Jahvid Best Bio & Career Stats

Jersey:
Position: Running Back
Career: 2 Years
Height: 5-10
Weight: 199
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 30, 1989
Birth Place: Vallejo, CA
High School: Salesian HS [Richmond, CA]
College: California
Drafted: 2010 Detroit Lions (Round: 1 #30)

Fantasy Projection

Running Back Rankings:
<< Shonn Greene Willis McGahee >>

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

Jahvid Best 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
86.86		5.99	1	8.00		7.24	32		Average
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 Rush Defenses in 2011	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
9	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

Jahvid Best 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
2011	Lions	1	4	42	0	0	0	72	0	0	0	9.30	9.30
2010	Lions	16	58	487	2	0	0	555	4	0	0	115.85	7.24

Jahvid Best 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Jahvid Best beat his fantasy projection last year. His best fantasy RB ranking was #28 in 2010. Player Consistency: Jahvid Best was ranked the 64th most consistent RB last year, and he was ranked the 228th most consistent player overall. Career Experience Outlook: Best is entering his 2nd year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, RBs in their 2nd year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.81 from their 1st year. Position Outlook: Last year Best averaged 1.71 fantasy pts per game more than the league RB average. The average fantasy pts per game by RBs in 2010 was 5.53. 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 (1.723) pts per game for Best. 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) has 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. At the Tight End position: Brandon Pettigrew (2010 Avg: 3.76 Pts/Game) has 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 Best 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: Best had a better fantasy avg (8.69 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (5.37 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it the data would suggest he may have a worse fantasy season, but the trend could easily change to Best doing better against teams with a worse record. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Best 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), and this season's teams gave up more rushing yards (152 yds/game - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (145 yds/game - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).	Chart. Chart. Chart.