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Steve Johnson Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #13
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 202
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jul 22, 1986
Birth Place: --
High School: Rodriguez HS [Fairfield, CA]
College: Kentucky
Drafted: 2008 Buffalo Bills (Round: 7 #224)

Wide Receiver Rankings:
<< Kenny Britt    Percy Harvin >>
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 Johnson 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
102.92 6.64 1 9.00 7.10 13 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 Pass Defenses in 2011 Better Against Sub 500 Teams
7 No No No No No No No Yes Yes
Steve Johnson Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Bills1682107310000000113.657.10
2009 Bills521000000000.500.10
2008 Bills1110102200600017.701.61
Steve Johnson 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Steve Johnson has been below his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years, but he beat his projection last year. His best fantasy WR ranking was #9 in 2010.
Fantasy Trends:
Johnson beat his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Steve Johnson was ranked the 51st most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 180th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Johnson 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 Johnson has averaged 0.86 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 (0.301) pts per game for Johnson. At the Quarterback position: Ryan Fitzpatrick (2010 Avg: 18.92 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Fred Jackson (2010 Avg: 9.09 Pts/Game) and Corey McIntyre (2010 Avg: 0.51 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Lee Evans (2010 Avg: 3.31 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: David Martin (2010 Avg: 0.51 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Mansfield Wrotto, Demetrius Bell, Andy Levitre, Eric Wood and Kraig Urbik have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Rian Lindell (2010 Avg: 4.94 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Johnson played last year (116 - 92 - 0 0.558%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (105 - 104 - 0 0.502%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,709) compared to last season's teams (4,122) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Johnson had a lower fantasy avg (6.37 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (8.05 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, Johnson faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.31 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.85 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (276 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (272 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Johnson has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (7.34 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (5.10 pts per game), 3rd quarter (5.10 pts per game) and 4th quarter (4.24 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 11 (13.45 pts per game), week 15 (8.35 pts per game) and week 5 (7.35 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 10 (0.95 pts per game), week 14 (1.40 pts per game) and week 9 (3.83 pts per game).
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