Marques Colston Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #12
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 5 Years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 231
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jun 5, 1983
Birth Place: Harrisburg, PA
High School: Susquehanna Twp. HS [Harrisburg, PA]
College: Hofstra
Drafted: 2006 New Orleans Saints (Round: 7 #252)

Fantasy Projection

Wide Receiver Rankings:
<< Greg Jennings Brandon Lloyd >>

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

Marques Colston 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
114.46		7.76	1	15.50		6.22	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
11	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Marques Colston 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	Saints	15	84	1023	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	93.25	6.22
2009	Saints	16	70	1074	9	0	0	6	0	0	0	108.30	6.77
2008	Saints	11	47	760	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	68.00	6.18

Marques Colston 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Marques Colston has beaten his fantasy projection 3 out of 5 years, but he was below his projection last year. His best fantasy WR ranking was #7 in 2007, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 15 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Colston fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year. Player Consistency: Marques Colston was ranked the 38th most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 157th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Colston is entering his 6th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 6th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.3 from their 5th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Colston has averaged 3.03 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: Colston has moved up from 3rd to 1st on the depth chart. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.048) pts per game for Colston. At the Quarterback position: Drew Brees (2010 Avg: 20.63 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Pierre Thomas (2010 Avg: 8.16 Pts/Game) and Korey Hall (2010 Avg: 0.04 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: David Thomas (2010 Avg: 1.77 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jermon Bushrod, Jahri Evans, Olin Kreutz, Jonathan Stinchcomb and Carl Nicks have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Garrett Hartley (2010 Avg: 7.14 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Colston playes this year (105 - 103 - 0 0.505%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (96 - 113 - 0 0.459%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,555) compared to this season's teams (4,505) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Colston had a lower fantasy avg (3.14 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (7.44 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, Colston will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.08 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.00 - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (283 yds/game including 2 Top 10 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (279 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Colston has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (8.54 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (7.05 pts per game), 3rd quarter (6.77 pts per game) and 1st quarter (5.64 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 8 (13.06 pts per game), week 2 (9.66 pts per game) and week 12 (9.36 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 5 (2.77 pts per game), week 3 (3.21 pts per game) and week 1 (4.54 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.