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Darren Waller or Evan McPherson

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Darren Waller

Darren Waller

TE • Las Vegas Raiders LV
Evan McPherson

Evan McPherson

K • Cincinnati Bengals CIN
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Darren Waller
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Evan McPherson
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FG FG% XPM PTS
2100.039
Season stats based on the past 7 days

FG FG% XPM PTS
3100.0413
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Darren Waller
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Evan McPherson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Darren Waller
OWN
91%
+1.61 compared to last week
START
43%
+5.23 compared to last week
OWN/START Evan McPherson
OWN
80%
-1.47 compared to last week
START
70%
-5.68 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Darren Waller
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Evan McPherson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Darren Waller

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among TE'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 27th with 56.80 total points (4.73 avg).
  • Currently 171.3 points behind the leader: Travis Kelce
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.7 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 37th among TE.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 31st among TE.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 16th among TE.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 388 and 13.86 YPC and is currently ranked 28th among TE.
  • Top 25 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 22nd among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 10 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +13, Rec Yards: +218 Rec TDs: +2,
  • 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

  • REC: 75, REC YDS: 923, REC TDS: 5
Breakdown Evan McPherson

    Overview

  • Including a kicker in a trade is rather pointless. Don't dare give up a positional player for a kicker.
  • Experts don't even rank him among K'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 11th with 136.00 total points (7.16 avg).
  • Currently 29 points behind the leader: Robbie Gould

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 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

  • FGA: 30, FGM: 28, XP: 46
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Darren Waller

No Injury Reported

Injury Evan McPherson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Darren Waller

Week 3
Las Vegas Raiders @ Tennessee Titans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.12367.1821143910.80
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 28th with 100.00 total points (5.88 avg).
  • Currently 86 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.9.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in rush defense with 1307 (76.88 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Ranked 32nd in pass defense with 4935 (290.29 per game).
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.12 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 26th 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: +32.78, Turnovers: +16 Sacks: +27, INTs: +10, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -5.28,
  • 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: 40, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 22.1, YDS/G: 350.4
Matchups Evan McPherson

Week 3
Cincinnati Bengals @ New York Jets

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.59329.0616124511.56
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 10 in total yards against with 329.06 per game and is currently ranked 10th 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 2nd 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: -38.69, Turnovers: +12 Sacks: +35, INTs: +11, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -6.91,
  • 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 Darren Waller
13.18
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Evan McPherson
6.32
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Darren Waller
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2015 BAL 3 6 2 18 9.0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 BAL 8 17 10 85 8.5 2 0 0 0 0
2018 OAK 3 6 6 75 12.5 0 1 21 21 0
2019 OAK 16 117 90 1146 12.7 3 2 5 2.5 0
2020 LV 16 145 107 1196 11.2 9 0 0 0 0
2021 LV 10 84 53 643 12.1 2 0 0 0 0
2022 LV 7 37 26 353 13.6 3 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 11 92 63 738 11.8 5 0 0 0 0
Totals 65 427 298 3573 12.0 19 3 26 8.7 0
Career Evan McPherson
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2021 CIN 16 33 28 85% 48 46
2022 CIN 16 27 22 82% 42 38
3-YEAR AVG 11 20 17 83% 30 28
Totals 35 65 55 85% 98 91
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Matchup Time
ATL vs LAC 7:30 PM EST
BKN vs NY 5:30 PM EST
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DAL @UTA 9:00 PM EST
DEN @PHI 3:00 PM EST
DET vs HOU 7:00 PM EST
MIN vs SAC 8:00 PM EST
NO vs WAS 8:00 PM EST
PHO @SA 8:00 PM EST
POR vs TOR 10:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
ANA vs ARI 10:30 PM EST
BOS @FLA 6:00 PM EST
BUF @MIN 9:00 PM EST
CBJ @SEA 10:00 PM EST
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LA @TB 7:00 PM EST
MON @OTT 7:00 PM EST
NYI vs VGK 7:30 PM EST
PHI @WPG 7:00 PM EST
PIT vs SJ 7:00 PM EST