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Jake Bates or Evan McPherson

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Jake Bates

Jake Bates

KDetroit Lions DET
Evan McPherson

Evan McPherson

KCincinnati Bengals CIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bates over McPherson

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McPherson over Bates

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jake Bates
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FG FG% XPM PTS
00.066
Season stats based on the past 7 days

FG FG% XPM PTS
266.71016
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Evan McPherson
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FG FG% XPM PTS
0000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

FG FG% XPM PTS
0000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Jake Bates

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Evan McPherson

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jake Bates
OWN
91%
-0.39 compared to last week
START
88%
+0.12 compared to last week
OWN/START Evan McPherson
OWN
18%
-1.24 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-0.77 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jake Bates
5th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Evan McPherson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jake Bates

    Overview

  • Including a kicker in a trade is rather pointless. Don't dare give up a positional player for a kicker.
  • Experts rank this player at 5th among K's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 127.00 total points (9.07 avg).
  • Currently 39 points behind the leader: Chris Boswell
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.1 PPG.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 14 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • Season Outlook

  • FGA: 14, FGM: 14, XP: 25
Breakdown Evan McPherson

    Overview

  • Including a kicker in a trade is rather pointless. Don't dare give up a positional player for a kicker.
  • Experts don't even rank him among K's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 24th with 91.00 total points (7.58 avg).
  • Currently 75 points behind the leader: Chris Boswell
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games and is listed on the injury report.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Undisclosed (Since Dec 4, 2024). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.6.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • Season Outlook

  • FGA: 25, FGM: 24, XP: 43
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jake Bates

No Injury Reported

Injury Evan McPherson

UNDISCLOSED - Since Dec 4, 2024

McPherson is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least the next 4 games.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jake Bates

Week 16
Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.46365.9219113022.14
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 85.00 total points (6.54 avg).
  • Currently 71 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.5.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in turnovers with 19 (1.46 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 21st in rush defense with 1653 (127.15 per game).
  • Ranked 21st in pass defense with 3104 (238.77 per game).
  • Top 10 in points against with 21.46 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 2 (0.15 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +34.78, Turnovers: -4 Sacks: +5, INTs: -7, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -2.04,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 39, INT: 14, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.7, YDS/G: 344.4
Matchups Evan McPherson

Week 16
Cincinnati Bengals VS Cleveland Browns

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.31353.921142720.79
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 24th with 63.00 total points (4.85 avg).
  • Currently 93 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 24th in rush defense with 1699 (130.69 per game).
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 2902 (223.23 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.31 per game and currently ranked 26th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 2 (0.15 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +73.06, Turnovers: -12 Sacks: -14, INTs: -10, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +4.67,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 47, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 22.6, YDS/G: 287.1
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jake Bates
4.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Evan McPherson
3.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jake Bates
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2024 DET 14 23 21 91% 55 54
ON PACE 17 28 26 91% 67 66
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0% 0 0
Totals 14 23 21 91% 55 54
Career Evan McPherson
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2021 CIN 16 33 28 85% 48 46
2022 CIN 16 29 24 83% 45 41
2023 CIN 16 31 26 84% 40 40
2024 CIN 12 22 16 73% 38 37
ON PACE 15 27 19 73% 46 45
3-YEAR AVG 17 32 27 85% 45 43
Totals 65 120 99 83% 178 170
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Week 16
ARI @CAR
ATL vs NYG
BAL vs PIT
BUF vs NE
CHI vs DET
CIN vs CLE
DAL vs TB
DEN @LAC
GB vs NO
HOU @KC
IND vs TEN
JAC @LV
LAR @NYJ
MIA vs SF
MIN @SEA
PHI @WAS
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HOU @TOR 6:00 PM EST
IND @SAC 6:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
ANA @UTA 5:00 PM EST
CAR @NYR 12:30 PM EST
COL vs SEA 8:00 PM EST
EDM vs OTT 8:00 PM EST
FLA @TB 5:00 PM EST
LA @WAS 5:00 PM EST