Phil Dawson Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #4
Position: Kicker
Career: 12 Years
Height: 5-11
Weight: 205
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 23, 1975
Birth Place: West Palm Beach, FL
High School: Lake Highlands HS [Dallas, TX]
College: Texas
Drafted: Undrafted

Fantasy Projection

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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

Phil Dawson 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
93.94		6.16	1	12.00		6.06	27		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
5	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Phil Dawson 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	Browns	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	28	97.00	6.06
2009	Browns	11	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	17	18	69.50	6.32
2008	Browns	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	18	108.00	6.75

Phil Dawson 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Phil Dawson has been below his fantasy projection 7 out of 12 years, including the last 3. His best fantasy K ranking was #9 in 2007, and he has had a total of 5 seasons with a top 20 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Dawson's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 3 years, and has been trending down 4 out of the past 7 years. Player Consistency: Phil Dawson was one of the top 25 most consistent Ks last year (ranked 15), and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 50). Career Experience Outlook: Dawson is entering his 13th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, Ks in their 13th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.39 from their 12th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Dawson has averaged 0.37 fantasy pts per game less 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. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.1795) pts per game for Dawson. At the Quarterback position: Colt McCoy (2010 Avg: 14.63 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Peyton Hillis (2010 Avg: 13.76 Pts/Game) and Owen Marecic have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Josh Cribbs (2010 Avg: 1.88 Pts/Game) and Brian Robiskie (2010 Avg: 2.39 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Benjamin Watson (2010 Avg: 3.50 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Tony Pashos, Eric Steinbach, Joe Thomas, Alex Mack and Shawn Lauvao have been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Dawson played last year (118 - 90 - 0 0.567%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (99 - 110 - 0 0.474%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,702) compared to last season's teams (4,293) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Dawson had a lower fantasy avg (5.40 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (7.17 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be a indication of a better fantasy season. In Season Trends: Throughout his career Dawson has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (6.97 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (6.05 pts per game), 2nd quarter (5.72 pts per game) and 4th quarter (4.64 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 11 (10.13 pts per game), week 9 (7.20 pts per game) and week 2 (7.00 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (3.27 pts per game), week 14 (4.08 pts per game) and week 13 (4.75 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.