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Christian McCaffrey or Dameon Pierce

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

RB • San Francisco 49ers SF
Dameon Pierce

Dameon Pierce

RB • Houston Texans HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Christian McCaffrey
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
10353.516220
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
251546.218391
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Christian McCaffrey
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Dameon Pierce
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Christian McCaffrey
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
98%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Dameon Pierce
OWN
71%
+3.78 compared to last week
START
14%
-0.46 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Christian McCaffrey
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dameon Pierce
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Christian McCaffrey

    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 45th with 85.00 total points (14.17 avg).
  • Currently 197 points behind the leader: Austin Ekeler

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 3 in receptions and is currently ranked 2nd among RB.
  • Top 3 in targets and is currently ranked 2nd among RB.
  • Top 3 in reception yards with 780 and 8.39 YPC and is currently ranked 1st among RB.
  • Top 3 in Rec TDs with 6 and is currently ranked 2nd among RB.
  • Top 3 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 3rd among RB.
  • Top 3 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 3rd among RB.
  • Top 10 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 10th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 184 (14.15 per game) and is currently ranked 28th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush yards with 900 (69.23 per game) and is currently ranked 21st among RB.
  • Top 15 in rush tds with 7 (0.54 per game) and is currently ranked 15th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +1123, Rush AVG: +1 Rush TDs: +8, Receptions: +79, Rec Yards: +626 Rec TDs: +6,
  • Involved in both the running and passing game!
  • 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: 226, RUSH YDS: 1000, RUSH TDS: 7, REC: 87, REC YDS: 728, REC TDS: 4
Breakdown Dameon Pierce

    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 28th with 136.40 total points (10.49 avg).
  • Currently 145.6 points behind the leader: Austin Ekeler
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 10.5.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 28th among RB.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 32nd among RB.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 37th among RB.
  • Top 20 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 20th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 15 in rush attempts with 220 (16.92 per game) and is currently ranked 14th among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush yards with 939 (72.23 per game) and is currently ranked 17th among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 4 (0.31 per game) and is currently ranked 29th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 13 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +939, Rush AVG: +4.3 Rush TDs: +4, Receptions: +30, Rec Yards: +165 Rec TDs: +1,
  • His touches per game on the ground are great.
  • 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: 211, RUSH YDS: 903, RUSH TDS: 6, REC: 34, REC YDS: 271, REC TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Christian McCaffrey

CALF - Jan 29, 2023

Questionable Calf Jan 29, 2023
Injury Dameon Pierce

ANKLE - Mar 1, 2023

IR Ankle Mar 1, 2023
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Christian McCaffrey

Week 3
San Francisco 49ers @ Denver Broncos

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.12334.4124153600.69
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 22nd with 102.00 total points (6.00 avg).
  • Currently 84 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in rush defense with 1866 (109.76 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 3819 (224.65 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 15 (0.88 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.12 per game and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 31st 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: +4.66, Turnovers: +19 Sacks: +31, INTs: +12, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +4.12,
  • 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: 41, INT: 14, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.1, YDS/G: 346.5
Matchups Dameon Pierce

Week 3
Houston Texans @ 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: +98.78, Turnovers: +15 Sacks: +9, INTs: +9, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +5.64,
  • 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: 39, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.4, YDS/G: 336.5
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Christian McCaffrey
27.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dameon Pierce
15.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Christian McCaffrey
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 CAR 16 117 435 3.7 2 113 80 651 8.1 5
2018 CAR 16 219 1098 5.0 7 124 107 867 8.1 6
2019 CAR 16 287 1387 4.8 15 143 116 1005 8.7 4
2020 CAR 3 59 225 3.8 5 19 17 149 8.8 1
2021 CAR 7 99 442 4.5 1 41 37 343 9.3 1
2022 CAR 16 234 1094 4.7 8 104 82 707 8.6 4
3-YEAR AVG 9 131 587 4.5 5 55 45 400 8.8 2
Totals 77 1050 4880 4.6 39 557 450 3795 8.4 23
Career Dameon Pierce
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 HOU 13 220 939 4.3 4 39 30 165 5.5 1
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 13 220 939 4.3 4 39 30 165 5.5 1
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BKN vs DET 7:30 PM EST
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Matchup Time
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