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Elijah Mitchell or Zay Jones

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Elijah Mitchell

Elijah Mitchell

RB • San Francisco 49ers SF
Zay Jones

Zay Jones

WR • Jacksonville Jaguars JAC
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Elijah Mitchell
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
14513.60000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
23532.302251
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Zay Jones
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
58316.6370
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
1315712.1391
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Elijah Mitchell
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Zay Jones
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Elijah Mitchell
OWN
30%
-5.25 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.99 compared to last week
OWN/START Zay Jones
OWN
85%
-0.64 compared to last week
START
50%
+2.4 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Elijah Mitchell
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Zay Jones
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Elijah Mitchell

    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 62nd with 54.40 total points (7.77 avg).
  • Currently 227.6 points behind the leader: Austin Ekeler
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.7 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 92nd among RB.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 95th among RB.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 35th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 332 (47.43 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 57th among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 2 (0.29 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +186, Rush AVG: +0.8 Rush TDs: +1, Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +21 Rec TDs: +1,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • 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: 248, RUSH YDS: 1080, RUSH TDS: 7, REC: 27, REC YDS: 201, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Zay Jones

    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 21st with 137.80 total points (7.25 avg).
  • Currently 107.48 points behind the leader: Justin Jefferson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.1 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 13th among WR.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 15th among WR.
  • Top 15 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 12th among WR.
  • Top 15 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 12th among WR.
  • Top 25 in reception yards with 980 and 10.32 YPC and is currently ranked 23rd among WR.
  • Top 25 in Rec TDs with 6 and is currently ranked 22nd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 18 (0.95 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among WR.
  • Top 50 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 36th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +93, Rec Yards: +934 Rec TDs: +5,
  • 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: 47, REC YDS: 566, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Elijah Mitchell

GROIN - Mar 1, 2023

Questionable Groin Mar 1, 2023
Injury Zay Jones

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Elijah Mitchell

Week 3
San Francisco 49ers @ Denver Broncos

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.12334.4124153600.69
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 22nd with 102.00 total points (6.00 avg).
  • Currently 84 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in rush defense with 1866 (109.76 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 3819 (224.65 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 15 (0.88 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.12 per game and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 31st 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: +4.66, Turnovers: +19 Sacks: +31, INTs: +12, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +4.12,
  • 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: 41, INT: 14, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.1, YDS/G: 346.5
Matchups Zay Jones

Week 3
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.06342.8929184211.87
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 16th with 112.00 total points (6.22 avg).
  • Currently 74 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.8 PPG. If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 29 (1.61 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in rush defense with 2479 (137.72 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3693 (205.17 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 18 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 22 in points against with 23.06 per game and currently ranked 22nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 23rd 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: -16.61, Turnovers: +25 Sacks: +35, INTs: +16, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +5.06,
  • 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: 28.7, YDS/G: 382.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Elijah Mitchell
12.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Zay Jones
12.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Elijah Mitchell
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2021 SF 10 186 878 4.7 5 20 19 137 7.2 1
2022 SF 4 40 224 5.6 0 4 3 7 2.3 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 124 594 4.8 3 12 11 72 6.5 1
Totals 18 275 1295 4.7 7 27 24 169 7.0 2
Career Zay Jones
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2017 BUF 14 74 27 316 11.7 2 0 0 0 0
2018 BUF 16 102 56 652 11.6 7 1 0 0 0
2019 BUF 14 46 27 216 8.0 0 1 3 3 0
2020 LV 11 20 14 154 11.0 1 0 0 0 0
2021 LV 14 62 42 519 12.4 1 2 3 1.5 0
2022 JAC 15 115 78 802 10.3 5 4 18 4.5 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 68 46 501 10.8 2 2 7 3.5 0
Totals 88 453 266 2864 10.8 17 8 24 3 0
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