Brandon Marshall Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Brandon Marshall Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #15
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 5 Years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 230
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Mar 23, 1984
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA
High School: Lake Howell HS [Winter Park, FL]
College: Central Florida
Drafted: 2006 Denver Broncos (Round: 4 #119)

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
Brandon Marshall 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
74.66 5.21 1 14.50 4.93 34 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
5 No No No No Yes No No Yes No
Brandon Marshall Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Dolphins14861014300300069.004.93
2009 Broncos151011120100039000119.907.99
2008 Broncos151041265600-400098.856.59
Brandon Marshall 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Brandon Marshall has been below his fantasy projection 3 out of 5 years. His best fantasy WR ranking was #8 in 2009, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 15 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Marshall fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Brandon Marshall was ranked the 30th most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 140th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Marshall 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 Marshall has averaged 1.90 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 (0.225) pts per game for Marshall. At the Quarterback position: Chad Henne (2010 Avg: 14.35 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Reggie Bush (2010 Avg: 3.93 Pts/Game) and Lousaka Polite (2010 Avg: 0.95 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Brian Hartline (2010 Avg: 2.47 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Anthony Fasano (2010 Avg: 3.36 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Vernon Carey, Marc Colombo, Richie Incognito, Lydon Murtha and Mike Pouncey have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Dan Carpenter (2010 Avg: 7.19 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Marshall played last year (109 - 99 - 0 0.524%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (103 - 106 - 0 0.493%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,826) compared to last season's teams (4,179) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Marshall had a better fantasy avg (5.19 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (3.44 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 Marshall doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Marshall faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.15 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.23 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (271 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (269 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Marshall has been a quick starter. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (7.43 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (7.33 pts per game), 3rd quarter (5.26 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (4.68 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 14 (13.01 pts per game), week 3 (11.21 pts per game) and week 10 (9.00 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 8 (2.70 pts per game), week 9 (3.31 pts per game) and week 11 (3.97 pts per game).
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