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Kayvon Thibodeaux or Alex Highsmith

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Kayvon Thibodeaux

Kayvon Thibodeaux

OLB • New York Giants NYG
Alex Highsmith

Alex Highsmith

LB • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Kayvon Thibodeaux
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
8400.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Highsmith
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Kayvon Thibodeaux

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Alex Highsmith

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kayvon Thibodeaux
OWN
 
2%
+1.22 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+1.22 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Highsmith
OWN
 
2%
+1.16 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+1.16 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kayvon Thibodeaux
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Highsmith
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kayvon Thibodeaux

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 65.0 total points (3.42 avg).
  • Currently 71.5 points behind the leader: Rashaan Evans
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.4 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 15 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 13th among LB.
  • Top 25 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 22nd among LB.
  • Top 20 in sacks and is currently ranked 18th among LB.
  • Top 15 in passes defended and is currently ranked 13th among LB.
  • Top 10 in yards lost with 34 and is currently ranked 9th among LB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 19 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +39, Assisted Tackles: +20 Sacks: +4, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: +4, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • 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 Alex Highsmith

    Overview

  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.8 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 14 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +33, Assisted Tackles: +22 Sacks: +14.5, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: +1, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • 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 Kayvon Thibodeaux

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Highsmith

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kayvon Thibodeaux

Week 4
New York Giants VS 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: +59.61, Turnovers: +13 Sacks: +2, INTs: +8, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +4.38,
  • 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
Matchups Alex Highsmith

Week 4
Pittsburgh Steelers VS New York Jets

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.59329.0616124511.57
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 17th with 112.00 total points (6.59 avg).
  • Currently 74 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in total yards against with 329.06 per game and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 16th in rush defense with 2068 (121.65 per game).
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 3526 (207.41 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 12 in sacks with 45 (2.65 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 18.59 per game and currently ranked 1st 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: -34.27, Turnovers: +11 Sacks: +33, INTs: +11, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -8.74,
  • 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: 35, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 31.5, YDS/G: 422.5
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Kayvon Thibodeaux
9.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Highsmith
7.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Kayvon Thibodeaux
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2022 NYG 16 48 16 4 4 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 24 8 2 2 0 0
Totals 19 59 20 4 4 0 0
Career Alex Highsmith
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2020 PIT 16 48 18 2 1 1 0
2021 PIT 16 70 27 6 0 0 0
2022 PIT 16 54 21 12 1 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 59 23 7 1 0 0
Totals 51 186 70 23 2 1 0
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