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| Maurice Morris 2011 Fantasy Projection |
| 2011 Pts |
2011 Avg |
Depth Chart |
*Avg Games Played |
2010 Avg |
2010 Fantasy Ranking |
2010 Consistency |
| 35.57 |
4.25 |
2 |
12.00 |
5.15 |
44 |
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 |
| 9 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Maurice Morris 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 | Lions | 14 | 25 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72.10 | 5.15 |
| 2009 | Lions | 14 | 26 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.90 | 4.35 |
| 2008 | Seahawks | 13 | 19 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.20 | 5.86 |
| Maurice Morris 2011 Fantasy Analysis |
Career Synopsis:
Maurice Morris has been below his fantasy projection 5 out of 9 years, but he beat his projection last year. His best fantasy RB ranking was #33 in 2007.
Fantasy Trends:
Morris beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 3 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Maurice Morris was ranked the 46th most consistent RB last year, and he was ranked the 150th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Morris is entering his 10th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 10th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.02 from their 9th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Morris has averaged 1.93 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.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (1.15) pts per game for Morris. At the Quarterback position: Matthew Stafford (2010 Avg: 10.37 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Jerome Felton (2010 Avg: 0.64 Pts/Game) and Jahvid Best (2010 Avg: 7.24 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Calvin Johnson (2010 Avg: 8.75 Pts/Game) and Nate Burleson (2010 Avg: 5.38 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Brandon Pettigrew (2010 Avg: 3.76 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jeff Backus, Stephen Peterman, Dominic Raiola, Rob Sims and Gosder Cherilus have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Jason Hanson (2010 Avg: 4.23 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Morris played last year (112 - 96 - 0 0.538%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (106 - 103 - 0 0.507%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,510) compared to last season's teams (4,387) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Morris had a better fantasy avg (5.17 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (3.65 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it the data would suggest he may have a worse fantasy season, but the trend could easily change to Morris doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Morris faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.62 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.54 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), and this season's teams gave up more rushing yards (152 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (145 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).
In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Morris has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (5.66 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (4.99 pts per game), 2nd quarter (3.79 pts per game) and 1st quarter (2.60 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 12 (6.71 pts per game), week 15 (6.66 pts per game) and week 9 (6.15 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 5 (1.20 pts per game), week 4 (1.69 pts per game) and week 2 (2.56 pts per game).
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