Frank Gore Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Frank Gore Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #21
Position: Running Back
Career: 6 Years
Height: 5-9
Weight: 223
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: May 14, 1983
Birth Place: Miami, FL
High School: Coral Gables HS [FL]
College: Miami (Fla.)
Drafted: 2005 San Francisco 49ers (Round: 3 #65)

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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
Frank Gore 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
108.84 9.20 1 12.50 8.62 27 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
7 No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No
Frank Gore Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 49ers1646452200853300137.908.62
2009 49ers145240630011201000210.3015.02
2008 49ers14433732001036600170.2512.16
Frank Gore 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Frank Gore has beaten his fantasy projection 4 out of 6 years, but he was below his projection last year. His best fantasy RB ranking was #5 in 2006, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 10 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Gore fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year, but his avg has been trending up 3 out of the last 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Frank Gore was one of the top 25 most consistent RBs last year (ranked 11), and he was one of the top 75 most consistent players overall (ranked 58).
Career Experience Outlook:
Gore is entering his 7th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 7th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.62 from their 6th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Gore has averaged 5.78 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 (0.595) pts per game for Gore. At the Quarterback position: Alex Smith (2010 Avg: 15.14 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Moran Norris (2010 Avg: 0.06 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Ted Ginn (2010 Avg: 1.17 Pts/Game) and Josh Morgan (2010 Avg: 3.04 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Vernon Davis (2010 Avg: 5.48 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Adam Snyder, Joe Staley, Chilo Rachal, Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: David Akers (2010 Avg: 8.94 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Gore played last year (107 - 103 - 0 0.510%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (101 - 108 - 0 0.483%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,653) compared to this season's teams (4,635) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Gore had a better fantasy avg (8.93 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (8.38 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 Gore doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Gore faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.62 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.69 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more rushing yards (158 yds/game - 1 Top 10 Defense and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (145 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Gore has been a strong finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (12.83 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (12.79 pts per game), 1st quarter (12.14 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (10.64 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 2 (19.28 pts per game), week 16 (17.96 pts per game) and week 15 (14.69 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 13 (5.94 pts per game), week 4 (7.49 pts per game) and week 3 (7.61 pts per game).
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