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Earnest Graham Bio & Career Stats

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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

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
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2011 Buccaneers1858000130004.204.20
2010 Buccaneers12161301219910031.502.63
2009 Buccaneers13141090006600012.050.93
2008 Buccaneers102317403156340092.159.22
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).
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