Tim Hightower Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Tim Hightower Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #34
Position: Running Back
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-0
Weight: 224
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: May 23, 1986
Birth Place: --
High School: --
College: Richmond
Drafted: 2008 Arizona Cardinals (Round: 5 #149)

Running Back 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
Tim Hightower 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
104.48 6.53 1 16.00 6.90 37 Average
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 Rush Defenses in 2011 Better Against Sub 500 Teams
5 Yes No No No Yes No No No No
Tim Hightower Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Cardinals1621136000736500110.406.90
2009 Cardinals1663428000598800129.208.08
2008 Cardinals16342370003991000144.159.01
Tim Hightower 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Tim Hightower has been below his fantasy projection 2 straight years. His best fantasy RB ranking was #26 in 2008.
Fantasy Trends:
Hightower's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 2 years.
Player Consistency:
Tim Hightower was ranked the 65th most consistent RB last year, and he was ranked the 233rd most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Hightower is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 4th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.15 from their 3rd year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Hightower has averaged 2.27 fantasy pts per game more than the league RB average. The average fantasy pts per game by RBs in 2010 was 5.53.
Depth Chart Change:
No Change in Depth Chart. He has changed teams since last year moving from the Cardinals to the Redskins.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.834) pts per game for Hightower. At the Quarterback position: Rex Grossman (2010 Avg: 16.45 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Darrel Young (2010 Avg: 0.50 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Jabar Gaffney (2010 Avg: 3.48 Pts/Game) and Santana Moss (2010 Avg: 5.70 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Chris Cooley (2010 Avg: 3.78 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jammal Brown, Chris Chester, Will Montgomery, Kory Lichtensteiger and Trent Williams have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Graham Gano (2010 Avg: 6.25 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Hightower has been a quick starter, and a slow finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (8.43 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (8.18 pts per game), 2nd quarter (7.39 pts per game) and 4th quarter (5.77 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 2 (13.72 pts per game), week 14 (12.32 pts per game) and week 9 (9.78 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 3 (4.12 pts per game), week 15 (4.43 pts per game) and week 16 (4.72 pts per game).
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