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Brandin Cooks or Cole Kmet

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Brandin Cooks

Brandin Cooks

WR • Houston Texans HOU
Cole Kmet

Cole Kmet

TE • Chicago Bears CHI
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Brandin Cooks
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Brandin Cooks
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 IND šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
2 @DEN šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
3 @CHI šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
4 LAC šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
5 @JAC šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
7 BYE šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
8 @LV šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
9 TEN šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
10 PHI šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
11 @NYG šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
12 WAS šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
13 @MIA šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
14 CLE šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
15 @DAL šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
16 KC šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
17 @TEN šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
18 JAC šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“

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Redzone Touches Cole Kmet
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 SF šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
2 @GB šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
3 HOU šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
4 @NYG šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
5 @MIN šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
6 WAS šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
7 @NE šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
8 @DAL šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
9 MIA šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
10 DET šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
11 @ATL šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
12 @NYJ šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
13 GB šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
15 BYE šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
16 PHI šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
17 BUF šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“
18 @DET šŸ”“ šŸ”“ šŸ”“

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brandin Cooks
OWN
71%
-0.79 compared to last week
START
26%
-3.18 compared to last week
OWN/START Cole Kmet
OWN
73%
-10.47 compared to last week
START
33%
-6.8 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brandin Cooks
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cole Kmet
Not Ranked
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brandin Cooks

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR'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 49th with 88.60 total points (5.21 avg).
  • Currently 156.68 points behind the leader: Justin Jefferson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.2.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 46th among WR.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 41st among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 699 and 12.26 YPC and is currently ranked 45th among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 61st among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 7 (0.41 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 69th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +43, Rec Yards: +489 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: 89, REC YDS: 1071, REC TDS: 5
Breakdown Cole Kmet

    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 10th with 97.30 total points (5.72 avg).
  • Currently 130.8 points behind the leader: Travis Kelce
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.7.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 17th among TE.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 16th among TE.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 24th among TE.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 10th among TE.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 544 and 10.88 YPC and is currently ranked 14th among TE.
  • Top 6 in Rec TDs with 7 and is currently ranked 4th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +44, Rec Yards: +502 Rec TDs: +7,
  • 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: 63, REC YDS: 654, REC TDS: 4
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Brandin Cooks

No Injury Reported

Injury Cole Kmet

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brandin Cooks

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
Matchups Cole Kmet

Week 3
Chicago Bears VS Houston Texans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.71392.2928163920.68
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 10th with 118.00 total points (6.94 avg).
  • Currently 68 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.9.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in turnovers with 28 (1.65 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 32nd in rush defense with 2894 (170.24 per game).
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 3775 (222.06 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 16 (0.94 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 24.71 per game and currently ranked 24th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -4.71, Turnovers: +23 Sacks: +31, INTs: +12, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: -5.04,
  • 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: 34, INT: 11, TDS: 3, PA/G: 28.3, YDS/G: 408.4
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Brandin Cooks
13.33
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cole Kmet
12.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Brandin Cooks
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2014 NO 10 69 53 550 10.4 3 7 73 10.4 1
2015 NO 16 129 84 1138 13.5 9 8 18 2.3 0
2016 NO 15 117 78 1173 15.0 8 6 30 5 0
2017 NE 16 114 65 1082 16.6 7 9 40 4.4 0
2018 LAR 15 116 80 1204 15.1 5 10 68 6.8 1
2019 LAR 14 72 42 583 13.9 2 6 52 8.7 0
2020 HOU 15 119 81 1150 14.2 6 0 0 0 0
2021 HOU 15 129 87 1011 11.6 6 2 21 10.5 0
2022 HOU 12 87 52 593 11.4 2 2 7 3.5 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 113 74 927 12.5 5 1 9 7 0
Totals 130 962 630 8616 13.7 49 50 309 6.2 2
Career Cole Kmet
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2020 CHI 13 44 28 243 8.7 2 1 -3 -3 0
2021 CHI 16 88 56 564 10.1 0 1 0 0 0
2022 CHI 16 64 46 487 10.6 6 2 9 4.5 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 68 46 453 9.9 3 1 2 1.5 0
Totals 48 210 141 1415 10.0 9 4 6 1.5 0
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