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Derwin James or Alontae Taylor

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Derwin James

Derwin James

SLos Angeles Chargers LAC
Alontae Taylor

Alontae Taylor

CBNew Orleans Saints NO
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting James over Taylor

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Derwin James
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Taylor over James

 
 
 
 
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Performance Derwin James
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
2202.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
7602.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alontae Taylor
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
2200.020
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
8400.030
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Derwin James

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Alontae Taylor

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Derwin James
OWN
 
4%
+0.12 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+0.1 compared to last week
OWN/START Alontae Taylor
OWN
 
2%
+0.13 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.11 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Derwin James
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alontae Taylor
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Derwin James

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 7th with 115.50 total points (7.70 avg).
  • Currently 29.8 points behind the leader: Budda Baker
  • 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.
  • 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

Breakdown Alontae Taylor

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 111.0 total points (6.94 avg).
  • Currently 19 points behind the leader: Brian Branch
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.4 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +4, Assisted Tackles: +8 Sacks: +3, INTs: -1, Passes Defended: +2, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up Health Check
Injury Derwin James

No Injury Reported

Injury Alontae Taylor

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Derwin James

Week 18
Los Angeles Chargers @ Las Vegas Raiders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.93340.801293600.89
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 27th with 66.00 total points (4.40 avg).
  • Currently 101 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.6 PPG. If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 340.80 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 1720 (114.67 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 14th in pass defense with 3392 (226.13 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 23.93 per game and currently ranked 21st among DST.
  • Currently ranked 33rd in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -14.89, Turnovers: -11 Sacks: -4, INTs: -4, TDs: -5, Points Allowed: +3.24,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.7, YDS/G: 351.6
Matchups Alontae Taylor

Week 18
New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.40360.531774021.59
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 17th with 92.00 total points (6.13 avg).
  • Currently 75 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1475 (98.33 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in pass defense with 3933 (262.20 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 40 (2.67 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 14 in points against with 22.40 per game and currently ranked 14th 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: +3.94, Turnovers: -9 Sacks: -7, INTs: -7, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +1.4,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 365.8
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Derwin James
12.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alontae Taylor
8.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Derwin James

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Career Alontae Taylor
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2022 NO 13 45 8 0 11 0 0
2023 NO 16 75 18 1 14 2 0
2024 NO 16 86 26 4 15 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 60 13 1 12 1 0
Totals 46 206 52 5 40 2 0
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ARI vs SF
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BAL vs CLE
BUF @NE
CHI @GB
CIN @PIT
DAL vs WAS
DEN vs KC
DET vs MIN
HOU @TEN
IND vs JAC
LAC @LV
LAR vs SEA
MIA @NYJ
NO @TB
NYG @PHI
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Matchup Time
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BKN vs PHI 6:00 PM EST
CHI vs NY 8:00 PM EST
DEN @SA 8:00 PM EST
DET vs MIN 7:00 PM EST
GS vs MEM 8:30 PM EST
IND vs PHO 7:00 PM EST
MIA vs UTA 8:00 PM EST
MIL vs POR 8:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 7:00 PM EST
BUF @VGK 10:00 PM EST
CAR vs MIN 7:00 PM EST
CBJ vs STL 7:00 PM EST
CGY vs NSH 10:00 PM EST
COL vs MON 7:00 PM EST
DAL vs UTA 8:00 PM EST
DET @WPG 7:00 PM EST
EDM @SEA 10:00 PM EST
LA vs TB 9:00 PM EST
NJ @SJ 4:00 PM EST
NYR @WAS 12:00 PM EST