Lawrence Vickers Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #47
Position: Running Back
Career: 5 Years
Height: 6-0
Weight: 252
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: May 8, 1983
Birth Place: Beaumont, TX
High School: Forest Brook HS [Houston, TX]
College: Colorado
Drafted: 2006 Cleveland Browns (Round: 6 #180)

Fantasy Projection

Running Back Rankings:
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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

Lawrence Vickers 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
8.12		0.97	2	10.50		0.12	133		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
11	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No

Lawrence Vickers 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	Browns	16	4	15	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1.85	0.12
2009	Browns	16	8	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.35	0.46
2008	Browns	12	10	78	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	7.00	0.58

Lawrence Vickers 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Lawrence Vickers has been below his fantasy projection 4 out of 5 years, including the last 3. His best fantasy RB ranking was #87 in 2007. Fantasy Trends: Vickers' fantasy game average per year has been going down for 3 years. Player Consistency: Lawrence Vickers was ranked the 82nd most consistent RB last year, and he was ranked the 300th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Vickers is entering his 6th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 6th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.08 from their 5th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Vickers has averaged 5.13 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: Vickers has dropped from 1st to 2nd on the depth chart. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Browns to the Texans. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a higher fantasy average of (0.193125) pts per game for Vickers. At the Quarterback position: Matt Schaub (2010 Avg: 18.33 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Arian Foster (2010 Avg: 18.74 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Andre Johnson (2010 Avg: 8.45 Pts/Game) and Kevin Walter (2010 Avg: 3.82 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Owen Daniels (2010 Avg: 3.23 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Chris Myers, Wade Smith, Eric Winston, Duane Brown and Darius Morris have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Neil Rackers (2010 Avg: 7.75 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Vickers played last year (118 - 90 - 0 0.567%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (108 - 100 - 0 0.519%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,400) compared to last season's teams (4,293) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Vickers had a better fantasy avg (0.19 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0.00 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 Vickers doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Vickers faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.85 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.69 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more rushing yards (148 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (144 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Vickers has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (1.09 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (1.08 pts per game), 2nd quarter (0.94 pts per game) and 4th quarter (0.33 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 10 (3.00 pts per game), week 1 (2.58 pts per game) and week 6 (1.83 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (0.07 pts per game), week 12 (0.15 pts per game) and week 15 (0.30 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.