Brandon Pettigrew Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Brandon Pettigrew Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #85
Position: Tight End
Career: 2 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 263
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Feb 23, 1985
Birth Place: --
High School: --
College: Oklahoma State
Drafted: 2009 Detroit Lions (Round: 1 #20)

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
Brandon Pettigrew 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
41.70 2.69 1 13.50 3.76 14 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
9 No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes
Brandon Pettigrew Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Lions1671722400000060.103.76
2009 Lions1131352200000029.602.69
Brandon Pettigrew 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Brandon Pettigrew has beaten his fantasy projection 2 straight years. His best fantasy TE ranking was #12 in 2010.
Fantasy Trends:
Pettigrew beat his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Brandon Pettigrew was one of the top 10 most consistent TEs last year (ranked 6), and he was ranked the 114th most consistent player overall.
Career Experience Outlook:
Pettigrew 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 Pettigrew has averaged 0.75 fantasy pts per game more than the league TE average. The average fantasy pts per game by TEs in 2010 was 2.38.
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 (0.895) pts per game for Pettigrew. At the Quarterback position: Matthew Stafford (2010 Avg: 10.37 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Jerome Felton (2010 Avg: 0.64 Pts/Game) and Jahvid Best (2010 Avg: 7.24 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Calvin Johnson (2010 Avg: 8.75 Pts/Game) and Nate Burleson (2010 Avg: 5.38 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Jeff Backus, Stephen Peterman, Dominic Raiola, Rob Sims and Gosder Cherilus have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Jason Hanson (2010 Avg: 4.23 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Pettigrew played last year (112 - 96 - 0 0.538%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (106 - 103 - 0 0.507%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,510) compared to last season's teams (4,387) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Pettigrew had a lower fantasy avg (3.03 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (4.69 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be a indication of a better fantasy season.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Pettigrew faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.62 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.54 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), but last season's teams gave up more passing yards (268 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (264 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Pettigrew has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (4.67 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (3.16 pts per game), 4th quarter (2.88 pts per game) and 1st quarter (2.38 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 9 (8.20 pts per game), week 11 (6.68 pts per game) and week 5 (4.33 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 1 (0.15 pts per game), week 6 (1.53 pts per game) and week 3 (1.78 pts per game).
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