Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends
| Team |
Quarterback |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Exp |
| ARI |
McCown, Josh |
6'4'' |
223 |
26 |
3 |
| ARI |
Warner, Kurt |
6'2" |
220 |
34 |
5 |
| ATL |
Vick, Michael |
6'0'' |
215 |
25 |
4 |
| BAL |
Boller, Kyle |
6'3'' |
225 |
24 |
2 |
| BUF |
Losman, J.P. |
6'2" |
217 |
24 |
2 |
| CAR |
Delhomme, Jake |
6'2'' |
205 |
30 |
4 |
| CHI |
Grossman, Rex |
6'1'' |
217 |
25 |
2 |
| CIN |
Palmer, Carson |
6'4'' |
235 |
26 |
2 |
| CLE |
Dilfer, Trent |
6'4" |
225 |
33 |
12 |
| DAL |
Bledsoe, Drew |
6'5" |
240 |
33 |
13 |
| DEN |
Plummer, Jake |
6'2'' |
202 |
31 |
8 |
| DET |
Garcia, Jeff |
6'1" |
200 |
35 |
8 |
| DET |
Harrington, Joey |
6'4'' |
220 |
27 |
3 |
| GB |
Favre, Brett |
6'2" |
225 |
36 |
14 |
| HOU |
Carr, David |
6'3'' |
230 |
26 |
3 |
| IND |
Manning, Peyton |
6'5'' |
230 |
29 |
7 |
| JAX |
Leftwich, Byron |
6'5'' |
240 |
25 |
2 |
| KC |
Green, Trent |
6'3'' |
210 |
35 |
8 |
| MIA |
Feely, A.J. |
6'3" |
225 |
27 |
4 |
| MIN |
Culpepper, Daunte |
6'4'' |
260 |
28 |
5 |
| NE |
Brady, Tom |
6'4'' |
220 |
28 |
4 |
| NO |
Brooks, Aaron |
6'4'' |
205 |
31 |
5 |
| NYG |
Manning, Eli |
6'4" |
218 |
24 |
2 |
| NYJ |
Pennington, Chad |
6'3'' |
225 |
29 |
4 |
| OAK |
Collins, Kerry |
6'5" |
245 |
32 |
11 |
| PHI |
McNabb, Donovan |
6'2'' |
226 |
29 |
6 |
| PIT |
Roethlisberger, Ben |
6'5" |
241 |
23 |
2 |
| SD |
Brees, Drew |
6'0'' |
221 |
26 |
4 |
| SD |
Rivers, Philip |
6'5" |
226 |
24 |
2 |
| SEA |
Hasselbeck, Matt |
6'4'' |
233 |
30 |
6 |
| SF |
Rattay, Tim |
6'0'' |
215 |
28 |
4 |
| SF |
Smith, Alex |
6'4" |
212 |
21 |
R |
| STL |
Bulger, Marc |
6'3'' |
215 |
28 |
3 |
| TB |
Griese, Brian |
6'3'' |
215 |
30 |
6 |
| TEN |
McNair, Steve |
6'2'' |
225 |
32 |
10 |
| TEN |
Volek, Billy |
6'2'' |
214 |
29 |
2 |
| WAS |
Ramsey, Patrick |
6'2" |
217 |
26 |
3 |
In fantasy football, the quarterback can usually be the top scorer for your team and finding players that most likely fit a "standard" helps increase your chances of drafting a true difference maker. Consider the Top 12 fantasy scorers from 2004 using the standard performance scoring:
| # |
Team |
Top 12 - 2004 |
FF Pts |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Exp |
| 1 |
MIN |
Daunte Culpepper |
358 |
6'4'' |
260 |
28 |
5 |
| 2 |
IND |
Peyton Manning |
334 |
6'5'' |
230 |
29 |
7 |
| 3 |
PHI |
Donovan McNabb |
288 |
6'2'' |
226 |
29 |
6 |
| 4 |
KC |
Trent Green |
273 |
6'3'' |
210 |
35 |
8 |
| 5 |
DEN |
Jake Plummer |
272 |
6'2'' |
202 |
31 |
8 |
| 6 |
NO |
Aaron Brooks |
259 |
6'4'' |
205 |
31 |
5 |
| 7 |
GB |
Brett Favre |
257 |
6'2" |
225 |
36 |
14 |
| 8 |
CAR |
Jake Delhomme |
255 |
6'2'' |
205 |
30 |
4 |
| 9 |
STL |
Marc Bulger |
247 |
6'3'' |
215 |
28 |
3 |
| 10 |
ATL |
Michael Vick |
242 |
6'0'' |
215 |
25 |
4 |
| 11 |
NE |
Tom Brady |
235 |
6'4'' |
220 |
28 |
4 |
| 12 |
SD |
Drew Brees |
232 |
6'0'' |
221 |
26 |
4 |
| Average for Top 12 |
6'3'' |
220 |
30 |
6 |
Height - Last season was unusually consistent - it almost never happens as cleanly as the above table shows and is by no means a given for 2005. The best quarterbacks from 2004 rather neatly split between the top six and the next six, split by Brett Favre who fit neither side. The most productive were over 6'3" tall and the bottom six were almost two inches shorter excepting Tom Brady.
Weight - Accompanying the taller height was the heavier weight of the very best quarterbacks. The average weight of 220 was only that high because the top three quarterbacks were all over the mark. Only Favre also exceeded the average and he's shown up in camp this year weighing well under the mark.
Age/Experience - Here is where an interesting breakdown occurred. The best quarterbacks were all between five and eight years in the league. Then Favre pops up as the aberration. And then the next five best quarterbacks were all in their third or fourth year. Oddly enough, the 2001/2002 class was not considered very strong and yet five are poised right outside the top six in the position.
Clearly it takes an experienced quarterback to reach the heights but only two were over the age of 32 in spite of so many quarterbacks that exceed that age.
| # |
Top Rookies |
Team |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
| 1.01 |
Smith, Alex |
SF |
6'4" |
217 |
21 |
| 1.24 |
Rodgers, Aaron |
GB |
6'2" |
223 |
21 |
| 1.25 |
Campbell, Jason |
WAS |
6'5" |
230 |
23 |
| 3.03 |
Frye, Charlie |
CLE |
6'4" |
225 |
24 |
| 3.05 |
Walter, Andrew |
OAK |
6'6" |
233 |
23 |
Rookies - The top rookies are almost all taller than what worked best in 2004 and that's not unusual. The NFL loves tall quarterbacks even if they haven't proven to be any more effective than those around 6'2".
Charlie Frye comes in as the oldest while the top two picks - both juniors - come out at the tender age of only 21 years by the end of the season. Given the age and experience shown in the Top 12, it's unlikely you will see any of these players as fantasy stars for the next three years. While any of these players could end up with a starting job in the next year or two (at least possibly), that inexperience will depress their fantasy value for many seasons. |
