| Rk. |
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Att/GS |
| 1 |
Kurt Warner |
Ariz. |
38.23 |
| 2 |
Jon Kitna |
Det. |
37.06 |
| 3 |
Kyle Boller |
Balt. |
36.65 |
| 4 |
Derek Anderson |
Clev. |
35.78 |
| 5 |
Drew Brees |
N.O. |
35.54 |
| 6 |
Marc Bulger |
St.L. |
34.81 |
| 7 |
Donovan McNabb |
Phil. |
34.73 |
| 8 |
Tom Brady |
N.E. |
33.83 |
| 9 |
Eli Manning |
N.Y.G. |
33.50 |
| 10 |
Carson Palmer |
Cin. |
33.42 |
| 11 |
Tony Romo |
Dall. |
32.96 |
| 12 |
Peyton Manning |
Ind. |
31.77 |
| 13 |
Matt Schaub* |
Hou. |
31.67 |
| 14 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
Sea. |
31.41 |
| 15 |
Kellen Clemens* |
N.Y.J. |
31.38 |
| 16 |
Jason Campbell |
Wash. |
31.20 |
| 17 |
Rex Grossman |
Chi. |
31.00 |
| 18 |
Josh McCown* |
Mia. |
30.67 |
| 19 |
Chad Pennington |
N.Y.J. |
30.67 |
| 20 |
Matt Leinart* |
Ariz. |
30.56 |
| 21 |
Trent Edwards* |
Buff. |
29.89 |
| 22 |
Jake Delhomme |
Car. |
29.75 |
| 23 |
Philip Rivers |
S.D. |
29.44 |
| 24 |
Jay Cutler |
Den. |
28.76 |
| 25 |
Jeff Garcia |
T.B. |
28.67 |
| 26 |
David Garrard |
Jax. |
27.19 |
| 27 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pitt. |
27.17 |
| 28 |
Tarvaris Jackson* |
Minn. |
26.79 |
| 29 |
Alex Smith |
S.F. |
26.67 |
| 30 |
Vince Young |
Ten. |
26.39 |
| 31 |
Kyle Orton |
Chi. |
24.89 |
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The first in a three-part series.
Click on the tabs above for other positions.
The table at the left measures the average number of pass attempts a quarterback had in games he started over the past three seasons. The reason we used games started and not games played is because a few signalcallers — such as Tony Romo — often saw action only as a holder prior to taking over as Dallas’ full-time QB midway through 2006. A minimum of eight games started was required to qualify for this list.
Obviously, the more passes a QB throws, the more chances he has to produce, so this stat is a good measuring stick for which QBs have been in the best position to succeed from a fantasy standpoint. After examining this list, we've formed opinions as to who will stay at the top, who definitely will rise or fall and whose pass totals may surprise or disappoint you in 2008, as categorized below.
Note: All quarterbacks who have started 16 or fewer games since 2005 are marked with an asterisk. Rookies are not included in this list.
FIRMLY ENTRENCHED IN THE TOP 10: Derek Anderson, Drew Brees, Marc Bulger, Tom Brady, Carson Palmer
DEFINITE CLIMBERS: Matt Schaub, Jay Cutler, Alex Smith, Kyle Orton
POTENTIAL RISERS: Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Rex Grossman, Matt Leinart, Jake Delhomme, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger
CERTAIN TUMBLERS: Jon Kitna, Kyle Boller
POSSIBLE STUMBLERS: Kurt Warner, Donovan McNabb, Eli Manning, Kellen Clemens, Josh McCown
For a schedule of other postings in this series analyzing statistics for fantasy football, see the introduction.
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