Maurice Jones-Drew Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Maurice Jones-Drew Bio & Career Stats

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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)

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Position Projections:
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  * 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
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Jaguars14343172001324500190.2513.59
2009 Jaguars165337410013911500253.8015.86
2008 Jaguars16625652008241200194.6512.17
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).
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