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DK Metcalf or Dameon Pierce

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
DK Metcalf

DK Metcalf

WR • Seattle Seahawks SEA
Dameon Pierce

Dameon Pierce

RB • Houston Texans HOU
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance DK Metcalf
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
1013613.6502
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Dameon Pierce
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches DK Metcalf
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Dameon Pierce
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START DK Metcalf
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
93%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Dameon Pierce
OWN
73%
+3.53 compared to last week
START
16%
-0.73 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus DK Metcalf
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dameon Pierce
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown DK Metcalf

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR'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 12th with 162.40 total points (9.02 avg).
  • Currently 82.88 points behind the leader: Justin Jefferson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 9.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 10 in receptions and is currently ranked 9th among WR.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 8th among WR.
  • Top 3 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 3rd among WR.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 1184 and 11.84 YPC and is currently ranked 13th among WR.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 8 and is currently ranked 11th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 16 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +90, Rec Yards: +1071 Rec TDs: +7,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • 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

  • REC: 77, REC YDS: 1047, REC TDS: 7
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 28th with 136.40 total points (10.49 avg).
  • Currently 145.6 points behind the leader: Austin Ekeler
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 10.5.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 28th among RB.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 32nd among RB.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 37th among RB.
  • Top 20 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 20th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 15 in rush attempts with 220 (16.92 per game) and is currently ranked 14th among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush yards with 939 (72.23 per game) and is currently ranked 17th among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 4 (0.31 per game) and is currently ranked 29th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 13 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +939, Rush AVG: +4.3 Rush TDs: +4, Receptions: +30, Rec Yards: +165 Rec TDs: +1,
  • His touches per game on the ground are great.
  • 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

  • RUSH ATT: 211, RUSH YDS: 903, RUSH TDS: 6, REC: 34, REC YDS: 271, REC TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury DK Metcalf

No Injury Reported

Injury Dameon Pierce

ANKLE - Mar 1, 2023

IR Ankle Mar 1, 2023
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups DK Metcalf

Week 3
Seattle Seahawks VS Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.71370.8218102140.14
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 30th with 85.00 total points (5.00 avg).
  • Currently 101 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 23rd in rush defense with 2214 (130.24 per game).
  • Ranked 20th in pass defense with 4090 (240.59 per game).
  • Top 18 in points against with 22.71 per game and currently ranked 18th among DST.
  • Top 6 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -73.18, Turnovers: +14 Sacks: +13, INTs: +10, TDs: +4, Points Allowed: -16.79,
  • 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: 30, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 28.7, YDS/G: 387.1
Matchups Dameon Pierce

Week 3
Houston Texans @ Chicago Bears

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
27.24383.1823142000.00
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 57.00 total points (3.35 avg).
  • Currently 129 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 31st in rush defense with 2674 (157.29 per game).
  • Ranked 14th in pass defense with 3840 (225.88 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 27.24 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: +98.78, Turnovers: +15 Sacks: +9, INTs: +9, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +5.64,
  • 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: 39, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.4, YDS/G: 336.5
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating DK Metcalf
18.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dameon Pierce
15.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career DK Metcalf
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2019 SEA 16 100 58 901 15.5 7 2 11 5.5 0
2020 SEA 16 129 83 1303 15.7 10 0 0 0 0
2021 SEA 16 118 70 909 13.0 12 1 6 6 0
2022 SEA 16 133 87 1008 11.6 6 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 134 83 1125 13.5 10 0 2 6 0
Totals 68 523 321 4451 13.9 39 3 17 5.7 0
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
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 13 220 939 4.3 4 39 30 165 5.5 1
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