DeAngelo Williams Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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DeAngelo Williams Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #34
Position: Running Back
Career: 5 Years
Height: 5-9
Weight: 217
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Apr 25, 1983
Birth Place: Little Rock, AR
High School: Wynne HS [AR]
College: Memphis
Drafted: 2006 Carolina Panthers (Round: 1 #27)

Running Back Rankings:
<< Frank Gore    Fred Jackson >>
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
DeAngelo Williams 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
117.05 9.18 1 9.50 3.47 59 --
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 Yes Yes No Yes No No No No
DeAngelo Williams Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Panthers13116100036110045.153.47
2009 Panthers13292520-301117700166.1512.78
2008 Panthers162212120015151800284.1517.76
DeAngelo Williams 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
DeAngelo Williams has been below his fantasy projection 3 out of 5 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy RB ranking was #2 in 2008.
Fantasy Trends:
Williams' fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years.
Career Experience Outlook:
Williams 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 Williams has averaged 3.72 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 (0.547) pts per game for Williams. At the Quarterback position: Jimmy Clausen (2010 Avg: 7.12 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Tony Fiammetta (2010 Avg: 0.26 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Steve Smith (2010 Avg: 2.90 Pts/Game) and David Gettis (2010 Avg: 2.91 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Jeremy Shockey (2010 Avg: 2.95 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jordan Gross, Ryan Kalil, Travelle Wharton, Mackenzy Bernadeau and Jeff Otah have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Olindo Mare (2010 Avg: 6.63 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Williams played last year (114 - 95 - 0 0.545%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (109 - 100 - 0 0.522%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,553) compared to last season's teams (4,303) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Williams had a better fantasy avg (3.34 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (1.96 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 Williams doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Williams faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.00 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.15 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 0 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more rushing yards (152 yds/game - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (143 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Williams has been a strong finisher, and a slow starter. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (13.44 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (11.78 pts per game), 3rd quarter (10.61 pts per game) and 1st quarter (7.50 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 13 (20.28 pts per game), week 16 (16.52 pts per game) and week 6 (16.47 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 3 (5.39 pts per game), week 1 (6.79 pts per game) and week 15 (7.45 pts per game).
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