Earnest Graham Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #34
Position: Running Back
Career: 8 Years
Height: 5-9
Weight: 225
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 15, 1980
Birth Place: Naples, FL
High School: Mariner HS [Cape Coral, FL]
College: Florida
Drafted: Undrafted

Fantasy Projection

Running Back 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

Earnest Graham 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
29.88		2.80	1	8.00		2.63	69		Very Inconsistent
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	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Earnest Graham 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
2011	Buccaneers	1	8	58	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	4.20	4.20
2010	Buccaneers	12	16	130	1	2	1	99	1	0	0	31.50	2.63
2009	Buccaneers	13	14	109	0	0	0	66	0	0	0	12.05	0.93
2008	Buccaneers	10	23	174	0	3	1	563	4	0	0	92.15	9.22

Earnest Graham 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Earnest Graham has been below his fantasy projection 5 out of 7 years, but he beat his projection last year. His best fantasy RB ranking was #12 in 2007. Fantasy Trends: Graham 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: Earnest Graham was ranked the 77th most consistent RB last year, and he was ranked the 284th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Graham is entering his 8th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 8th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.43 from their 7th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Graham has averaged 2.01 fantasy pts per game less 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 (0.094) pts per game for Graham. At the Quarterback position: Josh Freeman (2010 Avg: 17.75 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: LeGarrette Blount (2010 Avg: 10.57 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Arrelious Benn (2010 Avg: 2.20 Pts/Game) and Mike Williams (2010 Avg: 7.14 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Kellen Winslow and Jock Sanders have been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jeff Faine, Davin Joseph, Donald Penn, Jeremy Trueblood and Ted Larsen have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Connor Barth (2010 Avg: 6.56 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Graham playes this year (101 - 107 - 0 0.486%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (97 - 112 - 0 0.464%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,601) compared to last season's teams (4,506) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Graham had a lower fantasy avg (1.21 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (2.43 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of less points. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Graham will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.00 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 0 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.00 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Graham has been a quick starter, and a slow finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (6.52 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (5.71 pts per game), 3rd quarter (4.50 pts per game) and 4th quarter (4.33 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 7 (8.67 pts per game), week 3 (8.42 pts per game) and week 4 (7.80 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 10 (0.50 pts per game), week 16 (1.75 pts per game) and week 1 (3.38 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.