Pierre Thomas Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #23
Position: Running Back
Career: 4 Years
Height: 5-11
Weight: 210
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Dec 18, 1984
Birth Place: Chicago, IL
High School: Thornton Fractional South HS [Lansing, IL]
College: Illinois
Drafted: Undrafted

Fantasy Projection

Running Back Rankings:
<< Michael Bush Felix Jones >>

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

Pierre Thomas 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
92.45		7.73	1	10.00		8.16	30		--
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
11	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Pierre Thomas 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	Saints	6	29	201	0	0	0	269	2	0	0	48.95	8.16
2009	Saints	14	39	302	2	0	0	793	6	0	0	142.40	10.17
2008	Saints	15	31	284	3	0	0	625	9	0	0	148.70	9.91

Pierre Thomas 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Pierre Thomas was below his projection last year. His best fantasy RB ranking was #22 in 2009. Fantasy Trends: Thomas fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year. Career Experience Outlook: Thomas 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 Thomas has averaged 2.33 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. Coming off an Injury. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.496) pts per game for Thomas. At the Quarterback position: Drew Brees (2010 Avg: 20.63 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Korey Hall (2010 Avg: 0.04 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Marques Colston (2010 Avg: 6.22 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: David Thomas (2010 Avg: 1.77 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jermon Bushrod, Jahri Evans, Olin Kreutz, Jonathan Stinchcomb and Carl Nicks have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Garrett Hartley (2010 Avg: 7.14 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Thomas playes this year (105 - 103 - 0 0.505%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (96 - 113 - 0 0.459%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,555) compared to this season's teams (4,505) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Thomas surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (3.72 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (2.67 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of a higher fantasy average. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Thomas will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.08 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.00 - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more rushing yards (148 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (147 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Thomas has been a strong finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (10.20 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (9.77 pts per game), 1st quarter (9.67 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (5.25 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 3 (14.85 pts per game), week 12 (13.05 pts per game) and week 16 (11.10 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 10 (4.13 pts per game), week 7 (4.23 pts per game) and week 6 (4.50 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.