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Brandon Jones or Tyrann Mathieu

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Brandon Jones

Brandon Jones

S • Miami Dolphins MIA
Tyrann Mathieu

Tyrann Mathieu

FS • New Orleans Saints NO
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Brandon Jones
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Tyrann Mathieu
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Brandon Jones

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Redzone Touches Tyrann Mathieu

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brandon Jones
OWN
 
2%
-0.02 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Tyrann Mathieu
OWN
 
1%
-0.95 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.48 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brandon Jones
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Tyrann Mathieu
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brandon Jones

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 58th with 52.50 total points (7.50 avg).
  • Currently 93 points behind the leader: Rayshawn Jenkins
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.5.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • 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

Breakdown Tyrann Mathieu

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 13th with 101.5 total points (5.97 avg).
  • Currently 50.5 points behind the leader: Jalen Pitre
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 10th among DB.
  • Top 10 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 10th among DB.
  • Top 15 in sacks and is currently ranked 15th among DB.
  • Top 35 in interceptions and is currently ranked 30th among DB.
  • Top 50 in passes defended and is currently ranked 50th among DB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +58, Assisted Tackles: +27 Sacks: +1, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: +5, INT TDS: -1,
  • 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

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Brandon Jones

No Injury Reported

Injury Tyrann Mathieu

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brandon Jones

Week 3
Miami Dolphins VS Buffalo Bills

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.47287.3729194533.33
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 5th with 159.00 total points (8.37 avg).
  • Currently 27 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 287.37 per game and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 29 (1.53 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1687 (88.79 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 3773 (198.58 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 12 in sacks with 45 (2.37 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 19 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 8 in points against with 18.47 per game and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 3 (0.16 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +85.7, Turnovers: +23 Sacks: +27, INTs: +16, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: +2.64,
  • 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: 45, INT: 16, TDS: 3, PA/G: 18.1, YDS/G: 289.8
Matchups Tyrann Mathieu

Week 3
New Orleans Saints @ Carolina Panthers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.00363.7120103530.52
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 19th with 108.00 total points (6.35 avg).
  • Currently 78 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 18th in rush defense with 2085 (122.65 per game).
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 4098 (241.06 per game).
  • Top 14 in points against with 22.00 per game and currently ranked 14th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 3 (0.18 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +70.46, Turnovers: +15 Sacks: +25, INTs: +6, TDs: +3, Points Allowed: +0.5,
  • 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: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.3, YDS/G: 325.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Brandon Jones
8.32
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Tyrann Mathieu
10.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Brandon Jones

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Career Tyrann Mathieu
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2013 ARI 13 68 3 1 9 2 0
2014 ARI 12 38 2 0 4 1 0
2015 ARI 14 146 57 9 16 5 1
2016 ARI 10 35 2 1 4 1 0
2017 ARI 16 74 8 1 7 2 0
2018 HOU 16 89 17 3 8 2 0
2019 KC 16 75 7 2 12 4 0
2020 KC 16 62 14 0 9 6 1
2021 KC 16 73 16 1 6 3 1
2022 NO 16 83 23 1 7 2 0
3-YEAR AVG 79 19 1 8 4 1
Totals 150 770 156 19 84 30 3
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