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Chad Pennington

James Chad Pennington

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: June 26, 1976 in Knoxville, TN
College: Marshall

Career AV: 54 (1162nd overall since 1950)

Drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round (18th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft.

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% AV
2000 24 NYJ 10 1 0 2 5 40.0 67 1 20.0 0 0.0 62 13.4 17.4 33.5 67.0 127.1 1 4 10.5 13.8 16.7 0
2001 25 NYJ 10 2 0 10 20 50.0 92 1 5.0 0 0.0 24 4.6 5.6 9.2 46.0 79.6 1 8 4.0 5.0 4.8 0
2002 26 NYJ QB 10 15 12 8-4-0 275 399 68.9 3120 22 5.5 6 1.5 47 7.8 8.2 11.3 208.0 104.2 22 135 7.1 7.5 5.2 12
2003 27 NYJ QB 10 10 9 4-5-0 189 297 63.6 2139 13 4.4 12 4.0 65 7.2 6.3 11.3 213.9 82.9 25 160 6.1 5.3 7.8 7
2004 28 NYJ QB 10 13 13 8-5-0 242 370 65.4 2673 16 4.3 9 2.4 48 7.2 7.0 11.0 205.6 91.0 18 103 6.6 6.4 4.6 10
2005 29 NYJ 10 3 3 1-2-0 49 83 59.0 530 2 2.4 3 3.6 37 6.4 5.2 10.8 176.7 70.9 9 52 5.2 4.2 9.8 2
2006 30 NYJ QB 10 16 16 10-6-0 313 485 64.5 3352 17 3.5 16 3.3 71 6.9 6.1 10.7 209.5 82.6 30 172 6.2 5.4 5.8 12
2007 31 NYJ qb 10 9 8 1-7-0 179 260 68.8 1765 10 3.8 9 3.5 57 6.8 6.0 9.9 196.1 86.1 26 178 5.5 4.8 9.1 5
2008 32 MIA QB 10 16 16 11-5-0 321 476 67.4 3653 19 4.0 7 1.5 80 7.7 7.8 11.4 228.3 97.4 24 121 7.1 7.2 4.8 13
2009 33 MIA 10 3 51 74 68.9 413 1 1.4 2 2.7 21 5.6 4.6 8.1 137.7 76.0 6 32 4.8 3.9 7.5
Career 88 77 43-34-0 1631 2469 66.1 17804 102 4.1 64 2.6 80 7.2 6.9 10.9 202.3 90.1 162 965 6.4 6.1 6.2 61
8 yrs NYJ 69 61 32-29-0 1259 1919 65.6 13738 82 4.3 55 2.9 71 7.2 6.7 10.9 199.1 88.9 132 812 6.3 5.9 6.4 48
2 yrs MIA 19 16 11-5-0 372 550 67.6 4066 20 3.6 9 1.6 80 7.4 7.4 10.9 214.0 94.6 30 153 6.7 6.7 5.2 13

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 2002 (1-1), 2004 (1-1), 2006 (0-1), 2008 (0-1)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
2002 26 NYJ QB 10 15 12 8-4-0 399 125 127 134 135 135 123 129 108 138
2003 27 NYJ QB 10 10 9 4-5-0 297 107 103 101 98 114 103 85 91 103
2004 28 NYJ QB 10 13 13 8-5-0 370 107 111 109 112 120 103 113 114 113
2005 29 NYJ 10 3 3 1-2-0 83 91 87 87 85 98 81 92 80 87
2006 30 NYJ QB 10 16 16 10-6-0 485 102 103 99 100 115 94 97 104 102
2007 31 NYJ qb 10 9 8 1-7-0 260 98 91 96 91 129 98 93 81 106
2008 32 MIA QB 10 16 16 11-5-0 476 113 115 116 117 119 99 120 108 116
2009 33 MIA 10 3 74 78 79 81 81 122 69 102 91 92
Career 88 77 43-34-0 2469 108 108 109 108 121 101 107 102 112

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
2000 24 NYJ 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 0
2001 25 NYJ 10 2 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 5.5 0.5 11 0 0
2002 26 NYJ QB 10 15 12 29 49 2 14 1.7 3.3 1.9 49 2 2
2003 27 NYJ QB 10 10 9 21 42 2 10 2.0 4.2 2.1 42 2 8
2004 28 NYJ QB 10 13 13 34 126 1 16 3.7 9.7 2.6 126 1 5
2005 29 NYJ 10 3 3 6 27 0 14 4.5 9.0 2.0 27 0 8
2006 30 NYJ QB 10 16 16 35 109 0 15 3.1 6.8 2.2 116 0 7
2007 31 NYJ qb 10 9 8 20 32 1 5 1.6 3.6 2.2 32 1 5
2008 32 MIA QB 10 16 16 30 62 1 16 2.1 3.9 1.9 62 1 3
2009 33 MIA 10 3 3 7 0 4 2.3 2.3 1.0 7 0 3
Career 88 77 180 465 7 16 2.6 5.3 2.0 472 7 41
8 yrs NYJ 69 61 147 396 6 16 2.7 5.7 2.1 403 6 35
2 yrs MIA 19 16 33 69 1 16 2.1 3.6 1.7 69 1 6

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
2002 26 NYJ QB 10 15 12 0 2 1 0 0
2003 27 NYJ QB 10 10 9 0 8 6 -17 0
2004 28 NYJ QB 10 13 13 0 5 1 -3 0
2005 29 NYJ 10 3 3 0 8 4 -22 0
2006 30 NYJ QB 10 16 16 0 7 1 -3 0
2007 31 NYJ qb 10 9 8 0 5 2 -3 0
2008 32 MIA QB 10 16 16 0 3 1 -3 0 1 0
2009 33 MIA 10 3 0 3 0 0 0
Career 88 77 0 41 16 -51 0 1 0
8 yrs NYJ 69 61 0 35 15 -48 0
2 yrs MIA 19 16 0 6 1 -3 0 1 0

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
2006 30 NYJ QB 10 16 16 1 29 29 0 29.0
Career 88 77 1 29 29 0 29.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2002 26 NYJ QB 10 15 12 2 2 12
2003 27 NYJ QB 10 10 9 2 2 12
2004 28 NYJ QB 10 13 13 1 1 6
2007 31 NYJ qb 10 9 8 1 1 6
2008 32 MIA QB 10 16 16 1 1 6
Career 88 77 7 7 42
8 yrs NYJ 69 61 6 6 36
2 yrs MIA 19 16 1 1 6

Similar Players

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

2006 NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year
2008 NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year

Passes Completed

2006 NFL 313 (8)
2008 NFL 321 (10)
Active 1631 (12)
Career 1631 (83)

Pass Attempts

2006 NFL 485 (9)
Active 2469 (14)
Career 2469 (105)

Passing Yds

2006 NFL 3352 (10)
2008 NFL 3653 (9)
Active 17804 (13)
Career 17804 (101)

Passing TD

2002 NFL 22 (8)
Active 102 (16)
Career 102 (110)

Passer Rating

2002 NFL 104.2 (1/23)
2008 NFL 97.4 (2/71)
Active 90.1 (8)
Career 90.1 (10)

Long Pass

2008 NFL 80 (9)

Passes Intercepted

2006 NFL 16 (7)
Active 64 (17)
Career 64 (169)

Sacked

Active 162 (14)
Career 162 (97)

Sacked Yds Lost

Active 965 (16)
Career 965 (105)

Passing Yds/Game

Active 202.3 (17)
Career 202.3 (35)

Yds/Pass Att

2002 NFL 7.8 (2)
2003 NFL 7.2 (6)
2008 NFL 7.7 (6)
Active 7.2 (12)
Career 7.2 (50)

Yds/Pass Cmp

Active 10.9 (24)

Pass Attempts/Game

Active 28.1 (19)
Career 28.1 (44)

Fumbles

Active 41 (15)
Career 41 (164)

Fumbles Recovered

2003 NFL 6 (1/44)
2005 NFL 4 (4)
Active 16 (11)
Career 16 (192)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

2002 NFL 8.25 (2/53)
2008 NFL 7.81 (3)
Active 6.87 (11)
Career 6.87 (16)

Net Yds/Pass Att

2002 NFL 7.09 (3/98)
2008 NFL 7.06 (8)
Active 6.40 (14)
Career 6.40 (26)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

2002 NFL 7.49 (2/42)
2008 NFL 7.19 (3/70)
Active 6.08 (12)
Career 6.08 (17)

Passes Completed/Game

2006 NFL 19.6 (10)
Active 18.5 (12)
Career 18.5 (18)

Pass Completion %

2002 NFL 68.9% (1/9)
2003 NFL 63.6% (5)
2004 NFL 65.4% (8/56)
2006 NFL 64.5% (4/76)
2007 NFL 68.8% (2/11)
2008 NFL 67.4% (1/25)
Active 66.1% (1)
Career 66.1% (1)

Pass Intercept. %

2002 NFL 1.5% (2/23)
2004 NFL 2.4% (7)
2008 NFL 1.5% (3/23)
Active 2.6% (8)
Career 2.6% (13)

Passing TD %

2002 NFL 5.5% (1)
Active 4.1% (17)
Career 4.1% (113)

Sack %

2004 NFL 4.64% (5)
Active 6.16% (17)
Career 6.16% (55)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
2000 24 1 QB 9 57
2001 25 2 QB 11 53
2002 26 15 QB 262 13
2003 27 10 QB 156 24
2004 28 13 QB 204 21
2005 29 3 QB 30 49
2006 30 16 QB 216 16
2007 31 9 QB 122 26
2008 32 16 QB 258 6 10 65
2009 33 3 QB 19 44
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