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Brian Branch or Ahkello Witherspoon

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Brian Branch

Brian Branch

DBDetroit Lions DET
Ahkello Witherspoon

Ahkello Witherspoon

CBLos Angeles Rams LAR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Branch over Witherspoon

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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Latest News Brian Branch
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Witherspoon over Branch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Ahkello Witherspoon
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Performance Brian Branch
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
121000.010
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
271800.020
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ahkello Witherspoon
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
5500.010
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
10900.040
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Brian Branch

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Ahkello Witherspoon

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brian Branch
OWN
 
5%
+0.74 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+0.57 compared to last week
OWN/START Ahkello Witherspoon
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brian Branch
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ahkello Witherspoon
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brian Branch

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 122.5 total points (8.17 avg).
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 6.1 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +26, Assisted Tackles: +2 Sacks: -1, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: +5, INT TDS: -1,
  • Season Outlook

Breakdown Ahkello Witherspoon

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 112th with 32.5 total points (2.71 avg).
  • Currently 90 points behind the leader: Brian Branch
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -17, Assisted Tackles: -1 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: -3, Passes Defended: -8, INT TDS: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Brian Branch

No Injury Reported

Injury Ahkello Witherspoon

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brian Branch

Week 17
Detroit Lions @ San Francisco 49ers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.27316.4017113521.56
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 86.00 total points (5.73 avg).
  • Currently 73 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 316.40 per game and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 22nd in rush defense with 1815 (121.00 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 2931 (195.40 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 23.27 per game and currently ranked 25th among DST.
  • Top 12 in Total TDs with 2 (0.13 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +40.23, Turnovers: -12 Sacks: -15, INTs: -11, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +4.77,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 3, PA/G: 18.6, YDS/G: 322.9
Matchups Ahkello Witherspoon

Week 17
Los Angeles Rams VS Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.79362.291473310.47
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 20th with 76.00 total points (5.43 avg).
  • Currently 83 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 26th in rush defense with 1874 (133.86 per game).
  • Ranked 16th in pass defense with 3198 (228.43 per game).
  • Top 20 in points against with 23.79 per game and currently ranked 20th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 22nd 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: -16.24, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: -3, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -3.08,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 40, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 28.4, YDS/G: 377.9
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Brian Branch
12.22
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ahkello Witherspoon
2.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Brian Branch
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2023 DET 16 74 24 1 13 3 1
2024 DET 15 97 25 0 15 4 0
ON PACE 17 110 28 0 17 5 0
3-YEAR AVG 73 24 1 12 3 1
Totals 35 191 55 2 29 7 1
Career Ahkello Witherspoon
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2017 SF 12 31 4 0 7 2 0
2018 SF 13 37 7 0 3 0 0
2019 SF 8 28 4 0 9 1 1
2020 SF 16 20 3 0 4 1 0
2021 PIT 16 15 1 0 9 3 0
2022 PIT 11 20 3 0 2 1 0
2023 LAR 16 52 9 0 15 3 0
2024 LAR 12 22 3 0 6 0 0
ON PACE 14 25 3 0 7 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 27 4 0 9 2 0
Totals 107 227 36 0 55 11 1
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DET @SF
GB @MIN
IND @NYG
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LAC @NE
LV @NO
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