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Malcolm Rodriguez or Lavonte David

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Malcolm Rodriguez

Malcolm Rodriguez

LB • Detroit Lions DET
Lavonte David

Lavonte David

ILB • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Malcolm Rodriguez
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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 Lavonte David
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
14900.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Malcolm Rodriguez

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Lavonte David

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Malcolm Rodriguez
OWN
 
1%
+0.17 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Lavonte David
OWN
 
1%
-1.86 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-1.35 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Malcolm Rodriguez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lavonte David
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Malcolm Rodriguez

    Overview

  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.4 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +56, Assisted Tackles: +26 Sacks: +1, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: +2, 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 Lavonte David

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 129.0 total points (7.17 avg).
  • Currently 7.5 points behind the leader: Rashaan Evans
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.3 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 3 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 2nd among LB.
  • Top 6 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 6th among LB.
  • Top 35 in sacks and is currently ranked 27th among LB.
  • Top 10 in passes defended and is currently ranked 10th among LB.
  • Top 25 in yards lost with 26 and is currently ranked 21st among LB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 16 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +79, Assisted Tackles: +39 Sacks: +3, 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

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Malcolm Rodriguez

No Injury Reported

Injury Lavonte David

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Malcolm Rodriguez

Week 3
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.44380.5025154120.00
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 26th with 101.00 total points (5.61 avg).
  • Currently 85 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 20th in rush defense with 2093 (116.28 per game).
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 4756 (264.22 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.44 per game and currently ranked 31st among DST.
  • Currently ranked 19th in Total TDs with 2 (0.11 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -69.5, Turnovers: +22 Sacks: +31, INTs: +12, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -7.56,
  • 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: 42, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 26.6, YDS/G: 407.6
Matchups Lavonte David

Week 3
Tampa Bay Bucs VS Green Bay Packers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.82348.5325173431.22
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 12th with 117.00 total points (6.88 avg).
  • Currently 69 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.9.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in turnovers with 25 (1.47 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 26th in rush defense with 2372 (139.53 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 3553 (209.00 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 17 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 14 in points against with 21.82 per game and currently ranked 13th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 3 (0.18 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +68.13, Turnovers: +21 Sacks: +23, INTs: +14, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: -3.78,
  • 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: 42, INT: 15, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.2, YDS/G: 348.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Malcolm Rodriguez
3.12
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lavonte David
14.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Malcolm Rodriguez
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2022 DET 16 79 23 1 2 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 40 12 1 1 0 0
Totals 17 82 26 1 2 0 0
Career Lavonte David
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2012 TB 16 139 27 2 5 1 0
2013 TB 15 134 38 7 9 5 0
2014 TB 14 144 44 1 3 0 0
2015 TB 15 208 89 38 12 3 1
2016 TB 16 83 18 5 3 1 1
2017 TB 13 101 25 0 1 0 0
2018 TB 14 118 24 4 2 0 0
2019 TB 16 120 38 1 6 1 0
2020 TB 16 117 35 2 6 1 0
2021 TB 14 97 34 2 3 0 0
2022 TB 16 120 42 3 5 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 120 38 3 6 0 0
Totals 171 1424 424 65 59 12 2
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