David Akers Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #2
Position: Kicker
Career: 13 Years
Height: 5-10
Weight: 200
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Dec 9, 1974
Birth Place: Lexington, KY
High School: Tates Creek HS [Lexington, KY]
College: Louisville
Drafted: Undrafted

Fantasy Projection

Kicker Rankings:
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Position Projections:
QB | RB | WR | TE | K | Draft Kit Index

* Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury

David Akers 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
126.72		7.92	1	16.00		8.94	1		Consistent
2011 Bye Week	Team Change	Head Coach Change	**Coming Off Injury	Depth Chart Change	Higher Fantasy Avg then League	Harder Schedule in 2011	Better Defenses in 2011	Better Pass Defenses in 2011	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
7	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

David Akers Previous Years Stats
Year	Team	Gms	Recs	Rec Yds	Rec Tds	Pass Yds	Pass Tds	Rush Yds	Rush Tds	FGs	XPs	Fan Pts	Fan Pts Avg
2010	Eagles	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	47	143.00	8.94
2009	Eagles	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	43	139.00	8.69
2008	Eagles	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	45	175.00	9.00

David Akers 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: David Akers has beaten his fantasy projection 9 out of 13 years, including the last 5. His best fantasy K ranking was #1 in 2008 and 2010, and he has had a total of 4 seasons with a top 3 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Akers beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 4 out of the past 6 years. Player Consistency: David Akers was one of the top 10 most consistent Ks last year (ranked 7), and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 31). Career Experience Outlook: Akers is entering his 14th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, Ks in their 14th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.84 from their 13th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Akers has averaged 0.44 fantasy pts per game more than the league K average. The average fantasy pts per game by Ks in 2010 was 6.07. Depth Chart Change: No Change in Depth Chart. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Eagles to the 49ers. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.505) pts per game for Akers. At the Quarterback position: Alex Smith (2010 Avg: 15.14 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Frank Gore (2010 Avg: 8.62 Pts/Game) and Moran Norris (2010 Avg: 0.06 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Ted Ginn (2010 Avg: 1.17 Pts/Game) and Josh Morgan (2010 Avg: 3.04 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Vernon Davis (2010 Avg: 5.48 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Adam Snyder, Joe Staley, Chilo Rachal, Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati have been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Akers played last year (104 - 104 - 0 0.500%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (101 - 108 - 0 0.483%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,635) compared to last season's teams (4,610) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Akers had a better fantasy avg (10.67 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (7.90 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it the data would suggest he may have a worse fantasy season, but the trend could easily change to Akers doing better against teams with a worse record. In Season Trends: Throughout his career Akers has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (7.77 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (6.97 pts per game), 1st quarter (6.76 pts per game) and 4th quarter (6.62 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 12 (8.42 pts per game), week 13 (8.17 pts per game) and week 10 (8.00 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 1 (5.83 pts per game), week 15 (5.83 pts per game) and week 16 (5.90 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.