Maurice Jones-Drew Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #32
Position: Running Back
Career: 5 Years
Height: 5-7
Weight: 208
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Mar 23, 1985
Birth Place: Oakland, CA
High School: De La Salle HS [Concord, CA]
College: UCLA
Drafted: 2006 Jacksonville Jaguars (Round: 2 #60)

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

Maurice Jones-Drew 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
192.51		13.35	1	15.00		13.59	7		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
9	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Maurice Jones-Drew 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	Jaguars	14	34	317	2	0	0	1324	5	0	0	190.25	13.59
2009	Jaguars	16	53	374	1	0	0	1391	15	0	0	253.80	15.86
2008	Jaguars	16	62	565	2	0	0	824	12	0	0	194.65	12.17

Maurice Jones-Drew 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Maurice Jones-Drew has beaten his fantasy projection 3 out of 5 years, but he was below his projection last year. His best fantasy RB ranking was #3 in 2009, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 10 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Jones-Drew fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year. Player Consistency: Maurice Jones-Drew was one of the top 10 most consistent RBs last year (ranked 7), and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 48). Career Experience Outlook: Jones-Drew 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 Jones-Drew has averaged 7.41 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 (0.306) pts per game for Jones-Drew. At the Quarterback position: David Garrard (2010 Avg: 17.57 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Greg Jones (2010 Avg: 0.17 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Mike Thomas (2010 Avg: 4.78 Pts/Game) and Jason Hill (2010 Avg: 3.07 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Marcedes Lewis (2010 Avg: 5.94 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Brad Meester, Uche Nwaneri, Jason Spitz, Eben Britton and Eugene Monroe have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Josh Scobee (2010 Avg: 6.69 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Jones-Drew playes this year (112 - 96 - 0 0.538%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (94 - 115 - 0 0.450%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,981) compared to this season's teams (4,285) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Jones-Drew had a lower fantasy avg (11.33 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (12.23 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-Drew will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.15 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 19.23 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more rushing yards (156 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (139 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Jones-Drew has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (14.45 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (13.93 pts per game), 4th quarter (13.52 pts per game) and 1st quarter (9.90 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 6 (23.19 pts per game), week 10 (19.20 pts per game) and week 3 (16.46 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 2 (4.93 pts per game), week 1 (7.22 pts per game) and week 9 (9.93 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.