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

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Jersey: #5
Position: Quarterback
Career: 2 Years
Height: 6-6
Weight: 248
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 13, 1988
Birth Place: --
High School: --
College: Kansas State
Drafted: 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Round: 1 #17)

Quarterback 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
Josh Freeman 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
265.98 17.16 1 13.00 17.75 13 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
8 No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Josh Freeman Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Buccaneers16000345125364000283.9517.75
2009 Buccaneers10010185710162000139.1013.91
Josh Freeman 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Josh Freeman has beaten his fantasy projection 2 straight years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #9 in 2010.
Fantasy Trends:
Freeman beat his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Josh Freeman was one of the top 5 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 3), and he was also one of the top 5 most consistent players overall (ranked 2).
Career Experience Outlook:
Freeman is entering his 3rd year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 3rd year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 1.26 from their 2nd year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Freeman has averaged 1.04 fantasy pts per game more 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:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.2575) pts per game for Freeman. 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 Freeman 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:
Freeman had a lower fantasy avg (15.23 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (19.26 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be an indication of less points.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Freeman 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 Freeman has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (17.00 pts per game), followed by the 4th quarter (16.75 pts per game), 1st quarter (16.13 pts per game) and 2nd quarter (14.23 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 16 (21.70 pts per game), week 9 (19.65 pts per game) and week 10 (18.18 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 7 (9.45 pts per game), week 14 (12.03 pts per game) and week 11 (13.30 pts per game).
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