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Andrew Van Ginkel or Brian Branch

Who Should I Start? - Week 12 • Start New
Andrew Van Ginkel

Andrew Van Ginkel

OLBMinnesota Vikings MIN
Brian Branch

Brian Branch

DBDetroit Lions DET
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Owners starting Van Ginkel over Branch

 
 
 
 
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Performance Andrew Van Ginkel
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
8702.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
111003.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brian Branch
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
7500.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
171100.020
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Andrew Van Ginkel

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Brian Branch

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Andrew Van Ginkel
OWN
 
4%
+1.06 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+1.52 compared to last week
OWN/START Brian Branch
OWN
 
6%
+0.44 compared to last week
START
 
6%
+0.44 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Andrew Van Ginkel
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brian Branch
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Andrew Van Ginkel

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 79.0 total points (7.90 avg).
  • Currently 15.5 points behind the leader: Roquan Smith
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.4 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 5th among LB.
  • Top 50 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 36th among LB.
  • Top 3 in sacks and is currently ranked 2nd among LB.
  • Top 3 in interceptions and is currently ranked 1st among LB.
  • Top 10 in passes defended and is currently ranked 8th among LB.
  • Top 3 in interceptions returned for TDS with 2 and is currently ranked 1st among LB.
  • Top 3 in yards lost with 60 and is currently ranked 1st among LB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +12, Assisted Tackles: -6 Sacks: +4, INTs: +2, Passes Defended: -1, INT TDS: +2,
  • Season Outlook

Breakdown Brian Branch

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 84.0 total points (8.40 avg).
  • Currently 13 points behind the leader: Jaylon Jones
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +10, Assisted Tackles: +4 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: +3, Passes Defended: +8, INT TDS: -1,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up Health Check
Injury Andrew Van Ginkel

No Injury Reported

Injury Brian Branch

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Andrew Van Ginkel

Week 12
Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
17.56341.441592224.02
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 9th with 75.00 total points (8.33 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 15 (1.67 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 13th in rush defense with 1090 (121.11 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 1983 (220.33 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 9 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 17.56 per game and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 2 (0.22 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +7.89, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: +7, INTs: EVEN, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -8.44,

Season Outlook

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

Week 12
Detroit Lions @ Indianapolis Colts

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.90384.801462102.33
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 19th with 51.00 total points (5.10 avg).
  • Currently 55 points behind the leader: Vikings DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 14 (1.40 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Ranked 31st in rush defense with 1441 (144.10 per game).
  • Ranked 27th in pass defense with 2407 (240.70 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 22.90 per game and currently ranked 22nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 26th 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: +5.5, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -9, INTs: -5, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: -1.9,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 48, INT: 13, TDS: 4, PA/G: 25.9, YDS/G: 371.7
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Andrew Van Ginkel
19.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brian Branch
11.91
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Andrew Van Ginkel
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2019 MIA 6 12 2 1 0 0 0
2020 MIA 16 48 19 6 4 0 0
2021 MIA 16 71 21 4 6 0 0
2022 MIA 16 36 17 1 2 1 0
2023 MIA 16 69 27 6 8 1 1
2024 MIN 10 46 10 8 3 2 2
ON PACE 17 78 17 14 5 3 3
3-YEAR AVG 59 22 4 5 1 0
Totals 84 283 97 25 23 4 3
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 10 57 14 0 13 4 0
ON PACE 17 97 24 0 22 7 0
3-YEAR AVG 73 24 1 12 3 1
Totals 30 151 44 2 27 7 1
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DET @IND
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NO vs BYE
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NY @UTA 5:00 PM EST
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BUF @SJ 8:00 PM EST
CAR @CBJ 7:00 PM EST
CGY vs MIN 4:00 PM EST
CHI @PHI 1:00 PM EST
COL @FLA 6:00 PM EST
DAL @TB 7:00 PM EST
EDM vs NYR 10:00 PM EST
LA vs SEA 4:00 PM EST
MON vs VGK 7:00 PM EST
NJ @WAS 7:00 PM EST
NSH vs WPG 7:00 PM EST
NYI vs STL 7:30 PM EST
OTT vs VAN 7:00 PM EST
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