Josh Cribbs Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Josh Cribbs Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #16
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 6 Years
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jun 9, 1983
Birth Place: Washington, DC
High School: Dunbar HS [Washington, DC]
College: Kent State
Drafted: Undrafted

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
Josh Cribbs 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
35.95 2.73 1 14.50 1.88 96 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
5 No Yes No Yes No No No No No
Josh Cribbs Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Browns152329211906600028.151.88
2009 Browns1620135118038110057.753.61
2008 Browns1521818016710030.002.00
Josh Cribbs 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Josh Cribbs was below his projection last year. His best fantasy WR ranking was #44 in 2009.
Fantasy Trends:
Cribbs fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Josh Cribbs was ranked the 90th most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 256th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Cribbs is entering his 7th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 7th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.06 from their 6th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Cribbs has averaged 2.08 fantasy pts per game less than the league WR average. The average fantasy pts per game by WRs in 2010 was 3.99.
Depth Chart Change:
Cribbs has moved up from 2nd to 1st on the depth chart.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.483) pts per game for Cribbs. 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: Brian Robiskie (2010 Avg: 2.39 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Benjamin Watson (2010 Avg: 3.50 Pts/Game) has 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 Cribbs 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:
Cribbs had a better fantasy avg (2.66 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0.26 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 Cribbs doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Cribbs 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 Cribbs has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (2.84 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (2.24 pts per game), 2nd quarter (1.88 pts per game) and 1st quarter (1.74 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 11 (5.35 pts per game), week 10 (3.11 pts per game) and week 14 (3.03 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 12 (0.62 pts per game), week 15 (1.00 pts per game) and week 1 (1.18 pts per game).
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