Andre Johnson Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Andre Johnson Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #80
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 8 Years
Height: 6-3
Weight: 222
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jul 11, 1981
Birth Place: Miami, FL
High School: Miami Senior HS [FL]
College: Miami (Fla.)
Drafted: 2003 Houston Texans (Round: 1 #3)

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
Andre Johnson 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
108.95 7.97 1 14.50 8.45 5 Very 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 No Yes No Yes No No
Andre Johnson Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Texans1386121680010000109.808.45
2009 Texans16101156990010000133.458.34
2008 Texans1611515758000000126.757.92
Andre Johnson 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Andre Johnson has beaten his fantasy projection 7 out of 8 years, including the last 5. His best fantasy WR ranking was #2 in 2009, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 15 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Johnson's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years, and has been trending up 4 out of the past 6 years.
Player Consistency:
Andre Johnson was one of the top 5 most consistent WRs last year (ranked 3), and he was one of the top 100 most consistent players overall (ranked 86).
Career Experience Outlook:
Johnson 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 Johnson has averaged 2.98 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 (0.105) pts per game for Johnson. At the Quarterback position: Matt Schaub (2010 Avg: 18.33 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Arian Foster (2010 Avg: 18.74 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Kevin Walter (2010 Avg: 3.82 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Owen Daniels (2010 Avg: 3.23 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Chris Myers, Wade Smith, Eric Winston, Duane Brown and Darius Morris have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Neil Rackers (2010 Avg: 7.75 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Johnson played last year (111 - 98 - 0 0.531%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (108 - 100 - 0 0.519%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,745) compared to this season's teams (4,400) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Johnson had a better fantasy avg (7.71 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (6.01 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 Johnson doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Johnson will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.69 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.69 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more passing yards (277 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (276 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Johnson has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (7.69 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (6.81 pts per game), 4th quarter (6.61 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (5.74 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 5 (10.97 pts per game), week 2 (10.73 pts per game) and week 14 (8.35 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 9 (4.23 pts per game), week 1 (4.43 pts per game) and week 10 (4.71 pts per game).
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