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David Montgomery or Cole Kmet

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
David Montgomery

David Montgomery

RB • Chicago Bears CHI
Cole Kmet

Cole Kmet

TE • Chicago Bears CHI
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance David Montgomery
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches David Montgomery
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓

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

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START David Montgomery
OWN
100%
+0.55 compared to last week
START
71%
-0.15 compared to last week
OWN/START Cole Kmet
OWN
80%
+2.29 compared to last week
START
38%
+3.77 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus David Montgomery
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cole Kmet
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown David Montgomery

    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 22nd with 143.70 total points (8.45 avg).
  • Currently 138.3 points behind the leader: Austin Ekeler
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.5.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 24th among RB.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 29th among RB.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 28th among RB.
  • Top 15 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 11th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 201 (11.82 per game) and is currently ranked 22nd among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush yards with 801 (47.12 per game) and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush tds with 5 (0.29 per game) and is currently ranked 21st among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +632, Rush AVG: -0.7 Rush TDs: +4, Receptions: +30, Rec Yards: +288 Rec TDs: +1,
  • 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: 231, RUSH YDS: 902, RUSH TDS: 7, REC: 45, REC YDS: 339, REC TDS: 1
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 25th 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 5th 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 David Montgomery

No Injury Reported

Injury Cole Kmet

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups David Montgomery

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
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 David Montgomery
15.09
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cole Kmet
12.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career David Montgomery
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2019 CHI 16 242 889 3.7 6 35 25 185 7.4 1
2020 CHI 15 247 1070 4.3 8 68 54 438 8.1 2
2021 CHI 12 205 777 3.8 7 48 40 294 7.4 0
2022 CHI 15 194 780 4.0 5 40 34 316 9.3 1
3-YEAR AVG 15 226 910 4 7 53 43 352 8.1 1
Totals 61 927 3640 3.9 26 195 155 1240 8.0 4
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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