Steven Jackson Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Steven Jackson Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #39
Position: Running Back
Career: 7 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 231
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jul 22, 1983
Birth Place: Las Vegas, NV
High School: Eldorado HS [Las Vegas, NV]
College: Oregon State
Drafted: 2004 St. Louis Rams (Round: 1 #24)

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
Steven Jackson 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
169.73 11.13 1 15.50 11.20 16 Very 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
5 No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No
Steven Jackson Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Rams16463830001241600179.2511.20
2009 Rams15503140001424400182.1012.14
2008 Rams12403791001042700171.1514.26
Steven Jackson 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Steven Jackson has beaten his fantasy projection 4 out of 7 years, but he was below his projection the last 2. His best fantasy RB ranking was #3 in 2006, and he has had a total of 4 seasons with a top 15 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Jackson's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years, and has been trending down 3 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Steven Jackson was the most consistent RB last year, and he was one of the top 25 most consistent players overall (ranked 13).
Career Experience Outlook:
Jackson 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 Jackson has averaged 6.86 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 (0.329) pts per game for Jackson. At the Quarterback position: Sam Bradford (2010 Avg: 15.12 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Brit Miller has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Brandon Gibson (2010 Avg: 3.27 Pts/Game) and Donnie Avery have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Billy Bajema (2010 Avg: 1.48 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jason Brown, Harvey Dahl, Renardo Foster, Jason Smith and Rodger Saffold have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Josh Brown (2010 Avg: 7.81 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Jackson playes this year (105 - 104 - 0 0.502%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (98 - 112 - 0 0.467%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,800) compared to this season's teams (4,513) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Jackson surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (12.31 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (10.70 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of a higher fantasy average.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Jackson will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.77 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.31 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Jackson 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 (14.65 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (14.09 pts per game), 3rd quarter (11.43 pts per game) and 1st quarter (9.73 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 7 (17.43 pts per game), week 16 (16.90 pts per game) and week 8 (16.10 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 11 (7.03 pts per game), week 1 (7.35 pts per game) and week 9 (7.68 pts per game).
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