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| Benjamin Watson 2011 Fantasy Projection |
| 2011 Pts |
2011 Avg |
Depth Chart |
*Avg Games Played |
2010 Avg |
2010 Fantasy Ranking |
2010 Consistency |
| 38.38 |
2.53 |
1 |
14.50 |
3.50 |
15 |
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 |
| 5 |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Benjamin Watson 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 | Browns | 16 | 68 | 763 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.05 | 3.50 |
| 2009 | Patriots | 16 | 29 | 404 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.20 | 3.14 |
| 2008 | Patriots | 14 | 22 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.45 | 1.60 |
| Benjamin Watson 2011 Fantasy Analysis |
Career Synopsis:
Benjamin Watson has beaten his fantasy projection 5 out of 7 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy TE ranking was #10 in 2006 and 2007, and he has had a total of 4 seasons with a top 15 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Watson's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years, and has been trending up 5 out of the past 6 years.
Player Consistency:
Benjamin Watson 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:
Watson is entering his 8th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, TEs in their 8th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.26 from their 7th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Watson has averaged 0.70 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 (0.8425) pts per game for Watson. At the Quarterback position: Colt McCoy (2010 Avg: 14.63 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Peyton Hillis (2010 Avg: 13.76 Pts/Game) and Owen Marecic have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Josh Cribbs (2010 Avg: 1.88 Pts/Game) and Brian Robiskie (2010 Avg: 2.39 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Tony Pashos, Eric Steinbach, Joe Thomas, Alex Mack and Shawn Lauvao have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Phil Dawson (2010 Avg: 6.06 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Watson played last year (118 - 90 - 0 0.567%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (99 - 110 - 0 0.474%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,702) compared to last season's teams (4,293) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Watson had a better fantasy avg (3.51 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (3.50 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it the data would suggest he may have a worse fantasy season, but the trend could easily change to Watson doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Watson faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.85 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.69 - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (290 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (271 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).
In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Watson has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (4.96 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (3.49 pts per game), 1st quarter (3.32 pts per game) and 4th quarter (2.53 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 11 (6.31 pts per game), week 5 (6.20 pts per game) and week 8 (5.70 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (0.91 pts per game), week 9 (1.56 pts per game) and week 4 (1.81 pts per game).
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