Kevin Boss Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Kevin Boss Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #89
Position: Tight End
Career: 4 Years
Height: 6-6
Weight: 253
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 11, 1984
Birth Place: Corvallis, OR
High School: Philomath HS [OR]
College: Western Oregon
Drafted: 2007 New York Giants (Round: 5 #153)

Tight End 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
Kevin Boss 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
41.70 2.78 1 15.00 3.77 13 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 Pass Defenses in 2011 Better Against Sub 500 Teams
8 Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kevin Boss Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Giants1535531500000056.553.77
2009 Giants15425675001600059.954.00
2008 Giants1533384600000057.803.68
Kevin Boss 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Kevin Boss was below his projection last year. His best fantasy TE ranking was #9 in 2008, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 15 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Boss fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Kevin Boss was one of the top 25 most consistent TEs last year (ranked 18), and he was ranked the 205th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Boss is entering his 5th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, TEs in their 5th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.08 from their 4th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Boss has averaged 0.85 fantasy pts per game more than the league TE average. The average fantasy pts per game by TEs in 2010 was 2.38.
Depth Chart Change:
No Change in Depth Chart. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Giants to the Raiders.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.9275) pts per game for Boss. At the Quarterback position: Jason Campbell (2010 Avg: 14.35 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Darren McFadden (2010 Avg: 15.47 Pts/Game) and Marcel Reece (2010 Avg: 3.30 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Darrius Heyward-Bey (2010 Avg: 1.94 Pts/Game) and Jacoby Ford (2010 Avg: 3.94 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Khalif Barnes, Cooper Carlisle, Daniel Loper, Samson Satele and Jared Veldheer have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Sebastian Janikowski (2010 Avg: 8.88 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Boss playes this year (103 - 106 - 0 0.493%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (94 - 114 - 0 0.452%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,821) compared to this season's teams (4,494) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Boss had a lower fantasy avg (2.12 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (4.18 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of less points.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Boss will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.77 - 6 Top 10 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 19.62 - 4 Top 10 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (294 yds/game including 1 Top 10 Defense and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (264 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Boss has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (6.03 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (3.56 pts per game), 2nd quarter (2.60 pts per game) and 1st quarter (2.12 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 8 (8.60 pts per game), week 9 (7.03 pts per game) and week 10 (6.80 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 2 (0.33 pts per game), week 7 (0.97 pts per game) and week 6 (1.15 pts per game).
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