Dan Carpenter Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Dan Carpenter Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #5
Position: Kicker
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Nov 25, 1985
Birth Place: --
High School: --
College: Montana
Drafted: Undrafted

Kicker 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
Dan Carpenter 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
102.45 6.83 1 14.50 7.19 11 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
5 No No No No Yes No No No Yes
Dan Carpenter Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Dolphins1600000003025115.007.19
2009 Dolphins1600000002537112.007.00
2008 Dolphins1600000002140106.006.44
Dan Carpenter 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Dan Carpenter has beaten his fantasy projection 3 straight years. His best fantasy K ranking was #9 in 2010, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 25 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Carpenter's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years.
Player Consistency:
Dan Carpenter was ranked the 29th most consistent K last year, and he was ranked the 138th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Carpenter is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, Ks in their 4th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.03 from their 3rd year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Carpenter has averaged 0.50 fantasy pts per game more than the league K average. The average fantasy pts per game by Ks in 2010 was 6.07.
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 (0.27) pts per game for Carpenter. At the Quarterback position: Chad Henne (2010 Avg: 14.35 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Reggie Bush (2010 Avg: 3.93 Pts/Game) and Lousaka Polite (2010 Avg: 0.95 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Brian Hartline (2010 Avg: 2.47 Pts/Game) and Brandon Marshall (2010 Avg: 4.93 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Anthony Fasano (2010 Avg: 3.36 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Vernon Carey, Marc Colombo, Richie Incognito, Lydon Murtha and Mike Pouncey have been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Carpenter played last year (109 - 99 - 0 0.524%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (103 - 106 - 0 0.493%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,826) compared to last season's teams (4,179) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Carpenter had a lower fantasy avg (6.13 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (8.25 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be a indication of a better fantasy season.

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Carpenter has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (9.30 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (6.83 pts per game), 4th quarter (6.13 pts per game) and 1st quarter (5.73 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 7 (11.00 pts per game), week 8 (11.00 pts per game) and week 10 (9.00 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 1 (3.33 pts per game), week 11 (3.67 pts per game) and week 15 (4.67 pts per game).
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