Michael Bush Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Michael Bush Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #43
Position: Running Back
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-1
Weight: 245
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jun 16, 1984
Birth Place: Louisville, KY
High School: Louisville Male HS [KY]
College: Louisville
Drafted: 2007 Oakland Raiders (Round: 4 #100)

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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
Michael Bush 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
65.62 7.84 2 14.50 8.80 25 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 Rush Defenses in 2011 Better Against Sub 500 Teams
8 No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No
Michael Bush Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Raiders1418194000655800123.208.80
2009 Raiders161710500058930082.155.13
2008 Raiders151916208042130068.604.57
Michael Bush 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Michael Bush has beaten his fantasy projection 2 straight years. His best fantasy RB ranking was #25 in 2010.
Fantasy Trends:
Bush's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years.
Player Consistency:
Michael Bush was one of the top 10 most consistent RBs last year (ranked 10), and he was one of the top 75 most consistent players overall (ranked 57).
Career Experience Outlook:
Bush is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 4th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.15 from their 3rd year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Bush has averaged 0.44 fantasy pts per game more than the league RB average. The average fantasy pts per game by RBs in 2010 was 5.53.
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 (0.42) pts per game for Bush. At the Quarterback position: Jason Campbell (2010 Avg: 14.35 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Darren McFadden (2010 Avg: 15.47 Pts/Game) and Marcel Reece (2010 Avg: 3.30 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Darrius Heyward-Bey (2010 Avg: 1.94 Pts/Game) and Jacoby Ford (2010 Avg: 3.94 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Kevin Boss (2010 Avg: 3.77 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Khalif Barnes, Cooper Carlisle, Daniel Loper, Samson Satele and Jared Veldheer have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Sebastian Janikowski (2010 Avg: 8.88 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Bush playes this year (103 - 106 - 0 0.493%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (98 - 112 - 0 0.467%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,828) compared to this season's teams (4,494) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Bush surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (10.57 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (5.98 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of a higher fantasy average.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Bush will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.77 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.38 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more rushing yards (148 yds/game - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (142 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Bush has been a strong finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (10.37 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (7.00 pts per game), 1st quarter (6.88 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (3.11 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 15 (17.13 pts per game), week 5 (13.98 pts per game) and week 2 (9.68 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 12 (0.43 pts per game), week 9 (1.13 pts per game) and week 14 (1.30 pts per game).
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