Earl Bennett Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #85
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-0
Weight: 203
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Mar 23, 1987
Birth Place: --
High School: West End HS [Birmingham, AL]
College: Vanderbilt
Drafted: 2008 Chicago Bears (Round: 3 #70)

Fantasy Projection

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

Earl Bennett 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
27.16		3.28	2	15.00		3.35	61		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
8	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Earl Bennett 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	Bears	14	46	561	3	0	0	9	0	0	0	46.95	3.35
2009	Bears	16	54	717	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	47.85	2.99
2008	Bears	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Earl Bennett 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Earl Bennett has beaten his fantasy projection 2 straight years. His best fantasy WR ranking was #61 in 2010 and 2009. Fantasy Trends: Bennett's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years. Player Consistency: Earl Bennett was ranked the 92nd most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 261st most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Bennett 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 Bennett has averaged 1.69 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 (0.05) pts per game for Bennett. At the Quarterback position: Jay Cutler (2010 Avg: 17.46 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Matt Forte (2010 Avg: 11.77 Pts/Game) and Eddie Williams have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Roy Williams (2010 Avg: 3.77 Pts/Game) and Devin Hester (2010 Avg: 3.17 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Kellen Davis (2010 Avg: 0.43 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Roberto Garza, Chris Williams, Lance Louis, J'Marcus Webb and Gabe Carimi have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Robbie Gould (2010 Avg: 6.88 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Bennett playes this year (106 - 103 - 0 0.507%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (99 - 109 - 0 0.476%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,639) compared to this season's teams (4,595) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Bennett surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (3.42 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (2.65 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, Bennett will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.69 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.46 - 7 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (271 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (260 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Bennett has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (4.44 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (3.56 pts per game), 2nd quarter (2.24 pts per game) and 1st quarter (1.97 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 12 (7.75 pts per game), week 13 (7.45 pts per game) and week 9 (6.88 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 2 (1.28 pts per game), week 10 (1.40 pts per game) and week 4 (1.45 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.