Adam Vinatieri Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #4
Position: Kicker
Career: 15 Years
Height: 6-0
Weight: 202
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Dec 28, 1972
Birth Place: Yankton, SD
High School: Central HS [Rapid City, SD]
College: South Dakota 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

Adam Vinatieri 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
115.90		7.64	1	11.00		8.06	5		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	Yes	No	No	Yes

Adam Vinatieri 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	Colts	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	51	129.00	8.06
2009	Colts	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	17	38.00	6.33
2008	Colts	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	43	107.00	6.44

Adam Vinatieri 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Adam Vinatieri has beaten his fantasy projection 10 out of 15 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy K ranking was #1 in 2004, and he has had a total of 2 seasons with a top 3 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Vinatieri 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: Adam Vinatieri was one of the top 10 most consistent Ks last year (ranked 7), and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 31). Career Experience Outlook: Vinatieri is entering his 16th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, Ks in their 16th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.05 from their 15th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Vinatieri has averaged 1.07 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 (0.2625) pts per game for Vinatieri. At the Quarterback position: Peyton Manning (2010 Avg: 20.99 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Joseph Addai (2010 Avg: 9.96 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Reggie Wayne (2010 Avg: 6.48 Pts/Game) and Pierre Garcon (2010 Avg: 5.41 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Dallas Clark (2010 Avg: 2.21 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Mike Pollak, Ryan Diem, Jeff Saturday, Jacques McClendon and Jeffrey Linkenbach have been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Vinatieri playes this year (112 - 96 - 0 0.538%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (100 - 109 - 0 0.478%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,963) compared to this season's teams (4,374) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Vinatieri had a lower fantasy avg (6.60 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (8.73 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of less points. In Season Trends: Throughout his career Vinatieri has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (7.73 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (7.64 pts per game), 4th quarter (7.16 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (6.74 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 6 (8.83 pts per game), week 3 (8.46 pts per game) and week 2 (8.40 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (5.93 pts per game), week 11 (6.21 pts per game) and week 4 (6.50 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.