Owen Daniels Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #81
Position: Tight End
Career: 5 Years
Height: 6-3
Weight: 246
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Nov 9, 1982
Birth Place: Naperville, IL
High School: Naperille Central HS [IL]
College: Wisconsin
Drafted: 2006 Houston Texans (Round: 4 #98)

Fantasy Projection

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

Owen Daniels 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
41.46		3.39	1	9.50		3.23	18		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
11	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes

Owen Daniels 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	Texans	11	38	471	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	35.55	3.23
2009	Texans	8	40	519	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	55.95	6.99
2008	Texans	16	70	862	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	55.10	3.44

Owen Daniels 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Owen Daniels has beaten his fantasy projection 4 out of 5 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy TE ranking was #11 in 2007 and 2008, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 15 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Daniels fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year. Player Consistency: Owen Daniels was ranked the 26th most consistent TE last year, and he was ranked the 223rd most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Daniels is entering his 6th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, TEs in their 6th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.01 from their 5th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Daniels has averaged 1.82 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. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.032) pts per game for Daniels. 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. 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 Daniels played last year (111 - 98 - 0 0.531%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (108 - 100 - 0 0.519%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,745) compared to this season's teams (4,400) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Daniels had a lower fantasy avg (1.45 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (2.99 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be a indication of a better fantasy season. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Daniels will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.69 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.69 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more passing yards (277 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (276 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Daniels has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (5.50 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (3.55 pts per game), 1st quarter (3.29 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (2.91 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 7 (8.86 pts per game), week 6 (5.63 pts per game) and week 16 (5.52 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 1 (1.00 pts per game), week 13 (1.12 pts per game) and week 11 (1.63 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.