Ray Rice Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #27
Position: Running Back
Career: 4 Years
Height: 5-8
Weight: 205
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 22, 1987
Birth Place: --
High School: New Rochelle HS [New Rochelle, NY]
College: Rutgers
Drafted: 2008 Baltimore Ravens (Round: 2 #55)

Fantasy Projection

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

Ray Rice 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
178.63		11.48	1	11.00		11.61	14		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 Rush Defenses in 2011	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
5	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes

Ray Rice 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
2011	Ravens	1	4	42	1	0	0	107	1	0	0	24.80	24.80
2010	Ravens	16	63	556	1	0	0	1220	5	0	0	185.80	11.61
2009	Ravens	16	78	702	1	0	0	1339	7	0	0	217.00	13.56
2008	Ravens	13	33	273	0	0	0	454	0	0	0	61.40	4.72

Ray Rice 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Ray Rice has been below his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years. His best fantasy RB ranking was #5 in 2009. Fantasy Trends: Rice fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year. Player Consistency: Ray Rice was ranked the 29th most consistent RB last year, and he was one of the top 100 most consistent players overall (ranked 87). Career Experience Outlook: Rice 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 Rice has averaged 4.24 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. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.317) pts per game for Rice. At the Quarterback position: Joe Flacco (2010 Avg: 16.91 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Vonta Leach (2010 Avg: 0.28 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Anquan Boldin (2010 Avg: 5.23 Pts/Game) and Torrey Smith have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Ed Dickson (2010 Avg: 0.91 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Matt Birk, Ben Grubbs, Marshal Yanda, Oniel Cousins and Michael Oher have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Billy Cundiff (2010 Avg: 7.31 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Rice played last year (103 - 106 - 0 0.493%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (98 - 111 - 0 0.469%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,641) compared to last season's teams (4,551) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Rice had a lower fantasy avg (10.34 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (12.60 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be a indication of a better fantasy season. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Rice 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: 18.08 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more rushing yards (149 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (140 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Rice has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (13.29 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (11.60 pts per game), 3rd quarter (10.39 pts per game) and 1st quarter (7.84 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 5 (21.60 pts per game), week 15 (20.43 pts per game) and week 9 (14.93 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 13 (5.05 pts per game), week 7 (5.43 pts per game) and week 4 (7.60 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.