Neil Rackers Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #1
Position: Kicker
Career: 11 Years
Height: 6-1
Weight: 202
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Aug 16, 1976
Birth Place: St. Louis, MO
High School: Aquinas-Mercy HS [Florissant, MO]
College: Illinois
Drafted: 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (Round: 6 #169)

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

Neil Rackers 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
112.84		7.28	1	13.00		7.75	9		Very 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
11	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

Neil Rackers 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
2010	Texans	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	43	124.00	7.75
2009	Cardinals	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	37	85.00	6.07
2008	Cardinals	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	44	134.00	7.44

Neil Rackers 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Neil Rackers has beaten his fantasy projection 6 out of 11 years. His best fantasy K ranking was #2 in 2005, and he has had a total of 4 seasons with a top 10 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Rackers beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, but his avg has been trending down 3 out of the last 5 years. Player Consistency: Neil Rackers was the most consistent K last year, and he was also one of the top 10 most consistent players overall (ranked 9). Career Experience Outlook: Rackers 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 Rackers has averaged 0.01 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 (0.235) pts per game for Rackers. At the Quarterback position: Matt Schaub (2010 Avg: 18.33 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Arian Foster (2010 Avg: 18.74 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Andre Johnson (2010 Avg: 8.45 Pts/Game) and Kevin Walter (2010 Avg: 3.82 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Owen Daniels (2010 Avg: 3.23 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Chris Myers, Wade Smith, Eric Winston, Duane Brown and Darius Morris have been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Rackers played last year (111 - 98 - 0 0.531%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (108 - 100 - 0 0.519%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,745) compared to this season's teams (4,400) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Rackers had a lower fantasy avg (7.25 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (8.25 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be a indication of a better fantasy season. In Season Trends: Throughout his career Rackers has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (6.76 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (6.31 pts per game), 1st quarter (6.18 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (5.73 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 9 (8.22 pts per game), week 1 (8.22 pts per game) and week 5 (7.20 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 8 (4.63 pts per game), week 6 (4.75 pts per game) and week 3 (4.90 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.