Darrius Heyward-Bey Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #12
Position: Wide Receiver
Career: 2 Years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Feb 26, 1987
Birth Place: --
High School: McDonogh HS [Silver Spring, MD]
College: Maryland
Drafted: 2009 Oakland Raiders (Round: 1 #7)

Fantasy Projection

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

Darrius Heyward-Bey 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
24.51		1.69	1	13.00		1.94	95		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 Pass Defenses in 2011	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
8	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Darrius Heyward-Bey Previous Years Stats
Year	Team	Gms	Recs	Rec Yds	Rec Tds	Pass Yds	Pass Tds	Rush Yds	Rush Tds	FGs	XPs	Fan Pts	Fan Pts Avg
2010	Raiders	15	26	366	1	0	0	48	0	0	0	29.10	1.94
2009	Raiders	11	9	124	1	0	0	19	0	0	0	14.10	1.28

Darrius Heyward-Bey 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Darrius Heyward-Bey beat his projection last year. His best fantasy WR ranking was #89 in 2010. Fantasy Trends: Heyward-Bey beat his previous year fantasy game average last year. Player Consistency: Darrius Heyward-Bey was ranked the 110th most consistent WR last year, and he was ranked the 316th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Heyward-Bey is entering his 3rd year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 3rd year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.46 from their 2nd year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Heyward-Bey has averaged 2.27 fantasy pts per game less 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 (0.5625) pts per game for Heyward-Bey. At the Quarterback position: Jason Campbell (2010 Avg: 14.35 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Darren McFadden (2010 Avg: 15.47 Pts/Game) and Marcel Reece (2010 Avg: 3.30 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Jacoby Ford (2010 Avg: 3.94 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Kevin Boss (2010 Avg: 3.77 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Khalif Barnes, Cooper Carlisle, Daniel Loper, Samson Satele and Jared Veldheer have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Sebastian Janikowski (2010 Avg: 8.88 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Heyward-Bey playes this year (103 - 106 - 0 0.493%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (98 - 112 - 0 0.467%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,828) compared to this season's teams (4,494) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Heyward-Bey had a lower fantasy avg (0.60 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (2.55 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, Heyward-Bey will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.77 - 6 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.38 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (283 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (264 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Heyward-Bey has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (2.13 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (1.74 pts per game), 1st quarter (1.36 pts per game) and 4th quarter (1.32 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 8 (7.38 pts per game), week 12 (3.63 pts per game) and week 2 (2.45 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 5 (0.00 pts per game), week 1 (0.28 pts per game) and week 6 (0.43 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.