John Skelton stats

Last played for the Arizona Cardinals, 2012

Quarterback · #8

Age 38 · 6' 6"

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John Skelton played 3 NFL seasons, 2010 to 2012.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
20
CMP
320
ATT
602
CMP%
53.2
YDS
3,707
AVG
6.2
TD
15
INT
25

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2010ARI56012647.66625.322
2011ARI815127554.91,9137.01114
2012ARI710920154.21,1325.629

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Per game

Career regular season

GP
20
CMP
16
ATT
30.1
CMP%
53.2
YDS
185.3
AVG
6.2
TD
0.8
INT
1.3

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2010ARI512.025.247.6132.45.30.40.4
2011ARI818.934.454.9239.17.01.41.8
2012ARI715.628.754.2161.75.60.31.3

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
20
PPR
174.5
HALF
174.5
STD
174.5
PPG
8.7

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2010ARI535.435.435.47.1
2011ARI8103.3103.3103.312.9
2012ARI735.835.835.85.1

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
38 yearsMar 17, 1988
Height
6' 6"
Debut
2010
Birthplace
El Paso, TX
Draft
2010Rd 5, Pk 155
College
Fordham

Latest performance

John Skelton

Dec 09 · @ SEA · L 58-0

CMP
11
ATT
22
YDS
74
TD
0
INT
4
RTG
18.2

His top receivers, 2012

Arizona Cardinals's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Larry FitzgeraldWR153717984
Andre RobertsWR113647595
Michael FloydWR86455622
Rob HouslerTE68454170
Early DoucetWR53282070

2010 NFL combine

QB, 6'5", 243 lb · Fordham

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.85s38th
Vertical jump33.5"72nd
Broad jump9' 0"28th
3-cone drill7.17s41st
20-yard shuttle4.33s50th

Percentile: the share of QBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2010 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentCMPATTYDSTDINT
Sun, Dec 09atSEAL 58-011227404
Sun, Nov 18atATLL 23-1927600
Sun, Nov 04atGBL 31-17234630611
Mon, Oct 29vsSFL 24-3325229001
Sun, Oct 21atMINL 21-14253626211
Sun, Oct 14vsBUFL 19-16 OT2104501

What were John Skelton's career stats?

John Skelton played 3 seasons for the Cardinals. He completed 320 of 602 passes for 3,707 yards, 15 touchdowns and 25 interceptions. His best season was 2011: 1,913 passing yards, 11 passing touchdowns and 14 interceptions thrown.

League leaderboards and awards

3 seasons, 2010 to 2012

All-time career rank

  • 255th in passing yards (3,707)
  • 275th in passing touchdowns (15)

Among the 2,853 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

John Skelton college stats

John Skelton played 3 seasons at Fordham Rams (2006 to 2008): 6,215 passing yards, 43 touchdown passes and 26 interceptions.

passing

John Skelton's college passing by season
CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2006Fordham Rams7416744.39605.7680094.9
2007Fordham Rams21638356.42,6506.922114415127.7
2008Fordham Rams22837261.32,60571576613129.7

rushing

John Skelton's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2006Fordham Rams56831.510
2007Fordham Rams962752.9611
2008Fordham Rams58851.5222

receiving

John Skelton's college receiving by season
SeasonSchoolRECREC: Passes caught.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2008Fordham Rams2157.5010

scoring

John Skelton's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2006Fordham Rams610010006
2007Fordham Rams22600600036
2008Fordham Rams15200210014
2009Fordham Rams26500500030

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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