Jermichael Finley Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Jermichael Finley Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #88
Position: Tight End
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 247
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Mar 26, 1987
Birth Place: Lufkin, TX
High School: Diboll HS [Diboll, TX]
College: Texas
Drafted: 2008 Green Bay Packers (Round: 3 #91)

Tight End 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
Jermichael Finley 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
39.14 3.20 1 9.00 1.40 40 --
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 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Jermichael Finley Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Packers1521301100000021.051.40
2009 Packers1355676500000063.804.91
2008 Packers1467410000009.700.69
Jermichael Finley 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Jermichael Finley has been below his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years. His best fantasy TE ranking was #12 in 2009.
Fantasy Trends:
Finley fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Career Experience Outlook:
Finley is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, TEs in their 4th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.06 from their 3rd year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Finley has averaged 0.01 fantasy pts per game more than the league TE average. The average fantasy pts per game by TEs in 2010 was 2.38.
Depth Chart Change:
No Change in Depth Chart. Coming off an Injury.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.58) pts per game for Finley. At the Quarterback position: Aaron Rodgers (2010 Avg: 22.65 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Ryan Grant (2010 Avg: 0.28 Pts/Game) and John Kuhn (2010 Avg: 4.31 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Donald Driver (2010 Avg: 3.48 Pts/Game) and Greg Jennings (2010 Avg: 8.45 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Chad Clifton, Scott Wells, Josh Sitton, Bryan Bulaga and Derek Sherrod have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Mason Crosby (2010 Avg: 7.00 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Finley played last year (110 - 98 - 0 0.529%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (107 - 102 - 0 0.512%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,532) compared to last season's teams (4,504) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Finley had a lower fantasy avg (1.16 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (1.44 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, Finley will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.46 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.69 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (274 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (261 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Finley has been a strong finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch has been the last 4 games of the year (6.26 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (4.57 pts per game), 2nd quarter (1.17 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (1.11 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 4 (10.10 pts per game), week 13 (7.98 pts per game) and week 2 (3.98 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 1 (1.33 pts per game), week 11 (1.45 pts per game) and week 16 (2.88 pts per game).
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