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Lukas Van Ness or Jahlani Tavai

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Lukas Van Ness

Lukas Van Ness

DLGreen Bay Packers GB
Jahlani Tavai

Jahlani Tavai

LBNew England Patriots NE
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Van Ness over Tavai

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lukas Van Ness
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Latest News Jahlani Tavai
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Performance Lukas Van Ness
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
1100.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
2100.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jahlani Tavai
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
6300.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
13800.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Lukas Van Ness

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Jahlani Tavai

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lukas Van Ness
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Jahlani Tavai
OWN
 
1%
+0.05 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.11 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lukas Van Ness
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jahlani Tavai
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lukas Van Ness

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 19th with 47.60 total points (3.17 avg).
  • Currently 47.4 points behind the leader: Nick Bosa
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • Season Outlook

Breakdown Jahlani Tavai

    Overview

  • He is listed on the injury report about his Groin (Since Dec 24, 2024). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -4, Assisted Tackles: +8 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: -1, Passes Defended: EVEN, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up Health Check
Injury Lukas Van Ness

No Injury Reported

Injury Jahlani Tavai

GROIN - Since Dec 24, 2024

Tavai was limited in practice on Thursday heading into Week 17 versus the Chargers.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lukas Van Ness

Week 17
Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.79364.4328214136.54
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 2nd with 137.00 total points (9.79 avg).
  • Currently 22 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.8 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 28 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 1238 (88.43 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 30th in pass defense with 3864 (276.00 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 41 (2.93 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 21 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 18.79 per game and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 3 (0.21 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +45.3, Turnovers: +7 Sacks: -4, INTs: +10, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -1.84,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 22.6, YDS/G: 354
Matchups Jahlani Tavai

Week 17
New England Patriots VS Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.86355.0016113611.89
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 11th with 97.00 total points (6.93 avg).
  • Currently 62 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 17th in rush defense with 1783 (127.36 per game).
  • Ranked 14th in pass defense with 3187 (227.64 per game).
  • Top 6 in points against with 18.86 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 20th in Total TDs with 1 (0.07 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -13.88, Turnovers: -9 Sacks: -11, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -6.14,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.9, YDS/G: 385.6
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lukas Van Ness
5.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jahlani Tavai
6.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Lukas Van Ness

Not available for this player.

Career Jahlani Tavai
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2019 DET 14 61 22 2 3 1 0
2020 DET 16 58 26 0 0 0 0
2021 NE 14 14 9 0 0 0 0
2022 NE 16 64 31 2 2 0 0
2023 NE 16 107 44 1 5 2 0
2024 NE 15 95 46 1 5 1 0
ON PACE 17 108 52 1 6 1 0
3-YEAR AVG 60 28 1 2 1 0
Totals 93 399 178 6 15 4 0
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Week 17
ARI @LAR
ATL @WAS
BAL @HOU
BUF vs NYJ
CAR @TB
CHI vs SEA
CIN vs DEN
CLE vs MIA
DAL @PHI
DET @SF
GB @MIN
IND @NYG
JAC vs TEN
KC @PIT
LAC @NE
LV @NO
Matchup Time Pitchers
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Matchup Time
ATL vs CHI 7:30 PM EST
BKN @MIL 8:00 PM EST
CHA @WAS 7:00 PM EST
DET @SAC 10:00 PM EST
HOU @NO 8:00 PM EST
IND vs OKC 7:00 PM EST
MEM vs TOR 8:00 PM EST
MIA @ORL 7:00 PM EST
POR vs UTA 10:00 PM EST
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