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| Joel Dreessen 2011 Fantasy Projection |
| 2011 Pts |
2011 Avg |
Depth Chart |
*Avg Games Played |
2010 Avg |
2010 Fantasy Ranking |
2010 Consistency |
| 25.77 |
3.01 |
2 |
13.00 |
3.12 |
23 |
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 |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Joel Dreessen 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 | 16 | 36 | 518 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.90 | 3.12 |
| 2009 | Texans | 16 | 26 | 320 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.00 | 1.38 |
| 2008 | Texans | 16 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 | 0.24 |
| Joel Dreessen 2011 Fantasy Analysis |
Career Synopsis:
Joel Dreessen has beaten his fantasy projection 3 out of 5 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy TE ranking was #19 in 2010.
Fantasy Trends:
Dreessen's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years, and has been trending up 3 out of the past 4 years.
Player Consistency:
Joel Dreessen was one of the top 25 most consistent TEs last year (ranked 23), and he was ranked the 210th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Dreessen 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 Dreessen has averaged 1.09 fantasy pts per game less 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 (0.02) pts per game for Dreessen. 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 Dreessen 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:
Dreessen had a lower fantasy avg (3.01 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (3.23 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, Dreessen 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 Dreessen has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (2.81 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (2.05 pts per game), 2nd quarter (1.89 pts per game) and 4th quarter (1.63 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 11 (3.97 pts per game), week 12 (3.73 pts per game) and week 4 (3.50 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 5 (0.25 pts per game), week 14 (0.43 pts per game) and week 3 (0.45 pts per game).
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