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Alex Highsmith or Leighton Vander Esch

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

Alex Highsmith

LBPittsburgh Steelers PIT
Leighton Vander Esch

Leighton Vander Esch

LBn/a
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Highsmith over Vander Esch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alex Highsmith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Vander Esch over Highsmith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Leighton Vander Esch
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Performance Alex Highsmith
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Leighton Vander Esch
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Alex Highsmith

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Leighton Vander Esch

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alex Highsmith
OWN
 
4%
+4 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+4 compared to last week
OWN/START Leighton Vander Esch
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alex Highsmith
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Leighton Vander Esch
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alex Highsmith
    Breakdown Leighton Vander Esch
      Next Up Health Check
      Injury Alex Highsmith

      No Injury Reported

      Injury Leighton Vander Esch

      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 9th 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 24th 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 Leighton Vander Esch

      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 Alex Highsmith
      FantasySP Player Rating
      Rating Leighton Vander Esch
      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 Leighton Vander Esch
      TACKLES
      YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
      2018 DAL 16 141 35 0 6 2 0
      2019 DAL 9 72 29 1 3 0 0
      2020 DAL 12 60 28 1 0 0 0
      2021 DAL 16 76 28 1 2 1 0
      2022 DAL 16 90 36 1 1 0 0
      2023 DAL 5 30 13 0 0 0 0
      3-YEAR AVG 75 31 1 1 0 0
      Totals 78 489 181 4 14 3 0
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      Matchups

      Week 22
      KC vs SF
      SF vs KC
      Matchup Time Pitchers
      ARI @STL 01:15 EDT EST
      ATL vs MIA 07:20 EDT EST
      BAL @LAA 04:07 EDT EST
      BOS @CLE 06:10 EDT EST
      CHC vs HOU 07:40 EDT EST
      CHW @MIN 07:40 EDT EST
      CIN vs PHI 06:40 EDT EST
      COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
      DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST
      KC vs TOR 07:40 EDT EST
      LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST
      MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST
      NYM @SF 03:45 EDT EST
      NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST
      SEA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
      Matchup Time
      BOS vs MIA 7:00 PM EST
      NO @OKC 9:30 PM EST
      Matchup Time
      BOS @TOR 7:00 PM EST
      DAL vs VGK 9:30 PM EST
      EDM vs LA 10:00 PM EST