Leonard Pope Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #82
Position: Tight End
Career: 5 Years
Height: 6-8
Weight: 258
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Sep 9, 1983
Birth Place: Americus, GA
High School: Americus HS [GA]; Hargrave Mil. Acad. [Chatham, VA
College: Georgia
Drafted: 2006 Arizona Cardinals (Round: 3 #72)

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

Leonard Pope 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
14.88		1.19	1	12.00		0.99	48		Very Inconsistent
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
6	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Leonard Pope 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	Chiefs	16	10	76	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.80	0.99
2009	Chiefs	13	20	174	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.70	1.13
2008	Cardinals	13	9	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.90	0.38

Leonard Pope 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Leonard Pope has been below his fantasy projection 3 out of 5 years. His best fantasy TE ranking was #16 in 2007. Fantasy Trends: Pope fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year. Player Consistency: Leonard Pope was ranked the 52nd most consistent TE last year, and he was ranked the 317th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Pope 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 Pope has averaged 1.05 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 (0.212) pts per game for Pope. At the Quarterback position: Matt Cassel (2010 Avg: 16.62 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Le'Ron McClain (2010 Avg: 1.01 Pts/Game) and Jamaal Charles (2010 Avg: 13.63 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Dwayne Bowe (2010 Avg: 9.28 Pts/Game) and Jerheme Urban have been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Casey Wiegmann, Branden Albert, Barry Richardson, Ryan Lilja and Jon Asamoah have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Ryan Succop (2010 Avg: 6.38 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Pope playes this year (112 - 97 - 0 0.536%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (86 - 124 - 0 0.410%), and last season's teams gave up more points (5,065) compared to this season's teams (4,400) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Pope had a lower fantasy avg (0.15 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (1.18 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, Pope will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 12.00 - 7 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 21.23 - 1 Top 10 Defense and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (280 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (254 yds/game including 7 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Pope has been a strong finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (1.67 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (1.63 pts per game), 1st quarter (1.17 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (1.02 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 7 (3.88 pts per game), week 10 (3.31 pts per game) and week 13 (3.19 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 3 (0.00 pts per game), week 9 (0.08 pts per game) and week 16 (0.26 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.