Brandon Jacobs Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #27
Position: Running Back
Career: 6 Years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 264
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jul 6, 1982
Birth Place: Houma, LA
High School: Assumption HS [Napoleanville, LA]
College: Southern Illinois
Drafted: 2005 New York Giants (Round: 4 #110)

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

Brandon Jacobs 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
53.57		6.40	2	15.50		8.70	26		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
7	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Brandon Jacobs 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	Giants	16	7	59	0	0	0	823	9	0	0	139.25	8.70
2009	Giants	15	18	184	1	0	0	835	5	0	0	128.70	8.58
2008	Giants	13	6	36	0	0	0	1089	15	0	0	209.90	15.44

Brandon Jacobs 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Brandon Jacobs has been below his projection the last 2 years. His best fantasy RB ranking was #10 in 2008, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 25 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Jacobs beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 4 out of the past 5 years. Player Consistency: Brandon Jacobs was ranked the 32nd most consistent RB last year, and he was one of the top 100 most consistent players overall (ranked 92). Career Experience Outlook: Jacobs is entering his 7th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 7th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.62 from their 6th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Jacobs has averaged 3.70 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: Jacobs has dropped from 1st to 2nd on the depth chart. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.15) pts per game for Jacobs. At the Quarterback position: Eli Manning (2010 Avg: 18.76 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Ahmad Bradshaw (2010 Avg: 11.70 Pts/Game) and Henry Hynoski have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Mario Manningham (2010 Avg: 6.34 Pts/Game) and Hakeem Nicks (2010 Avg: 9.12 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Travis Beckum (2010 Avg: 1.11 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: David Baas, David Diehl, Kareem McKenzie, Chris Snee and William Beatty have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Jarriel King has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Jacobs playes this year (105 - 104 - 0 0.502%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (94 - 114 - 0 0.452%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,821) compared to this season's teams (4,595) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Jacobs had a lower fantasy avg (4.68 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (10.53 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of less points. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Jacobs will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.85 - 5 Top 10 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 19.62 - 4 Top 10 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more rushing yards (147 yds/game - 4 Top 10 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (146 yds/game - 2 Top 10 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Jacobs has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (11.16 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (10.28 pts per game), 3rd quarter (9.76 pts per game) and 1st quarter (6.87 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 7 (14.87 pts per game), week 13 (13.34 pts per game) and week 5 (12.52 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 2 (5.20 pts per game), week 3 (6.95 pts per game) and week 4 (7.67 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.