Rian Lindell Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #9
Position: Kicker
Career: 12 Years
Height: 6-3
Weight: 233
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 20, 1977
Birth Place: Portland, OR
High School: Mountain View HS [Vancouver, WA]
College: Washington State
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

Rian Lindell 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
78.04		4.93	1	10.67		4.94	31		Average
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	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

Rian Lindell 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
2011	Bills	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	11.00	11.00
2010	Bills	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	31	79.00	4.94
2009	Bills	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	24	108.00	6.75
2008	Bills	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	34	124.00	7.75

Rian Lindell 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Rian Lindell has been below his fantasy projection 6 out of 11 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy K ranking was #8 in 2004, and he has had a total of 5 seasons with a top 15 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Lindell's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years, and has been trending down 5 out of the past 7 years. Player Consistency: Rian Lindell was ranked the 27th most consistent K last year, and he was ranked the 116th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Lindell is entering his 12th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, Ks in their 12th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.17 from their 11th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Lindell has averaged 0.08 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 (0.5105) pts per game for Lindell. At the Quarterback position: Ryan Fitzpatrick (2010 Avg: 18.92 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Fred Jackson (2010 Avg: 9.09 Pts/Game) and Corey McIntyre (2010 Avg: 0.51 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Steve Johnson (2010 Avg: 7.10 Pts/Game) and Lee Evans (2010 Avg: 3.31 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: David Martin (2010 Avg: 0.51 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Mansfield Wrotto, Demetrius Bell, Andy Levitre, Eric Wood and Kraig Urbik have been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Lindell played last year (116 - 92 - 0 0.558%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (105 - 104 - 0 0.502%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,709) compared to last season's teams (4,122) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Lindell had a lower fantasy avg (4.89 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (5.00 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 Lindell has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (6.58 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (6.47 pts per game), 2nd quarter (6.21 pts per game) and 1st quarter (5.87 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 16 (8.09 pts per game), week 12 (7.90 pts per game) and week 14 (7.55 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 10 (5.18 pts per game), week 4 (5.20 pts per game) and week 3 (5.22 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.