Moran Norris Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #44
Position: Running Back
Career: 11 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 252
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jun 16, 1978
Birth Place: Houston, TX
High School: James Madison HS [Houston, TX]
College: Kansas
Drafted: 2001 New Orleans Saints (Round: 4 #115)

Fantasy Projection

Running Back Rankings:
<< Chris Pressley

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

Moran Norris 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
8.00		0.64	1	12.00		0.06	140		Very Inconsistent
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
7	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

Moran Norris 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	49ers	16	4	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.06
2009	49ers	16	7	31	0	0	0	41	1	0	0	11.65	0.73
2008	Lions	11	4	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.90	0.08

Moran Norris 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Moran Norris has been below his fantasy projection 10 straight years. His best fantasy RB ranking was #91 in 2006. Fantasy Trends: Norris fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending down 3 out of the past 5 years. Player Consistency: Moran Norris was ranked the 85th most consistent RB last year, and he was ranked the 303rd most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Norris is entering his 11th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 11th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 1.84 from their 10th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Norris has averaged 5.41 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 (0.2125) pts per game for Norris. At the Quarterback position: Alex Smith (2010 Avg: 15.14 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Frank Gore (2010 Avg: 8.62 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Ted Ginn (2010 Avg: 1.17 Pts/Game) and Josh Morgan (2010 Avg: 3.04 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Vernon Davis (2010 Avg: 5.48 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Adam Snyder, Joe Staley, Chilo Rachal, Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: David Akers (2010 Avg: 8.94 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Norris played last year (107 - 103 - 0 0.510%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (101 - 108 - 0 0.483%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,653) compared to this season's teams (4,635) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Norris had a better fantasy avg (0.09 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0.04 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 Norris doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Norris faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.62 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.69 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more rushing yards (158 yds/game - 1 Top 10 Defense and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (145 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Norris has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (0.78 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (0.76 pts per game), 1st quarter (0.70 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (0.12 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 4 (1.31 pts per game), week 2 (0.78 pts per game) and week 5 (0.38 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 7 (0.00 pts per game), week 13 (0.00 pts per game) and week 11 (0.03 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.