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Anthony Gonzalez Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #11
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 4 Years
Height: 6-0
Weight: 193
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Sep 18, 1984
Birth Place: Cleveland, OH
High School: St. Ignatius HS [Cleveland]
College: Ohio State
Drafted: 2007 Indianapolis Colts (Round: 1 #32)

Wide Receiver Rankings:
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Position Projections:
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  * Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
  ** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury
Anthony Gonzalez 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
9.69 1.17 2 1.50 0.30 149 --
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 No No Yes Yes No Yes
Anthony Gonzalez Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Colts1156700000003.350.30
2009 Colts10000000000.000.00
2008 Colts1657664400000062.053.58
Anthony Gonzalez 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Anthony Gonzalez has been below his fantasy projection 4 straight years. His best fantasy WR ranking was #39 in 2008.
Fantasy Trends:
Gonzalez beat his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Career Experience Outlook:
Gonzalez is entering his 5th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 5th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.06 from their 4th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Gonzalez has averaged 1.96 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:
No Change in Depth Chart.
Player Turnover:
At the Quarterback position: Peyton Manning (2010 Avg: 20.99 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Joseph Addai (2010 Avg: 9.96 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Reggie Wayne (2010 Avg: 6.48 Pts/Game) and Pierre Garcon (2010 Avg: 5.41 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Dallas Clark (2010 Avg: 2.21 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Mike Pollak, Ryan Diem, Jeff Saturday, Jacques McClendon and Jeffrey Linkenbach have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Adam Vinatieri (2010 Avg: 8.06 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Gonzalez playes this year (112 - 96 - 0 0.538%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (100 - 109 - 0 0.478%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,963) compared to this season's teams (4,374) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Gonzalez had a lower fantasy avg (0.00 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0.30 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, Gonzalez will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.46 - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 19.38 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more passing yards (289 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (285 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Gonzalez has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (5.74 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (4.67 pts per game), 1st quarter (2.13 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (1.98 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 14 (13.03 pts per game), week 12 (8.00 pts per game) and week 9 (7.70 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 13 (0.88 pts per game), week 1 (1.00 pts per game) and week 16 (1.50 pts per game).
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