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Joshua Palmer or James Cook

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Joshua Palmer

Joshua Palmer

WR • Los Angeles Chargers LAC
James Cook

James Cook

RB • Buffalo Bills BUF
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Joshua Palmer
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
00000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
23115.5180
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance James Cook
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
5132.60000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
17523.11000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Joshua Palmer
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches James Cook
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Joshua Palmer
OWN
78%
+1.77 compared to last week
START
18%
+0.02 compared to last week
OWN/START James Cook
OWN
64%
-5.06 compared to last week
START
12%
-2.29 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Joshua Palmer
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus James Cook
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Joshua Palmer

    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 41st with 100.40 total points (5.58 avg).
  • Currently 144.88 points behind the leader: Justin Jefferson
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.5 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 26th among WR.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 27th among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 800 and 10.81 YPC and is currently ranked 40th among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 69th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 4 (0.22 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 81st among WR.

    • 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: +71, Rec Yards: +762 Rec TDs: +3,
  • 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: 49, REC YDS: 603, REC TDS: 5
Breakdown James Cook

    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 39th with 97.70 total points (5.14 avg).
  • Currently 184.3 points behind the leader: Austin Ekeler
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 45th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 38th among RB.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 36th among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 30th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 577 (30.37 per game) and is currently ranked 36th among RB.
  • Top 50 in rush tds with 3 (0.16 per game) and is currently ranked 42nd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 19 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +577, Rush AVG: +5.3 Rush TDs: +3, Receptions: +21, Rec Yards: +180 Rec TDs: +1,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • 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: 105, RUSH YDS: 450, RUSH TDS: 3, REC: 36, REC YDS: 274, REC TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Joshua Palmer

No Injury Reported

Injury James Cook

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Joshua Palmer

Week 3
Los Angeles Chargers VS Jacksonville Jaguars

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.42326.7927143841.09
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 6th with 141.00 total points (7.42 avg).
  • Currently 45 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 326.79 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 10 in turnovers with 27 (1.42 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 1951 (102.68 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Ranked 27th in pass defense with 4258 (224.11 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 21.42 per game and currently ranked 21st among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 4 (0.21 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -95.21, Turnovers: +25 Sacks: +32, INTs: +12, TDs: +3, Points Allowed: -6.83,
  • 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: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 4, PA/G: 28.6, YDS/G: 375.1
Matchups James Cook

Week 3
Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.06335.1718104741.94
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 13th with 117.00 total points (6.50 avg).
  • Currently 69 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 11.5 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 1752 (97.33 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in pass defense with 4281 (237.83 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 47 (2.61 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 24.06 per game and currently ranked 27th among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 4 (0.22 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -71.58, Turnovers: +12 Sacks: +42, INTs: +9, TDs: +4, Points Allowed: -1.69,
  • 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: 42, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 23.3, YDS/G: 358.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Joshua Palmer
8.70
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating James Cook
8.86
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Joshua Palmer
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2021 LAC 14 40 29 308 10.6 3 1 6 6 0
2022 LAC 15 101 68 730 10.7 3 1 4 4 0
3-YEAR AVG 10 50 34 361 10.7 2 1 3 5 0
Totals 32 162 107 1153 10.8 7 2 10 5 0
Career James Cook
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 BUF 16 82 480 5.9 2 31 19 174 9.2 1
3-YEAR AVG 8 41 240 5.9 1 16 10 87 9.2 1
Totals 19 108 577 5.3 3 33 21 180 8.6 1
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