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Other Positions: Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers
In all positions, size does matter to at least some degree. Obviously talent is critical but without the size to play in the NFL - does it really matter how fast a player is or how well he can pass the ball? The intent of these positional reviews is to arm yourself with the conventional wisdom about fantasy positions and typically what is successful. There are always exceptions to every rule, but it is nice to know the rule in the first place. There is a surprising amount of consistency in the measureables of star players.
| # |
Team |
2009 Top Ten |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Age |
Exp. |
| 1 |
GB |
Aaron Rodgers |
6'2" |
220 |
27 |
6 |
| 2 |
NO |
Drew Brees |
6'0" |
209 |
31 |
10 |
| 3 |
HOU |
Matt Schaub |
6'5" |
240 |
29 |
7 |
| 4 |
IND |
Peyton Manning |
6'5" |
230 |
34 |
13 |
| 5 |
MIN |
Brett Favre |
6'2" |
222 |
41 |
20 |
| 6 |
DAL |
Tony Romo |
6'2" |
226 |
30 |
8 |
| 7 |
NE |
Tom Brady |
6'4" |
225 |
33 |
11 |
| 8 |
PIT |
Ben Roethlisberger |
6'5" |
241 |
28 |
7 |
| 9 |
SD |
Philip Rivers |
6'5" |
228 |
29 |
7 |
| 10 |
NYG |
Eli Manning |
6'4" |
225 |
29 |
7 |
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Average Top 10 |
6'3" |
227 |
31 |
9.6 |
Height - The average height of the best quarterbacks has actually declined and is led by the shortest of them all - Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees. While Manning has long been considered the perfect size at 6'5", the reality is that is mostly about talent and the system.
Weight - Quarterbacks still weigh between 220 and 230 pounds with few exceptions - like Brees once again who is the lightweight in the group at only 209 pounds.
Age - Quarterbacks with around seven years of experience seem to be the most common top player. Old man Favre spiked the average age up from only seven years in 2009. No quarterback with less than six years of experience made the top list (though Rodgers had many years of doing nothing).
| Drafted |
Team |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Age |
| 1.01 |
STL |
Sam Bradford |
6'4" |
236 |
23 |
| 1.25 |
DEN |
Tim Tebow |
6'3" |
236 |
23 |
| 2.16 |
CAR |
Jimmy Clausen |
6'3" |
222 |
22 |
| 3.21 |
CLE |
Colt McCoy |
6'3" |
216 |
24 |
| 4.24 |
PHI |
Mike Kafka |
6'3" |
225 |
23 |
| 5.24 |
ARI |
John Skelton |
6'6" |
243 |
22 |
| 5.37 |
SD |
Jonathan Crompton |
6'4" |
222 |
23 |
| 6.07 |
TEN |
Rusty Smith |
6'2" |
224 |
23 |
| 6.12 |
CHI |
Dan LeFevour |
6'3" |
230 |
23 |
| 6.35 |
CAR |
Tony Pike |
6'6" |
223 |
24 |
| 7.02 |
BUF |
Levi Brown |
6'4" |
229 |
23 |
| 7.32 |
NO |
Sean Canfield |
6'4" |
223 |
24 |
| 7.43 |
NE |
Zac Robinson |
6'1" |
214 |
23 |
Rookies: This season seems unlikely to produce a starter for this year other than Sam Bradford in St. Louis. There's an outside chance that Tebow, Clausen or McCoy could get work but it would likely require injuries to starters to make it happen.
| Team |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Age |
Exp. |
Team |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Age |
Exp. |
| ARI |
Matt Leinart |
6'5" |
232 |
27 |
5 |
MIA |
Chad Henne |
6'3" |
230 |
25 |
3 |
| ATL |
Matt Ryan |
6'4" |
220 |
25 |
3 |
MIN |
Brett Favre |
6'2" |
222 |
41 |
20 |
| BAL |
Joe Flacco |
6'6" |
230 |
25 |
3 |
NE |
Tom Brady |
6'4" |
225 |
33 |
11 |
| BUF |
Trent Edwards |
6'4" |
231 |
27 |
4 |
NO |
Drew Brees |
6'0" |
209 |
31 |
10 |
| CAR |
Matt Moore |
6'3" |
202 |
26 |
4 |
NYG |
Eli Manning |
6'4" |
225 |
29 |
7 |
| CHI |
Jay Cutler |
6'3" |
233 |
27 |
5 |
NYJ |
Mark Sanchez |
6'2" |
225 |
24 |
2 |
| CIN |
Carson Palmer |
6'5" |
230 |
31 |
8 |
OAK |
Jason Campbell |
6'5" |
230 |
29 |
6 |
| CLE |
Jake Delhomme |
6'2" |
215 |
35 |
12 |
PHI |
Kevin Kolb |
6'3" |
218 |
26 |
4 |
| DAL |
Tony Romo |
6'2" |
226 |
30 |
8 |
PIT |
Ben Roethlisberger |
6'5" |
241 |
28 |
7 |
| DEN |
Kyle Orton |
6'4" |
217 |
28 |
6 |
SD |
Philip Rivers |
6'5" |
228 |
29 |
7 |
| DET |
Matthew Stafford |
6'2" |
225 |
22 |
2 |
SEA |
Matt Hasselbeck |
6'4" |
225 |
35 |
12 |
| GB |
Aaron Rodgers |
6'2" |
220 |
27 |
6 |
SF |
Alex Smith |
6'4" |
217 |
26 |
6 |
| HOU |
Matt Schaub |
6'5" |
240 |
29 |
7 |
STL |
Sam Bradford |
6'4" |
218 |
23 |
0 |
| IND |
Peyton Manning |
6'5" |
230 |
34 |
13 |
TB |
Josh Freeman |
6'6" |
248 |
22 |
2 |
| JAC |
David Garrard |
6'1" |
245 |
32 |
9 |
TEN |
Vince Young |
6'5" |
233 |
27 |
5 |
| KC |
Matt Cassel |
6'4" |
230 |
28 |
6 |
WAS |
Donovan McNabb |
6'2" |
240 |
34 |
12 |
| Height |
Weight |
Age |
Experience |
| Joe Flacco |
6'6" |
Josh Freeman |
248 |
Brett Favre |
41 |
Brett Favre |
20 |
| Josh Freeman |
6'6" |
David Garrard |
245 |
Jake Delhomme |
35 |
Peyton Manning |
13 |
| Matt Leinart |
6'5" |
Ben Roethlisberger |
241 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
35 |
Jake Delhomme |
12 |
| Carson Palmer |
6'5" |
Matt Schaub |
240 |
Peyton Manning |
34 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
12 |
| Matt Schaub |
6'5" |
Donovan McNabb |
240 |
Donovan McNabb |
34 |
Donovan McNabb |
12 |
| Peyton Manning |
6'5" |
Jay Cutler |
233 |
Tom Brady |
33 |
Tom Brady |
11 |
| Jason Campbell |
6'5" |
Vince Young |
233 |
David Garrard |
32 |
Drew Brees |
10 |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
6'5" |
Matt Leinart |
232 |
Carson Palmer |
31 |
David Garrard |
9 |
| Philip Rivers |
6'5" |
Trent Edwards |
231 |
Drew Brees |
31 |
Carson Palmer |
8 |
| Vince Young |
6'5" |
Joe Flacco |
230 |
Tony Romo |
30 |
Tony Romo |
8 |
| Matt Ryan |
6'4" |
Carson Palmer |
230 |
Matt Schaub |
29 |
Matt Schaub |
7 |
| Trent Edwards |
6'4" |
Peyton Manning |
230 |
Eli Manning |
29 |
Eli Manning |
7 |
| Kyle Orton |
6'4" |
Matt Cassel |
230 |
Jason Campbell |
29 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
7 |
| Matt Cassel |
6'4" |
Chad Henne |
230 |
Philip Rivers |
29 |
Philip Rivers |
7 |
| Tom Brady |
6'4" |
Jason Campbell |
230 |
Kyle Orton |
28 |
Kyle Orton |
6 |
| Eli Manning |
6'4" |
Philip Rivers |
228 |
Matt Cassel |
28 |
Aaron Rodgers |
6 |
| Matt Hasselbeck |
6'4" |
Tony Romo |
226 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
28 |
Matt Cassel |
6 |
| Alex Smith |
6'4" |
Matthew Stafford |
225 |
Matt Leinart |
27 |
Jason Campbell |
6 |
| Sam Bradford |
6'4" |
Tom Brady |
225 |
Trent Edwards |
27 |
Alex Smith |
6 |
| Matt Moore |
6'3" |
Eli Manning |
225 |
Jay Cutler |
27 |
Matt Leinart |
5 |
| Jay Cutler |
6'3" |
Mark Sanchez |
225 |
Aaron Rodgers |
27 |
Jay Cutler |
5 |
| Chad Henne |
6'3" |
Matt Hasselbeck |
225 |
Vince Young |
27 |
Vince Young |
5 |
| Kevin Kolb |
6'3" |
Brett Favre |
222 |
Matt Moore |
26 |
Trent Edwards |
4 |
| Jake Delhomme |
6'2" |
Matt Ryan |
220 |
Kevin Kolb |
26 |
Matt Moore |
4 |
| Tony Romo |
6'2" |
Aaron Rodgers |
220 |
Alex Smith |
26 |
Kevin Kolb |
4 |
| Matthew Stafford |
6'2" |
Kevin Kolb |
218 |
Matt Ryan |
25 |
Matt Ryan |
3 |
| Aaron Rodgers |
6'2" |
Sam Bradford |
218 |
Joe Flacco |
25 |
Joe Flacco |
3 |
| Brett Favre |
6'2" |
Kyle Orton |
217 |
Chad Henne |
25 |
Chad Henne |
3 |
| Mark Sanchez |
6'2" |
Alex Smith |
217 |
Mark Sanchez |
24 |
Matthew Stafford |
2 |
| Donovan McNabb |
6'2" |
Jake Delhomme |
215 |
Sam Bradford |
23 |
Mark Sanchez |
2 |
| David Garrard |
6'1" |
Drew Brees |
209 |
Matthew Stafford |
22 |
Josh Freeman |
2 |
| Drew Brees |
6'0" |
Matt Moore |
202 |
Josh Freeman |
22 |
Sam Bradford |
0 |
Other Positions: Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers
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