Santonio Holmes Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
players teams years fantasy rankings stat leaders schedules injury reports

Santonio Holmes Bio & Career Stats

Santonio Holmes picture
Jersey: #10
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 5 Years
Height: 5-11
Weight: 189
Santonio Holmes FAQs

Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Mar 3, 1984
Birth Place: Belle Glade, FL
High School: Glades Central HS [Belle Glade, FL]
College: Ohio State
Drafted: 2006 Pittsburgh Steelers (Round: 1 #25)

Wide Receiver Rankings:
<< Reggie Wayne    DeSean Jackson >>
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
Santonio Holmes 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
88.31 6.97 1 14.00 6.25 21 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
8 No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Santonio Holmes Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Jets12527466001700075.006.25
2009 Steelers16791248500600093.005.81
2008 Steelers1555821500900095.954.80
Santonio Holmes 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Santonio Holmes has beaten his fantasy projection 4 out of 5 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy WR ranking was #17 in 2007 and 2008, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 20 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Holmes' fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years, and has been trending up 3 out of the past 4 years.
Player Consistency:
Santonio Holmes was ranked the 27th most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 135th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Holmes 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 Holmes has averaged 1.81 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:
Holmes 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 (0.372) pts per game for Holmes. At the Quarterback position: Mark Sanchez (2010 Avg: 15.25 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Shonn Greene (2010 Avg: 6.31 Pts/Game) and John Conner (2010 Avg: 0.68 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Plaxico Burress has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Dustin Keller (2010 Avg: 4.02 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Wayne Hunter, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Nick Mangold, Brandon Moore and Matt Slauson have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Nicholas Folk (2010 Avg: 7.94 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Holmes playes this year (107 - 102 - 0 0.512%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (100 - 109 - 0 0.478%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,830) compared to last season's teams (4,484) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Holmes had a lower fantasy avg (4.38 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (7.19 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of less points.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Holmes faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.46 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.38 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (276 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (274 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Holmes has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (6.74 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (5.73 pts per game), 1st quarter (4.93 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (3.69 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 4 (10.22 pts per game), week 11 (9.05 pts per game) and week 16 (8.51 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 3 (1.61 pts per game), week 5 (2.23 pts per game) and week 8 (2.95 pts per game).
Chart.


Chart.


Chart.