Greg Olsen Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Greg Olsen Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #82
Position: Tight End
Career: 4 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 254
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Mar 11, 1985
Birth Place: Paterson, NJ
High School: Wayne Hills HS [Wayne, NJ]
College: Miami (Fla.)
Drafted: 2007 Chicago Bears (Round: 1 #31)

Tight End Rankings:
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Position Projections:
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  * Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
  ** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury
Greg Olsen 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
16.09 1.88 2 15.50 3.14 22 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
9 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Greg Olsen Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Bears1641404500000050.203.14
2009 Bears1660612800000078.604.91
2008 Bears1654574500000058.703.67
Greg Olsen 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Greg Olsen has beaten his fantasy projection 3 out of 4 years, but he was below his projection last year. His best fantasy TE ranking was #7 in 2009, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 20 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Olsen fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Greg Olsen was one of the top 25 most consistent TEs last year (ranked 19), and he was ranked the 206th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Olsen 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 Olsen has averaged 1.14 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:
Olsen has dropped from 1st to 2nd on the depth chart. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Bears to the Panthers.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.628125) pts per game for Olsen. 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: DeAngelo Williams (2010 Avg: 3.47 Pts/Game) and Tony Fiammetta (2010 Avg: 0.26 Pts/Game) have 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 Olsen playes this year (109 - 100 - 0 0.522%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (99 - 109 - 0 0.476%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,639) compared to this season's teams (4,553) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Olsen surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (3.27 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (3.06 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of a higher fantasy average.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Olsen faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.46 - 7 Top 10 Defenses and 3 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 passing yards (284 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (271 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Olsen has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (4.65 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (4.47 pts per game), 1st quarter (3.83 pts per game) and 4th quarter (2.76 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 9 (9.83 pts per game), week 5 (6.60 pts per game) and week 8 (5.48 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 13 (0.25 pts per game), week 15 (1.24 pts per game) and week 1 (1.35 pts per game).
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