Michael Turner Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Michael Turner Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #33
Position: Running Back
Career: 7 Years
Height: 5-10
Weight: 237
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Feb 13, 1982
Birth Place: Waukegan, IL
High School: North Chicago HS [IL]
College: Northern Illinois
Drafted: 2004 San Diego Chargers (Round: 5 #154)

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
Michael Turner 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
208.02 13.49 1 13.50 13.33 9 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
8 No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes
Michael Turner Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Falcons16128500013711200213.3513.33
2009 Falcons115350008711000148.8513.53
2008 Falcons1664100016991700284.5017.78
Michael Turner 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Michael Turner has beaten his fantasy projection 4 out of 7 years. His best fantasy RB ranking was #1 in 2008, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 20 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Turner's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years, and has been trending down 3 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Michael Turner was one of the top 25 most consistent RBs last year (ranked 24), and he was one of the top 100 most consistent players overall (ranked 81).
Career Experience Outlook:
Turner is entering his 8th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 8th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.43 from their 7th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Turner has averaged 2.34 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 (0.135) pts per game for Turner. At the Quarterback position: Matt Ryan (2010 Avg: 17.59 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Ovie Mughelli (2010 Avg: 0.99 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Roddy White (2010 Avg: 8.11 Pts/Game) and Julio Jones have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Tony Gonzalez (2010 Avg: 4.30 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Justin Blalock, Tyson Clabo, Todd McClure, Sam Baker and Garrett Reynolds have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Matt Bryant (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 Turner playes this year (103 - 105 - 0 0.495%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (102 - 107 - 0 0.488%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,633) compared to last season's teams (4,407) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Turner had a lower fantasy avg (11.33 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (15.34 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of less points.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Turner faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.85 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.77 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 0 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more rushing yards (147 yds/game - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to last season's teams (146 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Turner has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (11.64 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (10.97 pts per game), 4th quarter (9.55 pts per game) and 1st quarter (8.86 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 5 (17.22 pts per game), week 12 (14.10 pts per game) and week 11 (12.75 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 6 (5.14 pts per game), week 4 (5.24 pts per game) and week 16 (5.55 pts per game).
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