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George Karlaftis or Za'Darius Smith

Who Should I Start? - Week 22 • Start New
George Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

DEKansas City Chiefs KC
Za'Darius Smith

Za'Darius Smith

DEDetroit Lions DET
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Karlaftis over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News George Karlaftis
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Owners starting Smith over Karlaftis

 
 
 
 
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Performance George Karlaftis
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
4200.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
9603.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Za'Darius Smith
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
0000.010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches George Karlaftis

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Za'Darius Smith

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START George Karlaftis
OWN
 
0%
+0.02 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.02 compared to last week
OWN/START Za'Darius Smith
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus George Karlaftis
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Za'Darius Smith
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown George Karlaftis

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 66.0 total points (3.47 avg).
  • Currently 32 points behind the leader: Cameron Heyward
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 9.6 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

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -6, Assisted Tackles: -2 Sacks: -1.5, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: +2, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

Breakdown Za'Darius Smith

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 50.5 total points (2.66 avg).
  • Currently 47.5 points behind the leader: Cameron Heyward
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.7 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

  • Top 50 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 42nd among DE/DT.
  • Top 100 in assisted tackles, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 86th among DE/DT.
  • Top 10 in sacks and is currently ranked 9th among DE/DT.
  • Top 100 in passes defended, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 92nd among DE/DT.
  • Top 15 in yards lost with 68 and is currently ranked 11th among DE/DT.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +2, Assisted Tackles: +3 Sacks: +3.5, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: -1, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

Next Up Health Check
Injury George Karlaftis

No Injury Reported

Injury Za'Darius Smith

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups George Karlaftis

Week 4
Kansas City Chiefs @ Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.72302.5024144614.76
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 10th with 128.00 total points (7.11 avg).
  • Currently 62 points behind the leader: Texans DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 340.31 per game and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Ranked 15th in rush defense with 1918 (119.88 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3527 (220.44 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 18.19 per game and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 21st in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -69.06, Turnovers: -4 Sacks: -6, INTs: +1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -4.78,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.9, YDS/G: 385.6
Matchups Za'Darius Smith

Week 4
Detroit Lions VS Seattle Seahawks

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.38351.0617124554.20
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 129.00 total points (8.06 avg).
  • Currently 61 points behind the leader: Texans DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.1.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 17th in rush defense with 1985 (124.06 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 3632 (227.00 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 8 in sacks with 45 (2.81 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.38 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 5 (0.31 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +2.45, Turnovers: -6 Sacks: -10, INTs: -2, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: -1.68,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 394.6
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating George Karlaftis
9.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Za'Darius Smith
7.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career George Karlaftis
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2022 KC 16 32 14 6 7 0 0
2023 KC 16 47 18 11 3 0 0
2024 KC 16 35 15 8 5 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 45 19 9 5 0 0
Totals 59 144 60 31 16 0 0
Career Za'Darius Smith
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2015 BAL 14 46 14 14 1 0 0
2016 BAL 7 14 9 1 1 0 0
2017 BAL 11 24 9 4 0 0 0
2018 BAL 16 44 17 9 3 0 0
2019 GB 16 52 14 14 0 0 0
2020 GB 16 52 17 13 2 0 0
2021 GB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 MIN 16 43 11 9 5 0 0
2023 CLE 16 27 9 6 3 0 0
2024 CLE 16 35 13 9 1 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 36 12 8 3 0 0
Totals 138 347 117 78 17 0 0
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Matchups

Week 22
Matchup Time Pitchers
No games scheduled
Matchup Time
BKN @CHA 7:00 PM EST
BOS vs CHI 7:30 PM EST
CLE @MIA 7:30 PM EST
DAL @NO 8:00 PM EST
DEN @NY 7:30 PM EST
DET @IND 7:00 PM EST
GS vs OKC 10:00 PM EST
LAC @SA 8:00 PM EST
MIN @PHO 9:00 PM EST
PHI vs SAC 7:30 PM EST
TOR @WAS 7:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
FLA vs LA 7:00 PM EST
MIN @TOR 7:00 PM EST
NJ vs PHI 7:00 PM EST
NSH vs VAN 9:00 PM EST
PIT @UTA 9:30 PM EST