Matthew Stafford Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Matthew Stafford
QB
, Detroit Lions

Age: 32
Weight: 225 lbs
Height: 6' 2"

ADP: 115
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	PaYds	PaTD	Int	RuYds
167	2499	19	5	66

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Stafford is perennially undervalued. He’s coming off a back injury, but he was on fire during the first eight games. He averaged 312 yards and 2.38 pass touchdowns per game, eclipsing the 23-point mark in five of eight games. With Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones, T.J. Hockenson, and the newly-added D’Andre Swift, Stafford also has one of the league’s better receiving corps. He offers good value as the 13th quarterback off the board in early drafts.

Latest news

Lions QB Matthew Stafford removed from COVID list

USA Today

Aug 04 · 5:34 PM EDT

The Detroit Lions have removed quarterback Matthew Stafford from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Fantasy Impact:

In a statement released by the team, the Lions insisted that Stafford never had COVID-19 — disputing an earlier report from MMQB’s Albert Breer — and that his test was a false-positive result. Stafford’s next step is to report for a physical and then he can begin the team’s strength and conditioning program.

Scouting report

by Scot Berggren

· Jul 19 · 5:33 PM EDT

DET QB Matthew Stafford - 2020 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
After missing half of last season due to fractured bones in his back, Matthew Stafford will be back under center for the Lions. It’s too bad his back didn’t let him continue, as he was having a stellar season, throwing for just under 2,500 yards with 19 TDs and only five picks – comparable numbers to what he posted in his breakout ’11 campaign. During all seven seasons between ’11-’17 he threw for at least 4,200, averaging 28 TDs.

Fantasy Downside
The back injury is definitely a concern, especially for a 32-year-old QB who’s entering his 12th season. It’ll be interesting to see if the deep ball suffers for Stafford, as he’s made a living airing it out to the likes of Calvin Johnson and now Kenny Golladay. If Detroit falls out of contention yet again, you’ve got to wonder if the veteran will be playing during your fantasy playoff run.

Bottom Line
Detroit has surrounded Stafford with weapons, most recently RB D’Andre Swift. He has proven WRs in Golladay in Mavin Jones, as well as last year’s first-round draft pick TE T.J. Hockenson. During his career, Stafford has never really had a ground game to help balance the offense, but with Swift that may change. As long as he’s able to make it through another season, expect Stafford to be his usual self, with over 4,000 yards and around 30 TD tosses.

2020 Strength of Schedule - DET

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
5 CHI	12 @GB	32 @ARI	18 NO	BYE	22 @JAX	25 @ATL	14 IND	6 @MIN	26 WAS	9 @CAR	24 HOU	5 @CHI	12 GB	19 @TEN	16 TB	6 MIN

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

2019 Game Stats

Wk	Opp	Comp	Att	PaYds	PaTD	Int	YPA	YPR	RuAtt	Yds	TD	Fum	YPC	Pts	Snaps	%
1	@ARI	27	45	385	3	0	8.56	14.26	3	22	0	1	7.33	27.6	88/88	100.0%
2	LAC	22	30	245	2	2	8.17	11.14	4	13	0	0	3.25	15.1	61/61	100.0%
3	@PHI	18	32	201	1	0	6.28	11.17	3	1	0	0	0.33	12.1	64/64	100.0%
4	KC	21	34	291	3	0	8.56	13.86	2	18	0	1	9.00	23.4	77/77	100.0%
5	BYE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	@GB	18	32	265	0	0	8.28	14.72	3	9	0	0	3.00	11.5	59/59	100.0%
7	MIN	30	45	364	4	1	8.09	12.13	0	0	0	0	0.00	28.6	76/76	100.0%
8	NYG	25	32	342	3	1	10.69	13.68	2	-3	0	0	-1.50	23.4	63/63	100.0%
9	@LV	26	41	406	3	1	9.90	15.62	3	6	0	1	2.00	24.8	71/71	100.0%
10	@CHI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	DAL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	@WAS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	CHI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14	@MIN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15	TB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	@DEN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	GB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Per game		23.38	36.38	312.38	2.38	0.63	8.59	13.36	2.50	8.25	0	0.38	3.30	20.82	69.88/69.88	100.00%
Totals		187	291	2499	19	5	8.59	13.36	20	66	0	3	3.30	166.56	559/559	100.00%