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Brian Branch or E.J. Speed

Who Should I Start? - Week 22 • Start New
Brian Branch

Brian Branch

DBDetroit Lions DET
E.J. Speed

E.J. Speed

LBIndianapolis Colts IND
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Branch over Speed

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Brian Branch
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Speed over Branch

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News E.J. Speed
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Performance Brian Branch
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
11800.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance E.J. Speed
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
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 E.J. Speed

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brian Branch
OWN
 
5%
+0.5 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+0.76 compared to last week
OWN/START E.J. Speed
OWN
 
4%
+0.65 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.77 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brian Branch
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus E.J. Speed
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 146.0 total points (8.11 avg).
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 6.4 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 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +38, Assisted Tackles: +10 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: +4, INT TDS: -1,
  • Season Outlook

Breakdown E.J. Speed

    Overview

  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.6.
  • 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: +22, Assisted Tackles: +23 Sacks: -1, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: EVEN, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up Health Check
Injury Brian Branch

No Injury Reported

Injury E.J. Speed

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brian Branch

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
Matchups E.J. Speed

Week 4
Indianapolis Colts VS Pittsburgh Steelers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.21306.7933174224.59
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 8th with 140.00 total points (7.37 avg).
  • Currently 50 points behind the leader: Texans DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in turnovers with 33 (1.94 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 10 in rush defense with 1678 (98.71 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in pass defense with 4151 (244.18 per game).
  • Top 12 in sacks with 40 (2.35 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 17 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 20.41 per game and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 17th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -52.27, Turnovers: +6 Sacks: -8, INTs: -2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +2.5,
  • 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

  • SACK: 47, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 363.5
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Brian Branch
10.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating E.J. Speed
7.11
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 16 110 31 1 16 4 0
3-YEAR AVG 68 20 1 10 2 0
Totals 38 215 64 3 30 7 1
Career E.J. Speed
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2019 IND 2 5 1 0 0 0 0
2020 IND 16 10 2 0 0 0 0
2021 IND 16 31 8 0 1 0 0
2022 IND 16 56 23 1 2 0 0
2023 IND 16 101 25 1 4 0 0
2024 IND 16 142 49 0 5 1 0
3-YEAR AVG 100 32 1 4 0 0
Totals 87 345 108 2 12 1 0
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Week 22
Matchup Time Pitchers
No games scheduled
Matchup Time
ATL vs HOU 7:30 PM EST
GS vs UTA 10:00 PM EST
LAL @PHI 7:30 PM EST
MIL @POR 10:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
ANA @SEA 10:00 PM EST
BOS @BUF 7:00 PM EST
CAR @NYR 7:00 PM EST
CGY vs WAS 9:00 PM EST
CHI @TB 7:00 PM EST
COL @NYI 7:30 PM EST
DAL @VGK 10:00 PM EST
MON vs WPG 7:00 PM EST