Ryan Grant Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Ryan Grant Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #25
Position: Running Back
Career: 5 Years
Height: 6-1
Weight: 224
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Dec 9, 1982
Birth Place: Suffern, NY
High School: Don Bosco Prep [Ramsey, NJ]
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: Undrafted

Running Back Rankings:
<< Knowshon Moreno    Joseph Addai >>
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
Ryan Grant 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
116.49 9.74 1 8.50 0.28 120 --
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 Yes No Yes No Yes No No
Ryan Grant Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Packers1600000450004.500.28
2009 Packers162519700012531100201.1512.57
2008 Packers16181161001203400156.109.76
Ryan Grant 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Ryan Grant was below his projection last year. His best fantasy RB ranking was #8 in 2009, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 25 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Grant fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending down 2 out of the past 3 years.
Career Experience Outlook:
Grant is entering his 6th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 6th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.08 from their 5th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Grant has averaged 2.51 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. Coming off an Injury.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.37) pts per game for Grant. At the Quarterback position: Aaron Rodgers (2010 Avg: 22.65 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: John Kuhn (2010 Avg: 4.31 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Donald Driver (2010 Avg: 3.48 Pts/Game) and Greg Jennings (2010 Avg: 8.45 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Jermichael Finley (2010 Avg: 1.40 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Chad Clifton, Scott Wells, Josh Sitton, Bryan Bulaga and Derek Sherrod have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Mason Crosby (2010 Avg: 7.00 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Grant played last year (110 - 98 - 0 0.529%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (107 - 102 - 0 0.512%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,532) compared to last season's teams (4,504) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Grant had a better fantasy avg (0.64 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0.00 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 Grant doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Grant will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.46 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.69 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more rushing yards (152 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (141 yds/game - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Grant has been a strong finisher, and a slow starter. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (13.91 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (12.93 pts per game), 2nd quarter (10.04 pts per game) and 1st quarter (5.70 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 14 (21.58 pts per game), week 7 (19.03 pts per game) and week 16 (17.08 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 4 (3.72 pts per game), week 5 (4.33 pts per game) and week 2 (4.92 pts per game).
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