On Average, since our
inception in 1999, we have correctly projected the fantasy direction
on approximately 8 out of 10 NFL players.
The analysis below
measures fantasy points per game for the designated period. The
focus of this analysis is to measure our ability in forecasting
whether a player would have a better or worse fantasy season than
the previous year. It
assumes a generic fantasy scoring league ( 1point for 10 yards
rush/receiving, 1 point for 20 yards passing, 6 points for
rushing/receiving TD, 4 points for passing TD) We use Points per
Game as it doesn't penalize for factors such as injuries which would be out of a
prognosticator's control.
2012: Preseason Projections vs Year End Results*
Quarterbacks:
22 out of
the top 30 = 73% correct
Running Backs:
41 out of
top 50 = 82% correct
Wide Receivers:
49 out
of top 60 = 77% correct
Tight Ends:
25 out of
top 30 = 69% correct
Place Kickers:
19 out of the top 28 = 68% correct
*Based on predicting whether or not a
player would have a better or worse fantasy season. For a detailed
listing of each player and position. Previous Years
2012/ '11/'10/'09/'08/'07/'06/'05/'04/'03/'02
A look back: 2012 Quarterback Projections -
73 % Success
|
2011 |
2012 |
2012 |
Projection |
Player |
Actual |
Projection |
Expected |
Actual |
Result |
Direction |
Rodgers,Aa |
29.6 |
26.5 |
DOWN |
24.6 |
DOWN |
|
Brees,Dr |
27.8 |
25.7 |
DOWN |
25.0 |
DOWN |
|
Brady,To |
26.4 |
24.8 |
DOWN |
24.3 |
DOWN |
|
Newton,Ca |
25.6 |
22.9 |
DOWN |
23.0 |
DOWN |
|
Stafford,Ma |
24.5 |
22.8 |
DOWN |
20.7 |
DOWN |
|
Ryan,Ma |
20.1 |
20.7 |
UP |
22.2 |
UP |
|
Rivers,Ph |
19.3 |
19.8 |
UP |
16.1 |
DOWN |
|
Romo,To |
20.3 |
19.4 |
DOWN |
20.6 |
UP |
|
Manning,El |
21.1 |
18.9 |
DOWN |
17.2 |
DOWN |
|
Vick,Mi |
21.1 |
18.5 |
DOWN |
18.7 |
DOWN |
|
Manning,Pe |
- |
18.2 |
- |
22.5 |
- |
N/A |
Schaub,Ma |
18.5 |
18.0 |
DOWN |
16.4 |
DOWN |
|
Luck,An |
- |
17.6 |
- |
20.6 |
- |
N/A |
Roethlisberger,Be |
17.8 |
17.4 |
DOWN |
19.7 |
UP |
|
Griffin III,Ro |
- |
17.1 |
- |
23.7 |
- |
N/A |
Cutler,Ja |
16.6 |
16.9 |
UP |
14.9 |
DOWN |
|
Flacco,Jo |
15.7 |
16.8 |
UP |
17.4 |
UP |
|
Locker,Ja |
11.0 |
16.1 |
UP |
13.5 |
UP |
|
Palmer,Ca |
16.6 |
15.9 |
DOWN |
18.0 |
UP |
|
Dalton,An |
15.3 |
15.7 |
UP |
18.5 |
UP |
|
Bradford,Sa |
12.2 |
15.6 |
UP |
16.4 |
UP |
|
Wilson,Ru |
- |
15.6 |
- |
19.6 |
- |
N/A |
Freeman,Jo |
16.5 |
15.5 |
DOWN |
18.2 |
UP |
|
Fitzpatrick,Ry |
16.3 |
15.4 |
DOWN |
16.2 |
DOWN |
|
Skelton,Jo |
15.5 |
14.5 |
DOWN |
6.7 |
DOWN |
|
Smith,Al |
15.3 |
14.2 |
DOWN |
13.0 |
DOWN |
|
Tannehill,Ry |
- |
13.7 |
- |
13.7 |
- |
N/A |
Cassel,Ma |
13.0 |
13.3 |
UP |
11.0 |
DOWN |
|
Ponder,Ch |
12.8 |
12.7 |
DOWN |
14.4 |
UP |
|
Weeden,Br |
- |
11.9 |
- |
13.4 |
- |
N/A |
Foles,Ni |
- |
11.7 |
- |
13.7 |
- |
N/A |
Sanchez,Ma |
18.0 |
11.6 |
DOWN |
10.9 |
DOWN |
|
Flynn,Ma |
10.2 |
9.4 |
DOWN |
2.9 |
DOWN |
|
Gabbert,Bl |
9.8 |
5.9 |
DOWN |
9.0 |
DOWN |
|
Tebow,Ti |
17.2 |
5.8 |
DOWN |
7.1 |
DOWN |
|
Henne,Ch |
17.0 |
9.9 |
DOWN |
11.3 |
DOWN |
|
Hasselbeck,Ma |
14.3 |
5.7 |
DOWN |
1.3 |
DOWN |
|
A look back: 2012 Running Back Projections -
82 % Success |
|
2011 |
2012 |
2012 |
Projection |
Player |
Actual |
Projection |
Expected |
Actual |
Result |
Direction |
Foster,Ar |
19.7 |
20.3 |
UP |
16.6 |
DOWN |
|
Rice,Ra |
18.6 |
17.0 |
DOWN |
13.9 |
DOWN |
|
McCoy,Le |
18.8 |
16.9 |
DOWN |
12.6 |
DOWN |
|
McFadden,Da |
15.3 |
13.6 |
DOWN |
9.5 |
DOWN |
|
Johnson,Ch |
10.7 |
13.6 |
UP |
11.4 |
UP |
|
Murray,De |
9.2 |
12.8 |
UP |
11.5 |
UP |
|
Jones-Drew,Ma |
16.5 |
12.8 |
DOWN |
10.3 |
DOWN |
|
Charles,Ja |
7.5 |
12.0 |
UP |
13.2 |
UP |
|
Peterson,Ad |
15.8 |
12.0 |
DOWN |
19.3 |
UP |
|
Forte,Ma |
14.4 |
12.0 |
DOWN |
12.0 |
DOWN |
|
Mathews,Ry |
13.6 |
11.9 |
DOWN |
8.5 |
DOWN |
|
Richardson,Tr |
- |
11.8 |
- |
13.6 |
- |
N/A |
Lynch,Ma |
14.7 |
11.7 |
DOWN |
15.7 |
UP |
|
Martin,Do |
- |
11.4 |
- |
16.5 |
- |
N/A |
Jackson,Fr |
17.4 |
11.2 |
DOWN |
8.9 |
DOWN |
|
Turner,Mi |
13.6 |
11.1 |
DOWN |
9.9 |
DOWN |
|
Bradshaw,Ah |
13.3 |
10.8 |
DOWN |
11.6 |
DOWN |
|
Gore,Fr |
11.3 |
10.5 |
DOWN |
12.8 |
UP |
|
Jackson,St |
12.3 |
10.3 |
DOWN |
10.0 |
DOWN |
|
McGahee,Wi |
10.3 |
10.3 |
DOWN |
11.9 |
UP |
|
Bush,Re |
12.1 |
10.2 |
DOWN |
11.0 |
DOWN |
|
Greene,Sh |
10.2 |
10.2 |
DOWN |
10.6 |
UP |
|
Sproles,Da |
11.6 |
10.1 |
DOWN |
10.7 |
DOWN |
|
Green-Ellis,Be |
9.3 |
9.9 |
UP |
9.7 |
UP |
|
Ridley,St |
4.3 |
8.7 |
UP |
12.7 |
UP |
|
Spiller,C. |
7.4 |
8.5 |
UP |
13.6 |
UP |
|
Williams,De |
8.7 |
8.5 |
DOWN |
8.4 |
DOWN |
|
Williams,Ry |
- |
8.5 |
- |
4.2 |
- |
N/A |
Wells,Be |
12.1 |
8.4 |
DOWN |
7.0 |
DOWN |
|
Wilson,Da |
- |
8.4 |
- |
4.3 |
- |
N/A |
Brown,Do |
8.6 |
8.4 |
DOWN |
5.2 |
DOWN |
|
Benson,Ce |
10.1 |
8.3 |
DOWN |
8.1 |
DOWN |
|
Thomas,Da |
5.5 |
8.0 |
UP |
5.5 |
UP |
|
Smith,Ke |
13.7 |
8.0 |
DOWN |
2.4 |
DOWN |
|
Leshoure,Mi |
- |
7.8 |
- |
11.1 |
- |
N/A |
Hillis,Pe |
9.0 |
7.8 |
DOWN |
3.1 |
DOWN |
|
Helu,Ro |
8.0 |
7.7 |
DOWN |
1.6 |
DOWN |
|
Rodgers,Ja |
3.2 |
7.7 |
UP |
5.5 |
UP |
|
Tate,Be |
8.5 |
7.7 |
DOWN |
4.1 |
DOWN |
|
Stewart,Jo |
9.2 |
7.5 |
DOWN |
6.8 |
DOWN |
|
Bush,Mi |
11.8 |
7.5 |
DOWN |
6.1 |
DOWN |
|
Turbin,Ro |
- |
7.4 |
- |
3.3 |
- |
N/A |
Ingram,Ma |
8.2 |
7.3 |
DOWN |
5.8 |
DOWN |
|
Mendenhall,Ra |
10.8 |
7.2 |
DOWN |
5.1 |
DOWN |
|
Morris,Al |
- |
7.1 |
- |
15.4 |
- |
N/A |
Hillman,Ro |
- |
7.1 |
- |
3.2 |
- |
N/A |
Hunter,Ke |
5.3 |
7.0 |
UP |
5.0 |
DOWN |
|
Vereen,Sh |
6.0 |
6.9 |
UP |
4.9 |
DOWN |
|
Jennings,Ra |
- |
6.6 |
- |
5.3 |
- |
N/A |
Green,Al |
1.0 |
6.6 |
UP |
4.9 |
UP |
|
Pead,Is |
- |
6.2 |
- |
0.5 |
- |
N/A |
Thomas,Pi |
8.4 |
6.1 |
DOWN |
6.3 |
DOWN |
|
Redman,Is |
4.6 |
6.1 |
UP |
5.5 |
UP |
|
Goodson,Mi |
0.0 |
6.1 |
UP |
4.0 |
UP |
|
Blount,Le |
8.8 |
6.1 |
DOWN |
2.1 |
DOWN |
|
Jones,Fe |
7.2 |
6.1 |
DOWN |
6.1 |
DOWN |
|
Miller,La |
- |
6.0 |
- |
2.7 |
- |
N/A |
Hardesty,Mo |
4.3 |
6.0 |
UP |
2.9 |
DOWN |
|
Royster,Ev |
6.7 |
6.0 |
DOWN |
2.0 |
DOWN |
|
Brown,Ro |
1.5 |
5.9 |
UP |
4.2 |
UP |
|
Gerhart,To |
6.4 |
5.9 |
DOWN |
2.4 |
DOWN |
|
A look back: 2012 Wide Receiver Projections -
77 % Success
|
2011 |
2012 |
2012 |
Projection |
Player |
Actual |
Projection |
Expected |
Actual |
Result |
Direction |
Johnson,Ca |
16.6 |
11.7 |
DOWN |
14.2 |
DOWN |
|
Jones,Ju |
12.5 |
11.4 |
DOWN |
11.4 |
DOWN |
|
Fitzgerald,La |
11.8 |
11.0 |
DOWN |
6.5 |
DOWN |
|
Green,A. |
10.2 |
10.9 |
UP |
12.8 |
UP |
|
Johnson,An |
8.9 |
10.8 |
UP |
11.5 |
UP |
|
Nicks,Ha |
10.5 |
10.8 |
UP |
6.7 |
DOWN |
|
Marshall,Br |
9.9 |
10.7 |
UP |
13.5 |
UP |
|
Cruz,Vi |
13.1 |
10.6 |
DOWN |
10.6 |
DOWN |
|
White,Ro |
11.1 |
10.6 |
DOWN |
11.1 |
DOWN |
|
Bryant,De |
9.8 |
10.6 |
UP |
13.1 |
UP |
|
Harvin,Pe |
11.2 |
10.6 |
DOWN |
11.0 |
DOWN |
|
Brown,An |
7.9 |
10.6 |
UP |
8.4 |
UP |
|
Wallace,Mi |
10.8 |
10.5 |
DOWN |
8.8 |
DOWN |
|
Jennings,Gr |
11.5 |
10.5 |
DOWN |
6.7 |
DOWN |
|
Jackson,Vi |
10.6 |
10.4 |
DOWN |
11.7 |
UP |
|
Nelson,Jo |
13.5 |
10.3 |
DOWN |
9.7 |
DOWN |
|
Welker,We |
13.4 |
10.0 |
DOWN |
10.8 |
DOWN |
|
Colston,Ma |
11.6 |
9.9 |
DOWN |
11.0 |
DOWN |
|
Britt,Ke |
15.7 |
9.9 |
DOWN |
5.9 |
DOWN |
|
Smith,To |
8.7 |
9.9 |
UP |
8.4 |
DOWN |
|
Bowe,Dw |
9.2 |
9.8 |
UP |
7.5 |
DOWN |
|
Lloyd,Br |
8.5 |
9.7 |
UP |
7.6 |
DOWN |
|
Smith,St |
11.7 |
9.7 |
DOWN |
9.0 |
DOWN |
|
Jackson,De |
8.3 |
9.6 |
UP |
7.4 |
DOWN |
|
Decker,Er |
6.8 |
9.6 |
UP |
11.5 |
UP |
|
Maclin,Je |
8.9 |
9.5 |
UP |
8.5 |
DOWN |
|
Johnson,St |
8.9 |
9.4 |
UP |
8.9 |
UP |
|
Garcon,Pi |
8.4 |
9.2 |
UP |
8.6 |
UP |
|
Thomas,De |
8.9 |
9.2 |
UP |
12.8 |
UP |
|
Austin,Mi |
10.0 |
8.9 |
DOWN |
8.1 |
DOWN |
|
Blackmon,Ju |
- |
8.9 |
- |
7.4 |
- |
N/A |
Floyd,Ma |
9.7 |
8.9 |
DOWN |
8.0 |
DOWN |
|
Moore,De |
8.0 |
8.4 |
UP |
8.1 |
UP |
|
Wayne,Re |
7.5 |
8.3 |
UP |
10.3 |
UP |
|
Meachem,Ro |
6.7 |
8.2 |
UP |
2.1 |
DOWN |
|
Young,Ti |
6.1 |
7.9 |
UP |
6.4 |
UP |
|
Crabtree,Mi |
7.5 |
7.8 |
UP |
10.3 |
UP |
|
Holmes,Sa |
7.3 |
7.8 |
UP |
8.3 |
UP |
|
Heyward-Bey,Da |
8.7 |
7.8 |
DOWN |
6.1 |
DOWN |
|
Wright,Ke |
- |
7.5 |
- |
5.8 |
- |
N/A |
LaFell,Br |
5.3 |
7.4 |
UP |
6.8 |
UP |
|
Little,Gr |
5.3 |
7.3 |
UP |
5.6 |
UP |
|
Washington,Na |
9.4 |
7.3 |
DOWN |
6.1 |
DOWN |
|
Moore,La |
8.0 |
7.2 |
DOWN |
9.3 |
UP |
|
Amendola,Da |
5.0 |
7.2 |
UP |
7.1 |
UP |
|
Bess,Da |
4.6 |
7.1 |
UP |
6.4 |
UP |
|
Rice,Si |
6.8 |
7.1 |
UP |
7.4 |
UP |
|
Burleson,Na |
6.4 |
7.1 |
UP |
6.8 |
UP |
|
Baldwin,Jo |
2.8 |
7.0 |
UP |
2.9 |
UP |
|
Robinson,La |
10.9 |
6.9 |
DOWN |
3.6 |
DOWN |
|
Streater,Ro |
- |
6.7 |
- |
4.8 |
- |
N/A |
Simpson,Je |
6.1 |
6.6 |
UP |
2.1 |
DOWN |
|
Jeffery,Al |
- |
6.6 |
- |
5.5 |
- |
N/A |
Boldin,An |
7.6 |
6.4 |
DOWN |
7.8 |
UP |
|
Hilton,T. |
- |
6.4 |
- |
8.7 |
- |
N/A |
Cobb,Ra |
3.1 |
6.3 |
UP |
10.4 |
UP |
|
Williams,Mi |
6.3 |
6.3 |
UP |
9.7 |
UP |
|
Quick,Br |
- |
6.3 |
- |
2.1 |
- |
N/A |
Henderson,De |
4.1 |
6.3 |
UP |
2.6 |
DOWN |
|
Binns,Ar |
- |
6.3 |
- |
3.4 |
- |
N/A |
Martin,Ke |
- |
6.3 |
- |
1.2 |
- |
N/A |
Gordon,Jo |
- |
6.3 |
- |
6.9 |
- |
N/A |
Baldwin,Do |
6.4 |
6.2 |
DOWN |
3.9 |
DOWN |
|
Floyd,Mi |
- |
6.1 |
- |
4.3 |
- |
N/A |
Moss,Ra |
- |
6.1 |
- |
3.8 |
- |
N/A |
Ogletree,Ke |
1.9 |
6.1 |
UP |
4.6 |
UP |
|
McCluster,De |
6.0 |
6.1 |
UP |
3.6 |
DOWN |
|
Royal,Ed |
2.2 |
6.0 |
UP |
3.2 |
UP |
|
Randle,Ru |
- |
5.9 |
- |
3.0 |
- |
N/A |
Graham,T. |
- |
5.9 |
- |
2.6 |
- |
N/A |
Jean,Le |
- |
5.9 |
- |
1.5 |
- |
N/A |
Moss,Sa |
6.8 |
5.8 |
DOWN |
6.7 |
DOWN |
|
Hankerson,Le |
4.0 |
5.7 |
UP |
4.6 |
UP |
|
Nelson,Da |
6.0 |
5.7 |
DOWN |
3.1 |
DOWN |
|
Edwards,Br |
2.0 |
5.7 |
UP |
2.0 |
DOWN |
|
|
A look back: 2012 Tight End Projections
- 69% Success
|
2011 |
2012 |
2012 |
Projection |
Player |
Actual |
Projection |
Expected |
Actual |
Result |
Direction |
Graham,Ji |
12.3 |
11.0 |
DOWN |
10.1 |
DOWN |
|
Gronkowski,Ro |
15.1 |
10.9 |
DOWN |
13.2 |
DOWN |
|
Gates,An |
9.2 |
10.0 |
UP |
6.4 |
DOWN |
|
Finley,Je |
7.8 |
8.3 |
UP |
4.9 |
DOWN |
|
Hernandez,Aa |
9.9 |
8.1 |
DOWN |
7.9 |
DOWN |
|
Davis,Ve |
7.2 |
8.0 |
UP |
5.3 |
DOWN |
|
Gresham,Je |
6.9 |
7.6 |
UP |
6.5 |
DOWN |
|
Davis,Fr |
8.1 |
7.5 |
DOWN |
4.7 |
DOWN |
|
Pettigrew,Br |
6.8 |
7.3 |
UP |
5.3 |
DOWN |
|
Gonzalez,To |
8.1 |
7.3 |
DOWN |
8.8 |
UP |
|
Witten,Ja |
7.8 |
7.2 |
DOWN |
7.6 |
DOWN |
|
Cook,Ja |
5.9 |
7.1 |
UP |
5.9 |
UP |
|
Celek,Br |
6.9 |
6.9 |
DOWN |
5.0 |
DOWN |
|
Daniels,Ow |
5.7 |
6.7 |
UP |
7.2 |
UP |
|
Tamme,Ja |
2.7 |
6.7 |
UP |
4.2 |
UP |
|
Olsen,Gr |
5.3 |
6.6 |
UP |
7.1 |
UP |
|
Moeaki,To |
- |
6.2 |
- |
3.4 |
- |
N/A |
Keller,Du |
7.0 |
6.1 |
DOWN |
5.5 |
DOWN |
|
Rudolph,Ky |
3.1 |
6.0 |
UP |
6.5 |
UP |
|
Fleener,Co |
- |
6.0 |
- |
3.3 |
- |
N/A |
Bennett,Ma |
1.4 |
6.0 |
UP |
5.8 |
UP |
|
Dickson,Ed |
5.2 |
5.8 |
UP |
1.7 |
DOWN |
|
Chandler,Sc |
5.4 |
5.8 |
UP |
6.2 |
UP |
|
Clark,Da |
4.7 |
5.8 |
UP |
4.2 |
DOWN |
|
Pitta,De |
4.2 |
5.5 |
UP |
6.8 |
UP |
|
Fasano,An |
5.0 |
5.0 |
DOWN |
4.0 |
DOWN |
|
Miller,He |
4.8 |
4.8 |
UP |
8.6 |
UP |
|
Dreessen,Jo |
4.4 |
4.7 |
UP |
4.1 |
DOWN |
|
Housler,Ro |
1.6 |
4.7 |
UP |
2.8 |
UP |
|
Kendricks,La |
2.3 |
4.6 |
UP |
4.7 |
UP |
|
Scheffler,To |
4.7 |
4.5 |
DOWN |
3.8 |
DOWN |
|
|
A look back: 2012 Place Kicker Projections
- 68% Success
|
2011 |
2012 |
2012 |
Projection |
Player |
Actual |
Projection |
Expected |
Actual |
Result |
Direction |
Akers,Da. |
9.9 |
11.5 |
UP |
8.9 |
DOWN |
|
Bailey,Da. |
8.8 |
10.5 |
UP |
8.6 |
DOWN |
|
Janikowski,Se. |
8.3 |
10.4 |
UP |
8.4 |
UP |
|
Gostkowski,St. |
9.4 |
10.2 |
UP |
10.4 |
UP |
|
Crosby,Ma. |
8.7 |
10.1 |
UP |
7.9 |
DOWN |
|
Bironas,Ro. |
7.4 |
9.8 |
UP |
7.3 |
DOWN |
|
Hanson,Ja. |
7.4 |
9.4 |
UP |
9.6 |
UP |
|
Nugent,Mi. |
9.1 |
9.4 |
UP |
7.1 |
DOWN |
|
Henery,Al. |
7.5 |
9.0 |
UP |
7.3 |
DOWN |
|
Bryant,Ma. |
7.9 |
9.0 |
UP |
10.1 |
UP |
|
Kaeding,Na. |
0.0 |
9.0 |
UP |
5.3 |
UP |
|
Barth,Co. |
6.9 |
8.9 |
UP |
9.2 |
UP |
|
Graham,Sh. |
7.0 |
8.8 |
UP |
9.6 |
UP |
|
Prater,Ma. |
5.3 |
8.7 |
UP |
9.0 |
UP |
|
Gould,Ro. |
7.2 |
8.6 |
UP |
8.2 |
UP |
|
Cundiff,Bi. |
7.9 |
8.6 |
UP |
8.2 |
UP |
|
Tucker,Ju. |
- |
8.3 |
- |
9.4 |
- |
N/A |
Vinatieri,Ad. |
6.1 |
8.2 |
UP |
8.3 |
UP |
|
Zuerlein,Gr. |
- |
8.1 |
- |
7.3 |
- |
N/A |
Carpenter,Da. |
7.5 |
8.0 |
UP |
7.4 |
DOWN |
|
Suisham,Sh. |
6.8 |
7.9 |
UP |
8.3 |
UP |
|
Scobee,Jo. |
5.6 |
7.8 |
UP |
6.6 |
UP |
|
Tynes,La. |
6.3 |
7.7 |
UP |
9.6 |
UP |
|
Feely,Ja. |
5.8 |
7.5 |
UP |
7.0 |
UP |
|
Dawson,Ph. |
5.3 |
7.4 |
UP |
8.5 |
UP |
|
Folk,Ni. |
6.3 |
7.2 |
UP |
6.5 |
UP |
|
Walsh,Bl. |
- |
6.9 |
- |
10.5 |
- |
N/A |
Medlock,Ju. |
- |
6.9 |
- |
4.6 |
- |
N/A |
Lindell,Ri. |
5.8 |
6.5 |
UP |
6.9 |
UP |
|
Brown,Jo. |
5.6 |
3.9 |
DOWN |
11.5 |
UP |
|
Novak,Ni. |
8.1 |
3.8 |
DOWN |
7.2 |
DOWN |
|
Mare,O. |
7.4 |
3.3 |
DOWN |
8.7 |
UP |
|
|
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