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Derek Carr or Cole Kmet

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Derek Carr

Derek Carr

QB • Las Vegas Raiders LV
Cole Kmet

Cole Kmet

TE • Chicago Bears CHI
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Derek Carr
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Derek Carr
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Cole Kmet
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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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Derek Carr
OWN
60%
-2.19 compared to last week
START
19%
-3.56 compared to last week
OWN/START Cole Kmet
OWN
81%
+1.95 compared to last week
START
36%
+1.32 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Derek Carr
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cole Kmet
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Derek Carr

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts don't even rank him among QB'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 18th with 219.08 total points (12.89 avg).
  • Currently 218.44 points behind the leader: Josh Allen
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 12.9.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 15 in pass yards with 3522 (207.18 per game) and is currently ranked 15th among QB.
  • Top 15 in pass tds with 24 (1.41 per game) and is currently ranked 14th among QB.
  • Top 15 in pass completions with 305 (17.94 per game) and is currently ranked 15th.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 14 (0.82 per game) and is currently ranked 5th.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +2705, TDs: +20, INTs: +13
  • He has recorded some deep balls down the field. If your league gives out bonuses for long TD passes then he has some added value.
  • 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

  • PASS YDS: 4483, PASS TDS: 29, RUSH YDS: 108, RUSH 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 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 Derek Carr

No Injury Reported

Injury Cole Kmet

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Derek Carr

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 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 Derek Carr
12.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cole Kmet
12.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Derek Carr
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2014 OAK 16 3270 58% 21 12 76.6 87 0 5
2015 OAK 16 3987 61% 32 13 91.1 138 0 2
2016 OAK 15 3933 64% 28 6 96.7 69 0 6
2017 OAK 15 3509 63% 22 13 86.5 66 0 6
2018 OAK 16 4049 69% 19 10 93.9 52 1 12
2019 OAK 16 4055 70% 21 8 100.8 82 2 6
2020 LV 16 4103 67% 27 9 101.4 140 3 8
2021 LV 16 4618 69% 21 14 94.3 109 0 5
2022 LV 15 3522 61% 24 14 86.3 102 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 4143 66% 25 12 94 117 1 4
Totals 142 35232 65% 217 99 91.8 844 6 50
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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