Stephen Gostkowski Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Stephen Gostkowski Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #3
Position: Kicker
Career: 5 Years
Height: 6-1
Weight: 210
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 28, 1984
Birth Place: Baton Rouge, LA
High School: Madison Central HS [MS]
College: Memphis
Drafted: 2006 New England Patriots (Round: 4 #118)

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
Stephen Gostkowski 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
54.18 5.16 1 11.00 3.50 35 Very Inconsistent
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 No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes
Stephen Gostkowski Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Patriots160000000102656.003.50
2009 Patriots1600000002647125.007.81
2008 Patriots1600000003640148.009.25
Stephen Gostkowski 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Stephen Gostkowski has beaten his fantasy projection 3 out of 5 years, but he was below his projection the last 2. His best fantasy K ranking was #2 in 2007, and he has had a total of 2 seasons with a top 3 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Gostkowski's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years.
Player Consistency:
Stephen Gostkowski was ranked the 34th most consistent K last year, and he was ranked the 280th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Gostkowski is entering his 6th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, Ks in their 6th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.2 from their 5th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Gostkowski has averaged 0.70 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. Coming off an Injury.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.935) pts per game for Gostkowski. At the Quarterback position: Tom Brady (2010 Avg: 19.50 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Danny Woodhead (2010 Avg: 8.14 Pts/Game) and BenJarvus Green-Ellis (2010 Avg: 11.44 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Deion Branch (2010 Avg: 5.94 Pts/Game) and Chad Johnson (2010 Avg: 4.68 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Rob Gronkowski (2010 Avg: 5.46 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Dan Connolly, Dan Koppen, Matt Light, Logan Mankins and Sebastian Vollmer have been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Gostkowski played last year (108 - 100 - 0 0.519%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (108 - 101 - 0 0.517%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,707) compared to last season's teams (4,199) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Gostkowski had a lower fantasy avg (3.00 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (4.00 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 Gostkowski has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (8.41 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (7.74 pts per game), 3rd quarter (6.37 pts per game) and 4th quarter (6.32 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 4 (9.50 pts per game), week 6 (9.50 pts per game) and week 5 (8.75 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 13 (4.80 pts per game), week 14 (5.60 pts per game) and week 12 (5.80 pts per game).
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