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E.J. Speed or Nakobe Dean

Who Should I Start? - Week 22 • Start New
E.J. Speed

E.J. Speed

LBIndianapolis Colts IND
Nakobe Dean

Nakobe Dean

LBPhiladelphia Eagles PHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Speed over Dean

 
 
 
 
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Latest News E.J. Speed
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dean over Speed

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nakobe Dean
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Performance E.J. Speed
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
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Performance Nakobe Dean
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches E.J. Speed

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Redzone Touches Nakobe Dean

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START E.J. Speed
OWN
 
4%
+0.59 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.74 compared to last week
OWN/START Nakobe Dean
OWN
 
3%
+0.79 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.42 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus E.J. Speed
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nakobe Dean
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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

Breakdown Nakobe Dean

    Overview

  • He is listed on the injury report about his Knee (Since Jan 31, 2025). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.9.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 11 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +60, Assisted Tackles: +45 Sacks: +2.5, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: +4, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up Health Check
Injury E.J. Speed

No Injury Reported

Injury Nakobe Dean

KNEE - Since Jan 31, 2025

Dean has suffered a torn patellar tendon and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups E.J. Speed

Week 4
Indianapolis Colts VS Pittsburgh Steelers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.21306.7933174224.49
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.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) and currently ranked 13th 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
Matchups Nakobe Dean

Week 4
Philadelphia Eagles @ Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.28317.331774422.87
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 97.00 total points (5.39 avg).
  • Currently 93 points behind the leader: Texans DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 1539 (96.19 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 4173 (260.81 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 42 (2.63 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.19 per game and currently ranked 15th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 2 (0.13 per game) and currently ranked 14th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -41.56, Turnovers: -10 Sacks: -5, INTs: -7, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +0.78,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 365.8
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating E.J. Speed
7.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nakobe Dean
6.28
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Nakobe Dean
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2022 PHI 16 7 2 0 0 0 0
2023 PHI 5 29 7 1 0 0 0
2024 PHI 16 128 49 3 4 1 0
3-YEAR AVG 55 19 1 1 0 0
Totals 42 170 61 4 4 1 0
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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