Ryan Grant Bio & Career Stats

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

Fantasy Projection

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
Year	Team	Gms	Recs	Rec Yds	Rec Tds	Pass Yds	Pass Tds	Rush Yds	Rush Tds	FGs	XPs	Fan Pts	Fan Pts Avg
2010	Packers	16	0	0	0	0	0	45	0	0	0	4.50	0.28
2009	Packers	16	25	197	0	0	0	1253	11	0	0	201.15	12.57
2008	Packers	16	18	116	1	0	0	1203	4	0	0	156.10	9.76

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).	Chart. Chart. Chart.