Jason Hanson Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Jason Hanson Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #4
Position: Kicker
Career: 19 Years
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jun 17, 1970
Birth Place: Spokane, WA
High School: Mead HS [Spokane, WA]
College: Washington State
Drafted: 1992 Detroit Lions (Round: 2 #56)

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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
Jason Hanson 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
51.90 5.28 1 11.00 4.23 33 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
9 No No No Yes Yes No No No No
Jason Hanson Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Lions130000000121955.004.23
2009 Lions160000000212588.005.50
2008 Lions160000000212588.005.50
Jason Hanson 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Jason Hanson has been below his fantasy projection 10 out of 19 years, including the last 3. His best fantasy K ranking was #2 in 1995 and 1993, and he has had a total of 5 seasons with a top 10 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Hanson fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending down 3 out of the past 6 years.
Player Consistency:
Jason Hanson was ranked the 33rd most consistent K last year, and he was ranked the 260th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Hanson is entering his 20th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, Ks in their 20th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 1.34 from their 19th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Hanson has averaged 0.13 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:
Hanson has moved up from 2nd to 1st on the depth chart.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.754) pts per game for Hanson. At the Quarterback position: Matthew Stafford (2010 Avg: 10.37 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Jerome Felton (2010 Avg: 0.64 Pts/Game) and Jahvid Best (2010 Avg: 7.24 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Calvin Johnson (2010 Avg: 8.75 Pts/Game) and Nate Burleson (2010 Avg: 5.38 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Brandon Pettigrew (2010 Avg: 3.76 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jeff Backus, Stephen Peterman, Dominic Raiola, Rob Sims and Gosder Cherilus have been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Hanson played last year (112 - 96 - 0 0.538%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (106 - 103 - 0 0.507%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,510) compared to last season's teams (4,387) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Hanson had a better fantasy avg (3.56 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (3.29 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 Hanson doing better against teams with a worse record.

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Hanson has been a strong finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (6.65 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (6.41 pts per game), 2nd quarter (6.33 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (5.69 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 13 (8.74 pts per game), week 4 (7.94 pts per game) and week 9 (7.22 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 11 (4.71 pts per game), week 10 (4.89 pts per game) and week 16 (5.21 pts per game).
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