Dominate Fantasy - Sync your team
NFL

Dameon Pierce or Isaiah McKenzie

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Dameon Pierce

Dameon Pierce

RBPhiladelphia Eagles PHI
Isaiah McKenzie

Isaiah McKenzie

WRn/a
OR
πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Pierce over McKenzie

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Dameon Pierce

Shifting to Philadelphia Offers Fresh Start But Steeper Climb in Crowded Backfield

Pierce moves to Philadelphia but finds himself buried on the depth chart behind established starter Saquon Barkley, Tank Bigsby, and Will Shipley. After his role diminished significantly in Houstonβ€”culminating in just 14 carries in 2025β€”he faces an uphill battle for playing time.

Our models reflect this steep path, projecting Pierce for just 30 rushing attempts, 127 yards, and one touchdown this season. His fantasy ownership sits at a meager four percent, indicating that managers have largely moved on from his early-career promise.

Analyzing his draft trends reveals a highly volatile, deep-round ADP that frequently drops past pick 800. For standard formats, our projections view him as an easy avoid rather than a viable late-round flyer, as his path to touches remains highly restricted.


Updated 10 hrs ago

Latest News Dameon Pierce
Loading...
πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McKenzie over Pierce

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Isaiah McKenzie
Loading...
Performance Dameon Pierce
Fantasy Chart Loading...

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
0000000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
0000000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Isaiah McKenzie
Fantasy Chart Loading...

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
00000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
00000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Dameon Pierce
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 @TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 @CHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 LAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 NYG πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 @ARI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

Redzone data is for premium members only.

Redzone Touches Isaiah McKenzie
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC

Redzone data is for premium members only.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Dameon Pierce
OWN
 
4%
+0.09 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Isaiah McKenzie
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dameon Pierce
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Isaiah McKenzie
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dameon Pierce

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB'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 131st with 1.00 total points (0.33 avg).
  • Currently 364.6 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 114th in targets and is currently among RB.
  • Ranked 134th in Rec TDs among RB.
  • Ranked 141st in targets and is currently among RB.
  • Ranked 151st in targets and is currently among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -81, Rush AVG: -3 Rush TDs: -1, Receptions: -2, Rec Yards: -2 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 30, RUSH YDS: 127, RUSH TDS: 1, REC: 1, REC YDS: 7, REC TDS: 0
Breakdown Isaiah McKenzie

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Next Up Health Check
Injury Dameon Pierce

No Injury Reported

Injury Isaiah McKenzie

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dameon Pierce

Week 1
Philadelphia Eagles VS Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.53398.651084222.79
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 29th with 72.00 total points (4.24 avg).
  • Currently 155 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 27th in rush defense with 2406 (141.53 per game).
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 4371 (257.12 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.53 per game and currently ranked 27th 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: +48.94, Turnovers: -7 Sacks: +3, INTs: EVEN, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +2.12,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 25, INT: 11, TDS: 3, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Matchups Isaiah McKenzie

Week 1
n/a VS n/a

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD FSP
0.00
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Dameon Pierce
2.28
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Isaiah McKenzie
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Dameon Pierce
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 HOU 13 220 939 4.3 4 39 30 165 5.5 1
2023 HOU 13 145 416 2.9 2 17 13 101 7.8 0
2024 HOU 9 40 293 7.3 2 4 2 2 1.0 0
2025 HOU 3 14 36 2.6 0 1 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 69 257 3.7 1 8 5 34 6.9 0
Totals 41 428 1709 4 8 62 45 268 6.0 1
Career Isaiah McKenzie
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2017 DEN 7 13 4 29 7.3 0 1 4 4 0
2018 BUF 6 30 18 179 9.9 0 10 66 6.6 2
2019 BUF 12 39 27 254 9.4 1 8 49 6.1 0
2020 BUF 15 34 30 282 9.4 5 10 9 0.9 0
2021 BUF 11 26 20 178 8.9 1 9 47 5.2 1
2022 BUF 16 67 42 423 10.1 4 9 55 6.1 1
2023 IND 9 14 11 82 7.5 0 3 14 4.7 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 42 31 293 9.4 4 10 40 4 1
Totals 79 228 157 1451 9.2 12 52 253 4.9 4
The Premium Start tool.
  • Optimal Lineups
  • Predictive Analytics Waiver Advice
  • Trade Suggestions & More

Latest from FSP

Player News

Matchups

Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs WAS 03:15 EDT EST
ATH @HOU 02:10 EDT EST
ATL vs PIT 01:35 EDT EST
BAL @TOR 01:37 EDT EST
BOS @NYY 01:35 EDT EST
CHC vs SF 08:30 EDT EST
CHW @PHI 01:35 EDT EST
CIN @STL 02:15 EDT EST
CLE @TEX 02:35 EDT EST
COL vs MIL 03:10 EDT EST
DET vs SEA 01:40 EDT EST
KC @MIN 02:10 EDT EST
LAA @LAD 04:10 EDT EST
MIA vs TB 01:40 EDT EST
NYM @SD 04:10 EDT EST
Matchup Time
No games scheduled
Matchup Time
No games scheduled