Pierre Thomas
Pierre Thomas | New Orleans Saints | RB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 215 | Born: 12/18/1984
2011 Experience: 5th season
Fantasy Football Outlook: It’s no wonder the Saints moved up in this years’ draft to acquire Mark Ingram as Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush continued to have health problems last season. Thomas suffered from a bad ankle injury that only allowed him to carry the football 83 times as he missed ten games.
In January Thomas finally had surgery on the ankle and wasn’t cleared to even walk until the middle of March. By mid-April Thomas finally was cleared to remove his walking boot and could finally walk around like a normal human. The team expects Thomas to be “a full go” by late July so he’s not expected to miss training camp.
Heading into the summer Drew Brees had high praise for rookie running back Mark Ingram when he publicly said Ingram could be ready for a “significant role” in the Saints’ offense.
Back to Thomas, while I don’t doubt he will be healthy enough to be a part of the Saints’ offense this season, his lost time through the first half of this year to condition makes me be believe he won’t have the strength to be more than a complimentary back for Ingram in 2011. Bush is a non factor, if the team keeps him as he’s carried the football 1o6 times in the last two seasons, combined!
Put it all together and fantasy owners should view Thomas as Ingram’s backup this season and that makes him a late round selection at best in summer drafts.
| Rushing Stats | Receiving Stats | |||||
| Attempts | Yards | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | |
| 2011 Projected Stats | 119 | 588 | 6 | 32 | 212 | 1 |
2011 NFL Fantasy Football Draft: ADP Values | Rankings | Mocks | Cheat Sheets + Auction Values
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| Year | Age | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | Fmb | ||||||
| 2008 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 129 | 625 | 9 | 42 | 4.8 | 41.7 | 8.6 | 31 | 284 | 9.2 | 3 | 24 | 2.1 | 18.9 | 909 | 1 |
| 2009 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 147 | 793 | 6 | 34 | 5.4 | 56.6 | 10.5 | 39 | 302 | 7.7 | 2 | 36 | 2.8 | 21.6 | 1095 | 2 |
| 2010 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 83 | 269 | 2 | 16 | 3.2 | 44.8 | 13.8 | 29 | 201 | 6.9 | 0 | 23 | 4.8 | 33.5 | 470 | 0 |
| Career | 47 | 15 | 411 | 1939 | 18 | 42 | 4.7 | 41.3 | 8.7 | 116 | 938 | 8.1 | 6 | 36 | 2.5 | 20.0 | 2877 | 3 | |
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To help you get ready for draft day you will notice articles for ADP advice, cheat sheets, mock drafts and projected stats for Pierre Thomas here. During the season, you can also find regular weekly ranking articles at this section as well.
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2010 Preview
Pierre Thomas had a great end to the 2008 season and many fantasy owners thought he would build on it heading into 2009. While Thomas had more yards rushing and receiving, he was a disappointment overall. Maybe there are just too many weapons in New Orleans to make anyone (except Brees) a true fantasy stud.
2010 Fantasy Football Outlook
2009 Fantasy Year In Review: At the end of 2008 Pierre Thomas broke out onto the scene as Reggie Bush suffered another setback with his knee. During his great run, Thomas helped many fantasy owners win championships and became a player worth drafting the next season.
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Unfortunately for Thomas he started the season with a knee injury and was irrelevant for the first two weeks of the year. Upon his arrival back to the lineup, Thomas posted some big days and then faded away some.
For the season he did have more carries and a better yard per carry average at 5.4 yards. Still his overall production was a disappointment to fantasy owners as they hoped to capture the magic he had from the year before.
2010 NFL Fantasy Football Player Rankings: This offseason Thomas has been in a back and forth with the Saints over a new contract. As of June the team has threatened to even reduce his pay if he doesn’t sign his tender by the middle of the month. In the end, some agreement will be worked out and Thomas should be playing for the Saints.
Thomas is well in line to be the teams starting running back and should see a bigger workload than 2009. Reggie Bush only totaled 70 carries last season and the team didn’t keep Mike Bell as he went to the Eagles.
Look for Thomas to have a good season for your team as he will be playing for his big pay day (remember he wasn’t drafted out of college) this offseason. For Thomas to cash in on the open market he will have to continue to prove he’s worth a starting role on another team.
Assets
- Touchdowns
- Receiving Skills
- Starter
- Great Offense
Liabilities
- RBBC
- Needs 250 Carries This Season
