Jacob Hester Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Jacob Hester Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #22
Position: Running Back
Career: 3 Years
Height: 5-11
Weight: 225
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: May 8, 1985
Birth Place: Shreveport, LA
High School: Evangel Christian Academy [Shreveport, LA]
College: Louisiana State
Drafted: 2008 San Diego Chargers (Round: 3 #69)

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
Jacob Hester 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
27.99 1.93 1 14.50 1.28 85 Very 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 Rush Defenses in 2011 Better Against Sub 500 Teams
6 No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jacob Hester Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Chargers15221451006000019.251.28
2009 Chargers15924000740008.600.57
2008 Chargers1612911009510027.001.63
Jacob Hester 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Jacob Hester has been below his fantasy projection 3 straight years. His best fantasy RB ranking was #79 in 2008.
Fantasy Trends:
Hester beat his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Jacob Hester was ranked the 78th most consistent RB last year, and he was ranked the 286th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Hester 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 Hester has averaged 4.57 fantasy pts per game less 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 (0.029) pts per game for Hester. At the Quarterback position: Philip Rivers (2010 Avg: 20.67 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Ryan Mathews (2010 Avg: 9.75 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Malcom Floyd (2010 Avg: 6.53 Pts/Game) and Vincent Jackson (2010 Avg: 6.36 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Antonio Gates (2010 Avg: 9.01 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jeromey Clary, Kris Dielman, Nick Hardwick, Marcus McNeill and Louis Vasquez have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Nate Kaeding (2010 Avg: 8.38 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Hester playes this year (111 - 98 - 0 0.531%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (95 - 115 - 0 0.452%), and last season's teams gave up more points (5,020) compared to this season's teams (4,473) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Hester had a lower fantasy avg (0.65 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (1.39 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, Hester will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.69 - 5 Top 10 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 21.69), and last season's teams gave up more rushing yards (154 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (153 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Hester has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (2.87 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (2.14 pts per game), 2nd quarter (0.66 pts per game) and 1st quarter (0.55 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 11 (5.88 pts per game), week 12 (2.98 pts per game) and week 13 (1.88 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 3 (0.13 pts per game), week 1 (0.28 pts per game) and week 6 (0.40 pts per game).
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