Dustin Keller Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #81
Position: Tight End
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 248
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Sep 25, 1984
Birth Place: Lafayette, IN
High School: Jefferson HS [Lafayette, IN]
College: Purdue
Drafted: 2008 New York Jets (Round: 1 #30)

Fantasy Projection

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

Dustin Keller 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
50.61		3.23	1	15.50		4.02	11		Average
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	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Dustin Keller 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	Jets	16	55	687	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	64.35	4.02
2009	Jets	16	45	522	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	38.80	2.43
2008	Jets	16	48	535	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	44.75	2.80

Dustin Keller 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Dustin Keller has beaten his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years. His best fantasy TE ranking was #9 in 2010, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 20 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Keller beat his previous year fantasy game average last year. Player Consistency: Dustin Keller was ranked the 41st most consistent TE last year, and he was ranked the 278th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Keller 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 Keller has averaged 0.76 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. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.594) pts per game for Keller. At the Quarterback position: Mark Sanchez (2010 Avg: 15.25 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Shonn Greene (2010 Avg: 6.31 Pts/Game) and John Conner (2010 Avg: 0.68 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Plaxico Burress and Santonio Holmes (2010 Avg: 6.25 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Wayne Hunter, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Nick Mangold, Brandon Moore and Matt Slauson have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Nicholas Folk (2010 Avg: 7.94 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Keller playes this year (107 - 102 - 0 0.512%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (100 - 109 - 0 0.478%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,830) compared to last season's teams (4,484) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Keller had a lower fantasy avg (3.48 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (4.35 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of less points. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Keller faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.46 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.38 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 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 (274 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Keller has been a quick starter, and a slow finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (6.68 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (3.15 pts per game), 2nd quarter (2.60 pts per game) and 4th quarter (1.27 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 3 (8.72 pts per game), week 4 (7.38 pts per game) and week 2 (6.60 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 7 (0.80 pts per game), week 14 (0.85 pts per game) and week 15 (1.45 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.