Visanthe Shiancoe Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #81
Position: Tight End
Career: 8 Years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 250
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jun 18, 1980
Birth Place: Birmingham, England
High School: Montgomery Blair HS [Silver Spring, MD]
College: Morgan State
Drafted: 2003 New York Giants (Round: 3 #91)

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

Visanthe Shiancoe 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
37.67		2.47	1	15.50		2.41	29		Average
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	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

Visanthe Shiancoe 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	Vikings	16	47	530	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	38.50	2.41
2009	Vikings	16	56	566	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	94.30	5.89
2008	Vikings	16	42	596	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	72.15	4.49

Visanthe Shiancoe 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Visanthe Shiancoe has been below his fantasy projection 5 out of 8 years. His best fantasy TE ranking was #5 in 2008 and 2009, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 25 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Shiancoe fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year, but his avg has been trending up 3 out of the last 5 years. Player Consistency: Visanthe Shiancoe was ranked the 34th most consistent TE last year, and he was ranked the 255th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Shiancoe is entering his 9th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, TEs in their 9th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.25 from their 8th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Shiancoe has averaged 0.20 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 (0.257) pts per game for Shiancoe. At the Quarterback position: Donovan McNabb (2010 Avg: 17.38 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Adrian Peterson (2010 Avg: 14.99 Pts/Game) and Ryan D'Imperio have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Bernard Berrian (2010 Avg: 0.84 Pts/Game) and Percy Harvin (2010 Avg: 6.44 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Charlie Johnson, Steve Hutchinson, John Sullivan, Phil Loadholt and Chris DeGeare have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Ryan Longwell (2010 Avg: 5.06 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Shiancoe played last year (112 - 97 - 0 0.536%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (106 - 104 - 0 0.505%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,573) compared to last season's teams (4,516) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Shiancoe had a lower fantasy avg (2.26 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (2.59 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be a indication of a better fantasy season. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Shiancoe faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.23 - 7 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.31 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (269 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (265 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Shiancoe has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (3.02 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (2.75 pts per game), 3rd quarter (2.60 pts per game) and 1st quarter (1.94 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 16 (4.63 pts per game), week 12 (3.73 pts per game) and week 8 (3.58 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 10 (0.78 pts per game), week 2 (1.71 pts per game) and week 14 (1.76 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.