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Matt Prater Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #5
Position: Kicker
Career: 5 Years
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Aug 10, 1984
Birth Place: Mayfield Heights, OH
High School: Estero HS [FL]
College: Central Florida
Drafted: Undrafted

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
Matt Prater 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
67.10 5.25 1 13.50 5.43 29 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
6 No Yes No No No No No No No
Matt Prater Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Broncos140000000162876.005.43
2009 Broncos1600000003032122.007.63
2008 Broncos1600000002539114.007.13
Matt Prater 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Matt Prater was below his projection last year. His best fantasy K ranking was #7 in 2009.
Fantasy Trends:
Prater fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Matt Prater was one of the top 25 most consistent Ks last year (ranked 24), and he was ranked the 102nd most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Prater 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 Prater has averaged 1.40 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 (0.423) pts per game for Prater. At the Quarterback position: Kyle Orton (2010 Avg: 19.42 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Spencer Larsen (2010 Avg: 0.80 Pts/Game) and Knowshon Moreno (2010 Avg: 11.12 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Brandon Lloyd (2010 Avg: 8.54 Pts/Game) and Eddie Royal (2010 Avg: 3.47 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Daniel Fells (2010 Avg: 1.97 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Chris Kuper, Ryan Clady, Zane Beadles, J.D. Walton and Orlando Franklin have been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Prater played last year (107 - 102 - 0 0.512%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (106 - 102 - 0 0.510%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,649) compared to this season's teams (4,326) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Prater had a better fantasy avg (5.00 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (4.56 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 Prater doing better against teams with a worse record.

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Prater has been a quick starter. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (7.79 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (6.27 pts per game), 4th quarter (5.60 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (5.40 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 4 (10.67 pts per game), week 13 (10.00 pts per game) and week 3 (9.33 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 7 (1.50 pts per game), week 8 (2.50 pts per game) and week 11 (3.67 pts per game).
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