Derrick Mason Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Derrick Mason Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #85
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 15 Years
Height: 5-10
Weight: 192
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 17, 1974
Birth Place: Detroit, MI
High School: Mumford HS [Detroit, MI]
College: Michigan State
Drafted: 1997 Tennessee Oilers (Round: 4 #98)

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
Derrick Mason 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
30.39 3.67 2 11.67 5.13 31 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 Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Derrick Mason Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2011 Jets3107100000003.551.18
2010 Ravens1661802700000082.105.13
2009 Ravens16731028700200093.605.85
2008 Ravens16801037500300097.656.10
Derrick Mason 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Derrick Mason has been below his fantasy projection 8 out of 14 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy WR ranking was #8 in 2001, and he has had a total of 4 seasons with a top 20 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Mason's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years, and has been trending down 3 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Derrick Mason was ranked the 39th most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 158th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Mason is entering his 15th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 15th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.22 from their 14th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Mason has averaged 0.82 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:
Mason has dropped from 1st to 2nd on the depth chart. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Ravens to the Jets.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.41) pts per game for Mason. 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 and Santonio Holmes (2010 Avg: 6.25 Pts/Game) have 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 Mason playes this year (107 - 102 - 0 0.512%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (103 - 106 - 0 0.493%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,830) compared to last season's teams (4,551) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Mason had a lower fantasy avg (4.57 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (5.57 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, Mason faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.92 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.38 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (274 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (269 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Mason has been a strong finisher, and a slow starter. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (5.87 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (4.90 pts per game), 3rd quarter (4.88 pts per game) and 1st quarter (3.97 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 16 (6.69 pts per game), week 14 (6.69 pts per game) and week 12 (5.98 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 9 (3.62 pts per game), week 5 (3.70 pts per game) and week 4 (3.82 pts per game).
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