Peyton Hillis Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Peyton Hillis Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #22
Position: Running Back
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 250
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 21, 1986
Birth Place: --
High School: Conway HS [Conway, AR]
College: Arkansas
Drafted: 2008 Denver Broncos (Round: 7 #227)

Running Back Rankings:
<< Ahmad Bradshaw    Ray Rice >>
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
Peyton Hillis 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
182.13 11.75 1 12.00 13.76 5 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 Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes
Peyton Hillis Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Browns1661477213011771100220.2013.76
2009 Broncos144190005410012.350.88
2008 Broncos121417910034350079.256.60
Peyton Hillis 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Peyton Hillis has beaten his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years. His best fantasy RB ranking was #4 in 2010.
Fantasy Trends:
Hillis beat his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Peyton Hillis was ranked the 31st most consistent RB last year, and he was one of the top 100 most consistent players overall (ranked 91).
Career Experience Outlook:
Hillis 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 Hillis has averaged 1.35 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 (0.783) pts per game for Hillis. At the Quarterback position: Colt McCoy (2010 Avg: 14.63 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Owen Marecic has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Josh Cribbs (2010 Avg: 1.88 Pts/Game) and Brian Robiskie (2010 Avg: 2.39 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Benjamin Watson (2010 Avg: 3.50 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Tony Pashos, Eric Steinbach, Joe Thomas, Alex Mack and Shawn Lauvao have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Phil Dawson (2010 Avg: 6.06 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Hillis played last year (118 - 90 - 0 0.567%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (99 - 110 - 0 0.474%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,702) compared to last season's teams (4,293) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Hillis had a lower fantasy avg (12.87 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (15.26 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, Hillis faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.85 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.69 - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), but last season's teams gave up more rushing yards (144 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (143 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Hillis has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (16.01 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (7.98 pts per game), 1st quarter (7.70 pts per game) and 4th quarter (6.65 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 12 (24.38 pts per game), week 9 (22.00 pts per game) and week 11 (11.13 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (1.88 pts per game), week 1 (4.47 pts per game) and week 3 (7.43 pts per game).
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