Advanced Fantasy Football Statistics: The Quarterbacks

By Vincent Frank on Thursday, December 20th 2012
Advanced Fantasy Football Statistics: The Quarterbacks

Over the next couple days we will be focusin on some advanced statistics as they relate to certain fantasy football positions. This is to help both you and us acquire a better understanding of where players stand heading into the final week or two of the fantasy playoffs. 

Today's article is going to focus on fantasy points per touch among top quarterbacks in the NFL. The formula is simple: 

(Points/Touches).

At the very least, this should help you decide which quarterbacks are worth a possible start if you are in a pickle heading into the final two weeks of the season. 

 

Player Team Attempts Rushes Total Touches Points AVG
Colin Kaepernick San Francisco 154 53 207 139.5 0.674
Robert Griffin III Washington 351 112 463 286.9 0.619
Cam Newton Carolina 423 108 531 293.3 0.542
Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 474 50 524 282.2 0.539
Russell Wilson Seattle 353 78 431 226.1 0.526
Tom Brady New England 560 23 583 306.2 0.525
Peyton Manning Denver 511 23 534 263.3 0.502
Drew Brees New Orleans 574 14 588 286.0 0.486

 

While the likes of Andrew Luck and Matt Ryan have had solid fantasy seasons, they just don't even come close to comparing to these eight quarterbacks listed above as it relates to production per touch. Of course a vast majority of the top quarterbacks in this category are able to take off and run the ball. After all, Colin Kaepernick, Robert Griffin III, Cam Newton and Russell Wilson have combined for over 2,000 rushing yards this season. 

You won't be surprised to learn that the worst regular starting quarterback in this category is recently benched Mark Sanchez at 0.260 points per touch. For his part, Eli Manning ranks 27th on the list at 0.393 points per touch. 

The best backup quarterback in this category is Alex Smith, who was benched in lieu of Kaepernick, at .050 points per touch. In fact, that ranks him ahead of Drew Brees. However, this list includes those actually starting for their team right now. 

Of course this might not mean a whole heck of a lot moving forward this season, but it is definitely something to keep an eye on moving forward. At the very least, it's interesting. 

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