Mike Walker Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #81
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 209
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Nov 21, 1984
Birth Place: --
High School: Edgewater HS [Orlando, FL]
College: Central Florida
Drafted: 2007 Jacksonville Jaguars (Round: 3 #79)

Fantasy Projection

Wide Receiver Rankings:
<< Brandon Gibson Lee Evans >>

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

Mike Walker 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
29.15		3.52	1	14.00		5.01	33		Inconsistent
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	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

Mike Walker 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	Jaguars	14	43	562	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	70.10	5.01
2009	Jaguars	15	63	869	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	85.45	5.70
2008	Jaguars	9	16	217	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.85	1.21

Mike Walker 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Mike Walker has been below his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years. His best fantasy WR ranking was #23 in 2009. Fantasy Trends: Walker fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year. Player Consistency: Mike Walker was ranked the 78th most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 230th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Walker is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 4th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.14 from their 3rd year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Walker has averaged 0.17 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: Walker has dropped from 1st to 2nd on the depth chart. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Jaguars to the Rams. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.4) pts per game for Walker. At the Quarterback position: Sam Bradford (2010 Avg: 15.12 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Steven Jackson (2010 Avg: 11.20 Pts/Game) and Brit Miller have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Brandon Gibson (2010 Avg: 3.27 Pts/Game) and Donnie Avery have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Billy Bajema (2010 Avg: 1.48 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jason Brown, Harvey Dahl, Renardo Foster, Jason Smith and Rodger Saffold have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Josh Brown (2010 Avg: 7.81 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Walker playes this year (105 - 104 - 0 0.502%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (94 - 115 - 0 0.450%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,981) compared to this season's teams (4,513) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Walker surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (6.23 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (3.28 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of a higher fantasy average. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Walker will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.77 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 19.23 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more passing yards (281 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (275 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Walker has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (6.06 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (5.59 pts per game), 1st quarter (5.28 pts per game) and 4th quarter (3.39 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 15 (11.65 pts per game), week 2 (11.28 pts per game) and week 8 (7.05 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (1.13 pts per game), week 3 (2.05 pts per game) and week 12 (2.35 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.