Josh Johnson Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Josh Johnson Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #11
Position: Quarterback
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 201
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: May 15, 1986
Birth Place: Oakland, CA
High School: Oakland Technical HS [Oakland, CA]
College: San Diego
Drafted: 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Round: 5 #160)

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Position Projections:
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  * Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
  ** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury
Josh Johnson 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
14.55 4.23 2 6.00 0.86 49 --
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 No Yes Yes No No
Josh Johnson Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Buccaneers110001110390009.450.86
2009 Buccaneers5000685414800061.0512.21
2008 Buccaneers00000000000.000.00
Josh Johnson 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Josh Johnson has been below his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #41 in 2009.
Fantasy Trends:
Johnson fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Career Experience Outlook:
Johnson is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 4th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 1.35 from their 3rd year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Johnson has averaged 10.36 fantasy pts per game less than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2010 was 15.34.
Depth Chart Change:
No Change in Depth Chart.
Player Turnover:
At the Quarterback position: Josh Freeman (2010 Avg: 17.75 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: LeGarrette Blount (2010 Avg: 10.57 Pts/Game) and Earnest Graham (2010 Avg: 2.63 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Arrelious Benn (2010 Avg: 2.20 Pts/Game) and Mike Williams (2010 Avg: 7.14 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Kellen Winslow, Kellen Winslow Jr. (2010 Avg: 4.16 Pts/Game) and Jock Sanders have been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jeff Faine, Davin Joseph, Donald Penn, Jeremy Trueblood and Ted Larsen have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Connor Barth (2010 Avg: 6.56 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Johnson playes this year (101 - 107 - 0 0.486%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (97 - 112 - 0 0.464%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,601) compared to last season's teams (4,506) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Johnson surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (1.00 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0.35 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of a higher fantasy average.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Johnson will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.00 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 0 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.00 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), but this season's teams gave up more passing yards (286 yds/game including 2 Top 10 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (285 yds/game including 2 Top 10 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Johnson has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (9.50 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (6.58 pts per game), 3rd quarter (1.23 pts per game) and 4th quarter (0.40 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 5 (11.10 pts per game), week 6 (6.90 pts per game) and week 3 (3.68 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 3 (3.68 pts per game), week 6 (6.90 pts per game) and week 5 (11.10 pts per game).
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