Brandon Marshall Bio & Career Stats

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)

Fantasy Projection

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
Year	Team	Gms	Recs	Rec Yds	Rec Tds	Pass Yds	Pass Tds	Rush Yds	Rush Tds	FGs	XPs	Fan Pts	Fan Pts Avg
2010	Dolphins	14	86	1014	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	69.00	4.93
2009	Broncos	15	101	1120	10	0	0	39	0	0	0	119.90	7.99
2008	Broncos	15	104	1265	6	0	0	-4	0	0	0	98.85	6.59

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).	Chart. Chart. Chart.