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2003 Consistency Rankings
by David M. Dorey
July 1, 2003

Nothing is more revealing than the actual number of games that a fantasy player scored well. Year end stats hide unusually high games which skew the season statistics. Below are the listing for the QB, RB, TE and WR positions counting the number of times that player met or exceed the level deemed a "good game" and also what percentage of his games were at that level for the 2002 season.

Big numbers are nice, but more important is how they are obtained. Without week to week production, no fantasy team can excel.

QUARTERBACKS GP = Games Played, GG = Good Games (300 yards or two TDs)

Team	Player	%	GP	GG
OAK	Gannon, R	75%	16	12
STL	Bulger, M	71%	7	5
NO	Brooks, A	69%	16	11
BUF	Bledsoe, D	63%	16	10
IND	Manning, P	63%	16	10
PHI	McNabb, D	60%	10	6
NYJ	Pennington, C	60%	15	9
ATL	Vick, M	60%	15	9
NE	Brady, T	56%	16	9
MIN	Culpepper, D	56%	16	9
GB	Favre, B	56%	16	9
TEN	McNair, S	56%	16	9
DEN	Griese, B	54%	13	7
TB	Johnson, B	54%	13	7
PIT	Maddox, T	54%	13	7
WAS	Matthews, S	50%	8	4
DET	McMahon, M	50%	8	4
BAL	Blake, J	50%	10	5

Team	Player	%	GP	GG
SF	Garcia, J	50%	16	8
KC	Green, T	50%	16	8
SEA	Hasselbeck, M	46%	13	6
CIN	Kitna, J	46%	13	6
MIA	Fiedler, J	45%	11	5
WAS	Ramsey, P	44%	9	4
NYG	Collins, K	44%	16	7
ARI	Plummer, J	44%	16	7
PIT	Stewart, K	43%	7	3
STL	Warner, K	43%	7	3
CLE	Couch, T	43%	14	6
CHI	Miller, J	40%	10	4
JAX	Brunell, M	40%	15	6
SD	Brees, D	38%	16	6
DET	Harrington, J	29%	14	4
HOU	Carr, D	25%	16	4
DAL	Hutchinson, C	22%	9	2
CAR	Peete, R	21%	14	3

Gannon was the king last season and even though he is getting up there in years, he still delivers the goods. Gannon tailed off last season on scores but still had the yardage, a big factor in consistency. Aaron Brooks was actually even better than this considering that he suffered from a shoulder injury the final four games.

Bigger surprises were Jeff Garcia and Trent Green who had good years but used big games to temper the bad ones. Several of these players - Maddox, Hasselbeck, Kitna and Couch actually had games missed or not truly started (or ended) that affected their numbers.

RUNNING BACKS GP = Games Played, GG = Good Games (100 total yards or 1 TD)

Team	Player	%	GP	GG
KC	Holmes, P	100%	14	14
NYG	Barber, T	88%	16	14
OAK	Garner, C	81%	16	13
DEN	Portis, C	81%	16	13
MIA	Williams, R	81%	16	13
NO	McAllister, D	80%	15	12
SEA	Alexander, S	75%	16	12
TEN	George, E	75%	16	12
SD	Tomlinson, L	75%	16	12
GB	Green, A	71%	14	10
MIN	Bennett, M	69%	16	11
BUF	Henry, T	69%	16	11
NYJ	Martin, C	69%	16	11
JAX	Taylor, F	69%	16	11
IND	Mungro, J	67%	9	6
IND	James, E	64%	14	9
BAL	Lewis, J	63%	16	10
PHI	Staley, D	63%	16	10
ATL	Dunn, W	60%	15	9
ARI	Shipp, M	60%	15	9
CHI	Thomas, A	58%	12	7
STL	Faulk, M	57%	14	8
CIN	Dillon, C	56%	16	9
MIN	Williams, M	56%	16	9
DET	Stewart, J	50%	14	7

Team	Player	%	GP	GG
NE	Faulk, K	47%	15	7
CLE	Green, W	44%	16	7
SF	Hearst, G	44%	16	7
JAX	Mack, S	44%	16	7
WAS	Davis, S	42%	12	5
OAK	Crockett, Z	40%	15	6
PIT	Bettis, J	38%	13	5
TB	Alstott, M	38%	16	6
NE	Smith, A	38%	16	6
TEN	Simon, J	36%	11	4
CAR	Smith, L	36%	11	4
CAR	Brown, D	33%	12	4
STL	Gordon, L	33%	12	4
DAL	Smith, E	31%	16	5
PIT	Zereoue, A	31%	16	5
SF	Barlow, K	29%	14	4
DEN	Anderson, M	27%	15	4
ATL	Duckett, T	25%	12	3
WAS	Watson, K	25%	16	4
HOU	Wells, J	25%	16	4
KC	Richardson, T	23%	13	3
ATL	Christian, B	21%	14	3
NYJ	Jordan, L	21%	14	3
CLE	White, J	21%	14	3
TB	Pittman, M	19%	16	3

Priest Holmes - why'd you have to get hurt? He had the first 100% in the seven years since The Huddle first originated this sort of analysis.

Tiki Barber and Charlie Garner turned in very consistent numbers thanks to being so heavily involved in the passing game as well. Those receiving yards and scores are a big bonus for runningbacks.

Biggest surprises were Garrison Hearst, Corey Dillon and Stephen Davis.

Players like Amos Zereoue, Kevan Barlow, T.J. Duckett and Kevin Faulk were hurt by a lack of true starter status last season.

TIGHT ENDS GP = Games Played, GG = Good Games (50 total yards or 1 TD)

Team	Player	%	GP	GG
BAL	Heap, T	69%	16	11
KC	Gonzalez, T	63%	16	10
NYG	Shockey, J	60%	15	9
OAK	Jolley, D	50%	12	6
DEN	Sharpe, S	50%	12	6
GB	Franks, B	50%	16	8
IND	Pollard, M	47%	15	7
SEA	Mili, I	46%	13	6
HOU	Miller, B	43%	14	6
JAX	Brady, K	40%	15	6
NE	Fauria, C	40%	15	6
ATL	Crumpler, A	38%	16	6
MIA	McMichael, R	38%	16	6
SEA	Stevens, J	33%	12	4
STL	Conwell, E	33%	15	5
NYJ	Becht, A	31%	16	5

Team	Player	%	GP	GG
CAR	Walls, W	31%	13	4
MIN	Kleinsasser, J	29%	14	4
DET	Ricks, M	29%	14	4
SF	Johnson, E	27%	11	3
SD	Alexander, S	25%	12	3
DEN	Carswell, D	25%	12	3
MIA	Weaver, J	25%	12	3
MIN	Chamberlain, B	23%	13	3
TB	Dilger, K	23%	13	3
TB	Dudley, R	23%	13	3
CLE	Campbell, M	21%	14	3
CHI	Davis, J	20%	10	2
NE	Graham, D	20%	10	2
PHI	Lewis, C	20%	15	3
JAX	Mitchell, P	20%	15	3
TEN	Wycheck, F	20%	15	3

Todd Heap, Tony Gonzalez and Jeremy Shockey were the top three in consistency last season and also remain in the top three in virtually all rankings this year.

Doug Jolley was a very nice surprise and in a position as spotty as tight end, gaining the 50 yards or a score in a week is an accomplishment. Doing it half the time as Jolley did is quite a feat.

WIDE RECEIVERS GP = Games Played, GG = Good Games (100 total yards or 1 TD)

Team	Player	%	GP	GG
IND	Harrison, M	75%	16	12
SF	Owens, T	71%	14	10
BUF	Moulds, E	69%	16	11
PIT	Ward, H	63%	16	10
NO	Stallworth, D	62%	13	8
NYJ	Coles, L	60%	15	9
CIN	Johnson, C	57%	14	8
GB	Driver, D	56%	16	9
NO	Horn, J	56%	16	9
MIN	Moss, R	56%	16	9
NYG	Toomer, A	56%	16	9
SD	Conway, C	54%	13	7
OAK	Porter, J	53%	15	8
CHI	Booker, M	50%	16	8
WAS	Gardner, R	50%	16	8
BUF	Price, P	50%	16	8
OAK	Rice, J	50%	16	8
JAX	Smith, J	50%	16	8
NYJ	Chrebet, W	47%	15	7
NYJ	Moss, S	47%	15	7
CLE	Northcutt, D	46%	13	6
PIT	Burress, P	44%	16	7
STL	Holt, T	44%	16	7
SEA	Robinson, K	44%	16	7
BAL	Taylor, T	44%	16	7
PHI	Thrash, J	44%	16	7
TEN	Mason, D	43%	14	6
DET	Hakim, A	40%	10	4
ATL	Finneran, B	40%	15	6
PHI	Pinkston, T	40%	15	6
WAS	Thompson, D	40%	15	6
ARI	Boston, D	38%	8	3
NYG	Dixon, R	38%	8	3
STL	Bruce, I	38%	16	6
DAL	Bryant, A	38%	16	6
CLE	Davis, A	38%	16	6
DAL	Galloway, J	38%	16	6
MIA	Chambers, C	36%	14	5
TB	McCardell, K	36%	14	5
DET	Schroeder, B	33%	12	4
CLE	Morgan, Q	33%	15	5
CIN	Warrick, P	33%	15	5
KC	Boerigter, M	31%	16	5
HOU	Bradford, C	31%	16	5
CLE	Johnson, K	31%	16	5
DEN	McCaffrey, E	31%	16	5
DEN	Smith, R	31%	16	5

Team	Player	%	GP	GG
SEA	Jackson, D	31%	13	4
JAX	Lockett, K	31%	13	4
MIN	Bates, D	29%	14	4
NE	Brown, T	29%	14	4
CAR	Muhammad, M	29%	14	4
NO	Pathon, J	29%	14	4
TEN	Dyson, K	27%	11	3
ATL	Gaylor, T	27%	11	3
NE	Patten, D	27%	15	4
STL	Proehl, R	27%	15	4
CAR	Smith, S	27%	15	4
SF	Streets, T	27%	15	4
IND	Wayne, R	27%	15	4
ARI	Jenkins, M	25%	8	2
JAX	Johnson, P	25%	8	2
NO	Reed, J	25%	12	3
PHI	Freeman, A	25%	16	4
KC	Hall, D	25%	16	4
TB	Johnson, K	25%	16	4
NE	Branch, D	23%	13	3
TB	Jurevicius, J	23%	13	3
KC	Morton, J	23%	13	3
ARI	McAddley, J	22%	9	2
WAS	McCants, D	22%	9	2
SD	Caldwell, R	21%	14	3
MIA	McKnight, J	21%	14	3
GB	Glenn, T	20%	15	3
DEN	Lelie, A	20%	15	3
CHI	Robinson, M	20%	15	3
OAK	Brown, T	19%	16	3
KC	Kennison, E	19%	16	3
NO	Lewis, M	19%	16	3
PIT	Randle El, A	19%	16	3
CHI	White, D	19%	16	3
STL	Edwards, T	18%	11	2
ARI	Sanders, F	18%	11	2
NE	Hayes, D	17%	12	2
ARI	Kasper, K	17%	12	2
BAL	Johnson, R	15%	13	2
MIN	Alexander, D	14%	7	1
TEN	Bennett, D	14%	14	2
GB	Ferguson, R	14%	14	2
IND	Ismail, Q	14%	14	2
PIT	Mathis, T	13%	15	2
SD	Dwight, T	13%	16	2
HOU	Gaffney, J	13%	16	2
TEN	McCareins, J	13%	16	2

As a sign of the dynamic nature of receivers, the most consistent group included Donald Driver, Chad Johnson, Dante Stallworth, Lavernues Coles and Jerry Porter who were all breakout receivers last year. Of the top 18 receivers, three were not even the #1 receiver for their team - Stallworth, Porter and Price.

Use these numbers as one tool in your own rankings and projections. Consistency is a critical element to creating a fantasy team that can post big points every single week. Gaining consistency from an inconsistent position - receivers and tight ends - gives you an advantage every week you play.