Nate Burleson Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #81
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 8 Years
Height: 6-0
Weight: 198
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Aug 19, 1981
Birth Place: Calgary, Canada
High School: Bishop O'Dea HS [Seattle, WA]
College: Nevada-Reno
Drafted: 2003 Minnesota Vikings (Round: 3 #71)

Fantasy Projection

Wide Receiver 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

Nate Burleson 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
51.79		3.90	1	13.50		5.38	28		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	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes

Nate Burleson 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	Lions	14	55	625	6	0	0	81	0	0	0	75.35	5.38
2009	Seahawks	13	63	812	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	59.00	4.54
2008	Seahawks	1	5	60	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.00	9.00

Nate Burleson 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Nate Burleson beat his projection last year. His best fantasy WR ranking was #11 in 2004. Fantasy Trends: Burleson beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 3 out of the past 5 years. Player Consistency: Nate Burleson was ranked the 50th most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 178th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Burleson is entering his 9th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 9th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.12 from their 8th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Burleson has averaged 0.95 fantasy pts per game more than the league WR average. The average fantasy pts per game by WRs in 2010 was 3.99. 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 (1.3) pts per game for Burleson. At the Quarterback position: Matthew Stafford (2010 Avg: 10.37 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Jerome Felton (2010 Avg: 0.64 Pts/Game) and Jahvid Best (2010 Avg: 7.24 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Calvin Johnson (2010 Avg: 8.75 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Brandon Pettigrew (2010 Avg: 3.76 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jeff Backus, Stephen Peterman, Dominic Raiola, Rob Sims and Gosder Cherilus have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Jason Hanson (2010 Avg: 4.23 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Burleson played last year (112 - 96 - 0 0.538%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (106 - 103 - 0 0.507%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,510) compared to last season's teams (4,387) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Burleson had a lower fantasy avg (3.79 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (5.89 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, Burleson faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.62 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.54 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (268 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (264 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Burleson has been a strong finisher, and a slow starter. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (4.76 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (4.33 pts per game), 3rd quarter (4.19 pts per game) and 1st quarter (3.73 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 5 (7.28 pts per game), week 3 (5.71 pts per game) and week 9 (5.68 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 7 (1.28 pts per game), week 12 (1.43 pts per game) and week 2 (2.54 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.