Le'Ron McClain Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #37
Position: Running Back
Career: 4 Years
Height: 6-0
Weight: 260
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Dec 27, 1984
Birth Place: Fort Wayne, IN
High School: Tuscaloosa Co. HS [Northport, AL]
College: Alabama
Drafted: 2007 Baltimore Ravens (Round: 4 #137)

Fantasy Projection

Running Back Rankings:
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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

Le'Ron McClain 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
24.73		1.64	1	15.50		1.01	90		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
6	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Le'Ron McClain 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	Ravens	15	21	134	0	0	0	85	0	0	0	15.20	1.01
2009	Ravens	16	21	141	0	0	0	180	2	0	0	37.05	2.32
2008	Ravens	16	19	123	1	0	0	902	10	0	0	177.35	11.08

Le'Ron McClain 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Le'Ron McClain has been below his fantasy projection 3 out of 4 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy RB ranking was #14 in 2008. Fantasy Trends: McClain's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years. Player Consistency: Le'Ron McClain was ranked the 34th most consistent RB last year, and he was one of the top 100 most consistent players overall (ranked 95). Career Experience Outlook: McClain 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 McClain has averaged 1.89 fantasy pts per game less 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. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Ravens to the Chiefs. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.367) pts per game for McClain. 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: Jamaal Charles (2010 Avg: 13.63 Pts/Game) has 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 McClain playes this year (112 - 97 - 0 0.536%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (103 - 106 - 0 0.493%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,551) compared to this season's teams (4,400) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: McClain had a lower fantasy avg (0.49 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (1.31 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, McClain 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: 15.92 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more rushing yards (149 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (145 yds/game - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career McClain has been a strong finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (4.76 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (4.37 pts per game), 3rd quarter (3.26 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (2.02 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 12 (6.18 pts per game), week 16 (6.06 pts per game) and week 14 (5.74 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 6 (0.28 pts per game), week 10 (1.05 pts per game) and week 2 (1.20 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.