Darren McFadden Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #20
Position: Running Back
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Aug 27, 1987
Birth Place: Little Rock, AR
High School: Oak Grove HS [North Little Rock, AR]
College: Arkansas
Drafted: 2008 Oakland Raiders (Round: 1 #4)

Fantasy Projection

Running Back 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

Darren McFadden 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
164.48		12.76	1	12.50		15.47	2		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
8	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Darren McFadden 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	Raiders	13	47	507	3	0	0	1157	7	0	0	201.05	15.47
2009	Raiders	12	21	245	0	0	0	356	1	0	0	53.85	4.49
2008	Raiders	13	29	285	0	0	0	499	4	0	0	88.15	6.78

Darren McFadden 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Darren McFadden has beaten his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years. His best fantasy RB ranking was #8 in 2010. Fantasy Trends: McFadden beat his previous year fantasy game average last year. Player Consistency: Darren McFadden was ranked the 39th most consistent RB last year, and he was ranked the 120th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: McFadden 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 McFadden has averaged 3.19 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 (0.627) pts per game for McFadden. At the Quarterback position: Jason Campbell (2010 Avg: 14.35 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Marcel Reece (2010 Avg: 3.30 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Darrius Heyward-Bey (2010 Avg: 1.94 Pts/Game) and Jacoby Ford (2010 Avg: 3.94 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Kevin Boss (2010 Avg: 3.77 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Khalif Barnes, Cooper Carlisle, Daniel Loper, Samson Satele and Jared Veldheer have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Sebastian Janikowski (2010 Avg: 8.88 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule McFadden playes this year (103 - 106 - 0 0.493%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (98 - 112 - 0 0.467%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,828) compared to this season's teams (4,494) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: McFadden had a lower fantasy avg (5.93 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (16.55 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of less points. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, McFadden will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.77 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.38 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more rushing yards (148 yds/game - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (142 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career McFadden has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (15.94 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (9.82 pts per game), 4th quarter (8.53 pts per game) and 3rd quarter (5.26 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 7 (24.23 pts per game), week 2 (16.08 pts per game) and week 14 (13.77 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 11 (2.18 pts per game), week 4 (3.87 pts per game) and week 16 (5.92 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.