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Cameron Heyward or Will McDonald

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Cameron Heyward

Cameron Heyward

DTPittsburgh Steelers PIT
Will McDonald

Will McDonald

DENew York Jets NYJ
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Heyward over McDonald

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Cameron Heyward
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McDonald over Heyward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Will McDonald
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Performance Cameron Heyward
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
6200.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
11400.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Will McDonald
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
3100.010
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
5100.010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Cameron Heyward

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Will McDonald

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Cameron Heyward
OWN
 
2%
-0.1 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.14 compared to last week
OWN/START Will McDonald
OWN
 
0%
+0.02 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.02 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Cameron Heyward
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Will McDonald
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Cameron Heyward

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 82.0 total points (5.47 avg).
  • Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 6th among DE/DT.
  • Top 3 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 3rd among DE/DT.
  • Top 10 in sacks and is currently ranked 10th among DE/DT.
  • Top 3 in passes defended and is currently ranked 1st among DE/DT.
  • Top 10 in yards lost with 62 and is currently ranked 9th among DE/DT.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +11, Assisted Tackles: +25 Sacks: +6, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: +8, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Breakdown Will McDonald

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 28th with 45.5 total points (3.03 avg).
  • Currently 36.5 points behind the leader: Cameron Heyward
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +11, Assisted Tackles: +5 Sacks: +8, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: +2, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up Health Check
Injury Cameron Heyward

No Injury Reported

Injury Will McDonald

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Cameron Heyward

Week 17
Pittsburgh Steelers VS Kansas City Chiefs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.14322.8618123215.01
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 12th with 93.00 total points (6.64 avg).
  • Currently 66 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 7.4 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 322.86 per game and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1276 (91.14 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Ranked 17th in pass defense with 3244 (231.71 per game).
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 12 (0.86 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 18.14 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th 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: +52.27, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -23, INTs: +1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +0.2,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 47, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 18.4, YDS/G: 307.9
Matchups Will McDonald

Week 17
New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.71361.2927143334.11
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 6th with 114.00 total points (8.14 avg).
  • Currently 45 points behind the leader: Broncos DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in turnovers with 27 (1.93 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 13th in rush defense with 1625 (116.07 per game).
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 3433 (245.21 per game).
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 14 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 21.71 per game and currently ranked 10th 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: +69.35, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: -22, INTs: -1, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: +2.06,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 45, INT: 14, TDS: 3, PA/G: 19.4, YDS/G: 326.4
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Cameron Heyward
14.84
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Will McDonald
5.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Cameron Heyward
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2011 PIT 7 11 1 1 1 0 0
2012 PIT 11 20 7 2 0 0 0
2013 PIT 16 59 24 5 8 0 0
2014 PIT 16 51 18 8 4 0 0
2015 PIT 16 81 31 13 2 0 0
2016 PIT 7 20 4 3 3 0 0
2017 PIT 15 45 15 12 2 0 0
2018 PIT 15 52 23 8 3 0 0
2019 PIT 16 79 30 9 5 0 0
2020 PIT 16 55 24 4 4 1 0
2021 PIT 16 89 36 10 9 1 0
2022 PIT 16 75 37 11 5 0 0
2023 PIT 11 33 8 2 1 0 0
2024 PIT 15 66 32 8 8 0 0
ON PACE 17 75 36 9 9 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 65 27 8 5 0 0
Totals 197 742 292 96 55 2 0
Career Will McDonald
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2023 NYJ 16 13 4 3 0 0 0
2024 NYJ 15 26 9 10 2 0 0
ON PACE 17 29 10 11 2 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 11 4 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 39 13 13 2 0 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
No games scheduled
Matchup Time
CHA vs CHI 7:00 PM EST
CLE @GS 10:00 PM EST
DAL @SAC 10:00 PM EST
DEN @UTA 9:00 PM EST
LAC @NO 8:00 PM EST
NY @WAS 7:00 PM EST
PHI @POR 10:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
FLA vs NYR 7:00 PM EST
NSH @WPG 7:30 PM EST
SEA vs UTA 8:00 PM EST