Nicholas Folk Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Nicholas Folk Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #6
Position: Kicker
Career: 4 Years
Height: 6-1
Weight: 222
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Nov 5, 1984
Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
High School: Norte Dame HS [Los Angeles, CA]
College: Arizona
Drafted: 2007 Dallas Cowboys (Round: 6 #178)

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Position Projections:
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  * Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
  ** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury
Nicholas Folk 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
104.16 6.58 1 15.00 7.94 7 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
8 No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes
Nicholas Folk Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Jets1600000003037127.007.94
2009 Cowboys140000000183690.006.43
2008 Cowboys1600000002042102.006.38
Nicholas Folk 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Nicholas Folk beat his projection last year. His best fantasy K ranking was #4 in 2007, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 20 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Folk's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years.
Player Consistency:
Nicholas Folk was one of the top 25 most consistent Ks last year (ranked 14), and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 44).
Career Experience Outlook:
Folk is entering his 5th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, Ks in their 5th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.33 from their 4th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Folk has averaged 0.79 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.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.975) pts per game for Folk. At the Quarterback position: Mark Sanchez (2010 Avg: 15.25 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Shonn Greene (2010 Avg: 6.31 Pts/Game) and John Conner (2010 Avg: 0.68 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Plaxico Burress and Santonio Holmes (2010 Avg: 6.25 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Dustin Keller (2010 Avg: 4.02 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Wayne Hunter, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Nick Mangold, Brandon Moore and Matt Slauson have been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Folk playes this year (107 - 102 - 0 0.512%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (100 - 109 - 0 0.478%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,830) compared to last season's teams (4,484) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Folk had a lower fantasy avg (6.33 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (8.90 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of less points.

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Folk has been a quick starter, and a slow finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (7.94 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (7.85 pts per game), 3rd quarter (6.73 pts per game) and 4th quarter (6.67 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 5 (11.25 pts per game), week 2 (9.75 pts per game) and week 12 (9.25 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 11 (4.75 pts per game), week 8 (5.00 pts per game) and week 10 (5.33 pts per game).
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