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Shawn Nelson Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #89
Position: Tight End
Career: 2 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 240
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Oct 5, 1985
Birth Place: --
High School: --
College: Southern Mississippi
Drafted: 2009 Buffalo Bills (Round: 4 #121)

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
Shawn Nelson 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
4.45 0.52 3 7.50 0.16 79 --
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 Yes No No No No No
Shawn Nelson Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Bills832500000001.250.16
2009 Bills1318157100000013.851.07
Shawn Nelson 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Shawn Nelson has been below his fantasy projection 2 straight years. His best fantasy TE ranking was #48 in 2009.
Fantasy Trends:
Nelson fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Career Experience Outlook:
Nelson is entering his 3rd year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, TEs in their 3rd year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.01 from their 2nd year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Nelson has averaged 1.87 fantasy pts per game less than the league TE average. The average fantasy pts per game by TEs in 2010 was 2.38.
Depth Chart Change:
Nelson has moved up from 3rd to 2nd on the depth chart.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.1725) pts per game for Nelson. At the Quarterback position: Ryan Fitzpatrick (2010 Avg: 18.92 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Fred Jackson (2010 Avg: 9.09 Pts/Game) and Corey McIntyre (2010 Avg: 0.51 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Steve Johnson (2010 Avg: 7.10 Pts/Game) and Lee Evans (2010 Avg: 3.31 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: David Martin (2010 Avg: 0.51 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Mansfield Wrotto, Demetrius Bell, Andy Levitre, Eric Wood and Kraig Urbik have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Rian Lindell (2010 Avg: 4.94 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Nelson has been a quick starter, and a slow finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (2.43 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (0.86 pts per game), 2nd quarter (0.83 pts per game) and 4th quarter (0.37 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 11 (0.85 pts per game), week 12 ( pts per game) and week 13 ( pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 11 (0.85 pts per game).
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