Jake O'Connell Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Jake O'Connell Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #45
Position: Tight End
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-3
Weight: 250
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Nov 6, 1985
Birth Place: Naples, FL
High School: --
College: Miami (Ohio)
Drafted: 2009 Kansas City Chiefs (Round: 7 #237)

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
Jake O'Connell 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
4.45 0.52 2 3.33 0.10 87 --
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
No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jake O'Connell Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2011 Chiefs943000000001.500.17
2010 Chiefs1533100000001.550.10
2009 Chiefs42700000000.350.09
Jake O'Connell 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Jake O'Connell has been below his fantasy projection 2 straight years. His best fantasy TE ranking was #84 in 2010.
Fantasy Trends:
O'Connell beat his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Career Experience Outlook:
O'Connell 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 O'Connell has averaged 2.39 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:
O'Connell 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 O'Connell. At the Quarterback position: Matt Cassel (2010 Avg: 16.62 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Le'Ron McClain (2010 Avg: 1.01 Pts/Game) and Jamaal Charles (2010 Avg: 13.63 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Dwayne Bowe (2010 Avg: 9.28 Pts/Game) and Jerheme Urban have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Leonard Pope (2010 Avg: 0.99 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Thomas Gafford, Ryan Lilja, Casey Wiegmann, Branden Albert, Barry Richardson and Jon Asamoah have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Ryan Succop (2010 Avg: 6.38 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule O'Connell playes this year (112 - 97 - 0 0.536%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (86 - 124 - 0 0.410%), and last season's teams gave up more points (5,065) compared to this season's teams (4,400) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
O'Connell had a lower fantasy avg (0.00 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (0.12 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, O'Connell will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 12.00 - 7 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 21.23 - 1 Top 10 Defense and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (280 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (254 yds/game including 7 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career O'Connell has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (1.20 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (0.35 pts per game), 4th quarter (0.12 pts per game) and 1st quarter (0.00 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 16 ( pts per game), week 13 ( pts per game) and week 11 ( pts per game).
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