Thomas Jones Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #20
Position: Running Back
Career: 11 Years
Height: 5-10
Weight: 215
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Aug 19, 1978
Birth Place: Big Stone Gap, VA
High School: Powell Valley HS [Big Stone Gap, VA]
College: Virginia
Drafted: 2000 Arizona Cardinals (Round: 1 #7)

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

Thomas Jones 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
53.23		6.36	2	16.00		8.23	29		Average
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
6	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Thomas Jones 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	Chiefs	16	14	122	0	0	0	896	6	0	0	131.70	8.23
2009	Jets	16	10	58	0	0	0	1402	14	0	0	227.10	14.19
2008	Jets	16	36	207	2	0	0	1312	13	0	0	231.55	14.47

Thomas Jones 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Thomas Jones has beaten his fantasy projection 7 out of 11 years, but he was below his projection last year. His best fantasy RB ranking was #4 in 2009 and 2008, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 10 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Jones' fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years, and has been trending down 4 out of the past 6 years. Player Consistency: Thomas Jones was ranked the 45th most consistent RB last year, and he was ranked the 143rd most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Jones is entering his 12th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 12th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.59 from their 11th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Jones has averaged 3.59 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: Jones 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 (0.08) pts per game for Jones. At the Quarterback position: Matt Cassel (2010 Avg: 16.62 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Le'Ron McClain (2010 Avg: 1.01 Pts/Game) and Jamaal Charles (2010 Avg: 13.63 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Dwayne Bowe (2010 Avg: 9.28 Pts/Game) and Jerheme Urban have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Leonard Pope (2010 Avg: 0.99 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Casey Wiegmann, Branden Albert, Barry Richardson, Ryan Lilja and Jon Asamoah have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Ryan Succop (2010 Avg: 6.38 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Jones playes this year (112 - 97 - 0 0.536%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (86 - 124 - 0 0.410%), and last season's teams gave up more points (5,065) compared to this season's teams (4,400) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Jones had a lower fantasy avg (1.97 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (9.68 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, Jones will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 12.00 - 7 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 21.23 - 1 Top 10 Defense and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more rushing yards (160 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (145 yds/game - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Jones has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (10.15 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (9.70 pts per game), 4th quarter (9.60 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (8.45 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 6 (13.94 pts per game), week 2 (11.85 pts per game) and week 14 (10.46 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 9 (5.12 pts per game), week 4 (6.67 pts per game) and week 5 (7.66 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.