Marshawn Lynch Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #23
Position: Running Back
Career: 5 Years
Height: 5-11
Weight: 215
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Apr 22, 1986
Birth Place: Oakland, CA
High School: Oakland Technical HS [CA]
College: California
Drafted: 2007 Buffalo Bills (Round: 1 #12)

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

Marshawn Lynch 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
62.61		4.06	1	14.50		6.88	38		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	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Marshawn Lynch 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	Bills	5	1	7	0	0	0	164	0	0	0	16.75	3.35
2010	Seahawks	12	21	138	0	0	0	573	6	0	0	100.20	8.35
2009	Bills	13	28	179	0	0	0	450	2	0	0	65.95	5.07
2008	Bills	15	47	300	1	0	0	1036	8	0	0	172.60	11.51

Marshawn Lynch 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Marshawn Lynch has been below his fantasy projection 3 straight years. His best fantasy RB ranking was #11 in 2007. Fantasy Trends: Lynch's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 3 years. Player Consistency: Marshawn Lynch was ranked the 49th most consistent RB last year, and he was ranked the 160th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Lynch is entering his 5th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 5th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.47 from their 4th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Lynch has averaged 2.52 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 (1.332) pts per game for Lynch. At the Quarterback position: Tarvaris Jackson (2010 Avg: 5.39 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Michael Robinson (2010 Avg: 1.00 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Mike Williams (2010 Avg: 3.54 Pts/Game) and Sidney Rice (2010 Avg: 4.33 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Zach Miller (2010 Avg: 4.28 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Robert Gallery, James Carpenter, John Moffitt, Max Unger and Russell Okung have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Jeff Reed (2010 Avg: 8.00 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Lynch playes this year (108 - 101 - 0 0.517%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (107 - 103 - 0 0.510%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,608) compared to this season's teams (4,461) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Lynch had a lower fantasy avg (6.83 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (9.87 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, Lynch faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.08 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.38 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more rushing yards (153 yds/game - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (141 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Lynch has been a quick starter. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (9.64 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (9.28 pts per game), 2nd quarter (8.94 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (8.44 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 13 (17.60 pts per game), week 3 (14.60 pts per game) and week 7 (12.11 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 4 (6.04 pts per game), week 12 (6.28 pts per game) and week 8 (6.86 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.