DeSean Jackson Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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DeSean Jackson Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #10
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 3 Years
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Dec 1, 1986
Birth Place: Long Beach, CA
High School: Polytechnic HS [Long Beach, CA]
College: California
Drafted: 2008 Philadelphia Eagles (Round: 2 #49)

Wide Receiver 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
DeSean Jackson 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
98.59 6.88 1 14.50 7.51 10 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 Pass Defenses in 2011 Better Against Sub 500 Teams
7 No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
DeSean Jackson Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Eagles14471056600104100105.207.51
2009 Eagles15631167900137100132.058.80
2008 Eagles16629122009610089.754.58
DeSean Jackson 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
DeSean Jackson has beaten his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years, but he was below his projection last year. His best fantasy WR ranking was #4 in 2009, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 25 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Jackson fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
DeSean Jackson was ranked the 48th most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 175th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Jackson is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 4th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.14 from their 3rd year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Jackson has averaged 3.16 fantasy pts per game more than the league WR average. The average fantasy pts per game by WRs in 2010 was 3.99.
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 (0.625) pts per game for Jackson. At the Quarterback position: Michael Vick (2010 Avg: 27.96 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Owen Schmitt (2010 Avg: 0.85 Pts/Game) and LeSean McCoy (2010 Avg: 12.77 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Jeremy Maclin (2010 Avg: 6.99 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Brent Celek (2010 Avg: 3.10 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Ryan Harris, Todd Herremans, Jamaal Jackson, Jason Peters and Danny Watkins have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Alex Henery has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Jackson playes this year (108 - 101 - 0 0.517%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (104 - 104 - 0 0.500%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,610) compared to this season's teams (4,592) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Jackson surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (6.68 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (6.52 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of a higher fantasy average.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Jackson will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.08 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.54 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (288 yds/game including 2 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (280 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Jackson has been a quick starter, and a slow finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (7.82 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (7.47 pts per game), 3rd quarter (6.30 pts per game) and 4th quarter (6.28 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 2 (10.43 pts per game), week 14 (10.37 pts per game) and week 3 (10.00 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 5 (1.25 pts per game), week 16 (3.45 pts per game) and week 1 (3.52 pts per game).
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