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Alex Highsmith or Shaq Thompson

Who Should I Start? - Week 22 • Start New
Alex Highsmith

Alex Highsmith

LBPittsburgh Steelers PIT
Shaq Thompson

Shaq Thompson

LBCarolina Panthers CAR
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Highsmith over Thompson

 
 
 
 
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Performance Alex Highsmith
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
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Performance Shaq Thompson
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Alex Highsmith

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Shaq Thompson

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alex Highsmith
OWN
 
0%
-5.26 compared to last week
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0%
-5.26 compared to last week
OWN/START Shaq Thompson
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alex Highsmith
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Shaq Thompson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alex Highsmith
    Breakdown Shaq Thompson

      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.
    • Decline in numbers lately by 3.5 PPG.
    • Defensive Stats

      Bonus Qualities

    • Played in 15 less games this year than last year.
    • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -70, Assisted Tackles: -51 Sacks: -0.5, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: -4, INT TDS: EVEN,
    • Season Outlook

    Next Up Health Check
    Injury Alex Highsmith

    No Injury Reported

    Injury Shaq Thompson

    No Injury Reported

    Next Up Matchup Comparison
    Matchups Alex Highsmith

    Week 1
    Pittsburgh Steelers VS San Francisco 49ers

    PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
    18.75273.7033255312.97
    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 155.00 total points (7.75 avg).
    • Currently 26 points behind the leader: Ravens DST
    • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.8.

    Defensive Stats

    • Top 8 in total yards against with 322.00 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
    • Top 6 in turnovers with 28 (1.65 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
    • Top 4 in rush defense with 1525 (89.71 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
    • Ranked 14th in pass defense with 3949 (232.29 per game).
    • Top 10 in sacks with 48 (2.82 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
    • Top 2 in interceptions with 22 (1.29 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
    • Top 4 in points against with 17.53 per game and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
    • Currently ranked 28th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

    Bonus Qualities

    • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -32.06, Turnovers: +6 Sacks: +4, INTs: +7, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +3.4,
    • 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: 15, TDS: 3, PA/G: 17.3, YDS/G: 319.4
    Matchups Shaq Thompson

    Week 1
    Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons

    PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
    21.94336.241684210.53
    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 27th with 99.00 total points (5.82 avg).
    • Currently 82 points behind the leader: Ravens DST
    • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.8.

    Defensive Stats

    • Top 12 in total yards against with 336.24 per game and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
    • Ranked 20th in rush defense with 2009 (118.18 per game).
    • Top 8 in pass defense with 3707 (218.06 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
    • Top 18 in points against with 21.94 per game and currently ranked 18th among DST.
    • Currently ranked 27th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

    Bonus Qualities

    • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -43.76, Turnovers: -4 Sacks: +21, INTs: -5, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: -2.12,

    Season Outlook

    • SACK: 34, INT: 12, TDS: 4, PA/G: 24.1, YDS/G: 384.8
    Next Up Ratings Comparison
    Rating Alex Highsmith
    FantasySP Player Rating
    Rating Shaq Thompson
    7.96
    FantasySP Player Rating
    Next Up Career Comparison
    Career Alex Highsmith
    TACKLES
    YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
    2020 PIT 16 50 19 2 1 1 0
    2021 PIT 16 74 28 6 0 0 0
    2022 PIT 16 62 23 15 1 0 0
    2023 PIT 16 57 22 7 3 2 1
    3-YEAR AVG 63 24 9 1 1 0
    Totals 69 246 93 31 5 3 1
    Career Shaq Thompson
    TACKLES
    YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
    2015 CAR 13 70 26 14 2 0 0
    2016 CAR 12 54 15 0 4 1 0
    2017 CAR 15 57 20 2 1 0 0
    2018 CAR 14 75 27 4 1 0 0
    2019 CAR 14 108 33 3 3 0 0
    2020 CAR 16 113 50 0 5 0 0
    2021 CAR 16 103 38 2 6 2 0
    2022 CAR 16 135 58 1 4 0 0
    2023 CAR 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
    3-YEAR AVG 115 47 1 5 1 0
    Totals 120 723 269 25 26 3 0
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    KC vs SF
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    Matchup Time Pitchers
    BOS @CLE 01:10 EDT EST
    CHC vs HOU 02:20 EDT EST
    CHW @MIN 01:10 EDT EST
    CIN vs PHI 01:10 EDT EST
    COL vs SD 03:10 EDT EST
    KC vs TOR 02:10 EDT EST
    LAD @WAS 04:05 EDT EST
    MIL @PIT 12:35 EDT EST
    NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST
    SEA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST
    Matchup Time
    CLE @ORL 7:00 PM EST
    DEN @LAL 10:00 PM EST
    NY @PHI 7:30 PM EST
    Matchup Time
    CAR @NYI 7:30 PM EST
    FLA @TB 7:00 PM EST