sun Aug 11, 02:17 PM) - Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford on Sunday, Aug. 11, received a second straight day rest day from practice to keep his arm fresh.