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Daniel Jones

Fumble-prone quarterback working on protection

Story this week that Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is working on taking better care of the football. Probably a good idea, since fumbles that were a problem for him at Duke (19 in three seasons) carried over to the NFL. As in, the most fumbles by any quarterback in a season in the last 15 years, despite not even starting all season.

Jones fumbled 18 times in 13 games last year. You have to go back almost 20 years (when Kerry Collins, Daunte Culpepper and David Carr lost 21-23 in the 2001-2002 seasons) to find any quarterbacks who lost more than Jones. Since 2005, that's a mark Jones holds all by himself.

QUARTERBACK FUMBLES, 2005-PRESENT
Year Player Tm G Fmb
2019Daniel Jones NYG1318
2005Drew BledsoeDAL1617
2005David CarrHOU1617
2007Jon KitnaDET1617
2006David CarrHOU1616
2019Carson Wentz PHI1616
2006Carson PalmerCIN1615
2012Philip RiversSDG1615
2017Jameis WinstonTAM1315
2019Josh Allen BUF1614
2015Blake Bortles JAX1614
2009Matt CasselKAN1514
2011Blaine GabbertJAX1514
2009David GarrardJAX1614
2011Matt MooreMIA1314
2016Carson PalmerARI1514
2008Ben RoethlisbergerPIT1614
2012Mark SanchezNYJ1514
2011Tim TebowDEN1414
2016Carson Wentz PHI1614
2017Russell Wilson SEA1614
2019Kyle AllenCAR1313
2009Jason CampbellWAS1613
2007Jason CampbellWAS1313
2005Kerry CollinsOAK1513
2017Kirk Cousins WAS1613
2005Gus FrerotteMIA1613
2005Kelly HolcombBUF1013
2006J.P. LosmanBUF1613
2014Andrew Luck IND1613
2007Eli ManningNYG1613
2009Eli ManningNYG1613
2019Gardner MinshewJAX1413
2008Tony Romo DAL1313
2006Andrew WalterOAK1213
2014Russell Wilson SEA1613
2006Tom Brady NWE1612
2018Derek CarrOAK1612
2014Jay Cutler CHI1512
2005Jake DelhommeCAR1612
2018Jared GoffLAR1612
2012Robert Griffin IIIWAS1512
2018Lamar JacksonBAL1612
2014Cam NewtonCAR1412
2005Kyle OrtonCHI1512
2018Dak Prescott DAL1612
2014Aaron Rodgers GNB1612
2008JaMarcus Russell OAK1512
2015Matt RyanATL1612
2013Matthew StaffordDET1612
2007Kurt WarnerARI1412
2013Russell Wilson SEA1612
2019Jameis WinstonTAM1612
2006Vince YoungTEN1512

What's interesting is that three of the four worst quarterbacks in this regard last season all play in the NFC East. Jones, Carson Wentz and Kyle Allen (who may be the starter in Washington). Dallas had a below-average fantasy defense last season, but was slightly above-average in terms of fumble recoveries. Something to factor in when considering streaming defenses this year -- appealing quarterbacks to match up against.

--Andy Richardson

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