Kevin Walter Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Kevin Walter Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #83
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 9 Years
Height: 6-3
Weight: 215
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Aug 4, 1981
Birth Place: Lake Forest, IL
High School: Libertyville HS [IL]
College: Eastern Michigan
Drafted: 2003 New York Giants (Round: 7 #255)

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
Kevin Walter 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
60.31 3.81 1 10.33 3.82 48 Very 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
11 No No No No No No Yes No Yes
Kevin Walter Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2011 Texans211400000000.700.35
2010 Texans1651621500000061.053.82
2009 Texans14536112002600045.153.23
2008 Texans16608998002300095.255.95
Kevin Walter 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Kevin Walter beat his projection last year. His best fantasy WR ranking was #18 in 2008.
Fantasy Trends:
Walter beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 3 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Kevin Walter was ranked the 87th most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 251st most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Walter is entering his 9th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 9th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.12 from their 8th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Walter has averaged 1.39 fantasy pts per game less 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 (0.105) pts per game for Walter. At the Quarterback position: Matt Schaub (2010 Avg: 18.33 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Arian Foster (2010 Avg: 18.74 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Andre Johnson (2010 Avg: 8.45 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Owen Daniels (2010 Avg: 3.23 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Chris Myers, Wade Smith, Eric Winston, Duane Brown and Darius Morris have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Neil Rackers (2010 Avg: 7.75 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Walter played last year (111 - 98 - 0 0.531%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (108 - 100 - 0 0.519%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,745) compared to this season's teams (4,400) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Walter had a lower fantasy avg (1.74 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (5.89 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be a indication of a better fantasy season.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Walter will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.69 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.69 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more passing yards (277 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (276 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Walter has been a quick starter. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (4.47 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (3.31 pts per game), 4th quarter (2.77 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (2.76 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 10 (5.68 pts per game), week 14 (5.18 pts per game) and week 1 (4.95 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 13 (1.41 pts per game), week 9 (1.41 pts per game) and week 11 (1.63 pts per game).
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