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Brian Branch or Akeem Davis-Gaither

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

Brian Branch

DBDetroit Lions DET
Akeem Davis-Gaither

Akeem Davis-Gaither

LBCincinnati Bengals CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Branch over Davis-Gaither

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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Latest News Brian Branch
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Davis-Gaither over Branch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Akeem Davis-Gaither
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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 Akeem Davis-Gaither
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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 Akeem Davis-Gaither

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 Akeem Davis-Gaither
OWN
 
3%
+0.84 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+0.84 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brian Branch
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Akeem Davis-Gaither
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 Akeem Davis-Gaither

    Overview

  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.9 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: +29, Assisted Tackles: +34 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: +4, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up Health Check
Injury Brian Branch

No Injury Reported

Injury Akeem Davis-Gaither

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 Akeem Davis-Gaither

Week 4
Cincinnati Bengals @ Carolina Panthers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
32.00416.691793101.70
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 32nd with 40.00 total points (2.50 avg).
  • Currently 150 points behind the leader: Texans DST
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 32nd in rush defense with 2860 (178.75 per game).
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 3807 (237.94 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 32.00 per game and currently ranked 32nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd 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: +97.87, Turnovers: +4 Sacks: +6, INTs: +1, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +7.41,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 39, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 26, YDS/G: 312.3
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Brian Branch
10.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Akeem Davis-Gaither
5.46
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 Akeem Davis-Gaither
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2020 CIN 16 31 11 1 3 1 0
2021 CIN 9 28 7 0 3 0 0
2022 CIN 16 39 13 0 1 0 0
2023 CIN 16 15 5 0 0 0 0
2024 CIN 16 76 38 0 4 1 0
3-YEAR AVG 44 19 0 2 1 0
Totals 79 190 74 1 12 3 0
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Matchups

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