Steve Smith Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #89
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 10 Years
Height: 5-9
Weight: 185
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: May 12, 1979
Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
High School: University HS [Los Angeles, CA]
College: Utah
Drafted: 2001 Carolina Panthers (Round: 3 #74)

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

Steve Smith 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
45.63		3.22	1	14.50		2.90	71		--
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
9	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

Steve Smith 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	Panthers	14	46	554	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	40.60	2.90
2009	Panthers	15	66	979	7	0	0	22	0	0	0	93.15	6.21
2008	Panthers	14	78	1421	6	0	0	40	0	0	0	119.20	7.93

Steve Smith 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Steve Smith has been below his fantasy projection 6 out of 10 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy WR ranking was #1 in 2005, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 10 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Smith's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years, and has been trending down 4 out of the past 6 years. Career Experience Outlook: Smith is entering his 11th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 11th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.06 from their 10th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Smith has averaged 2.03 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 (0.441) pts per game for Smith. At the Quarterback position: Jimmy Clausen (2010 Avg: 7.12 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: DeAngelo Williams (2010 Avg: 3.47 Pts/Game) and Tony Fiammetta (2010 Avg: 0.26 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: David Gettis (2010 Avg: 2.91 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Jeremy Shockey (2010 Avg: 2.95 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jordan Gross, Ryan Kalil, Travelle Wharton, Mackenzy Bernadeau and Jeff Otah have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Olindo Mare (2010 Avg: 6.63 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Smith played last year (114 - 95 - 0 0.545%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (109 - 100 - 0 0.522%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,553) compared to last season's teams (4,303) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Smith had a better fantasy avg (2.73 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (2.22 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 Smith doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Smith faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.00 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.15 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 0 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (284 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (279 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Smith has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (7.12 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (6.40 pts per game), 4th quarter (6.23 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (5.25 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 6 (8.77 pts per game), week 2 (7.95 pts per game) and week 8 (7.62 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 12 (4.34 pts per game), week 9 (4.48 pts per game) and week 4 (4.56 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.