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Desmond King or Nicholas Morrow

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Desmond King

Desmond King

DB • Houston Texans HOU
Nicholas Morrow

Nicholas Morrow

LB • Chicago Bears CHI
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Desmond King
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

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Season stats based on the past 14 days
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Desmond King

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Nicholas Morrow

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Desmond King
OWN
 
3%
+1.91 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+2.11 compared to last week
OWN/START Nicholas Morrow
OWN
 
1%
+0.21 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.42 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Desmond King
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nicholas Morrow
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Desmond King

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 93.0 total points (5.47 avg).
  • Currently 59 points behind the leader: Jalen Pitre
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.5.

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 25 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 21st among DB.
  • Top 10 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 7th among DB.
  • Top 50 in interceptions and is currently ranked 41st among DB.
  • Top 50 in passes defended and is currently ranked 44th among DB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +54, Assisted Tackles: +24 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: +2, Passes Defended: +8, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • 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

Breakdown Nicholas Morrow

    Overview

  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.2.

    • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +82, Assisted Tackles: +33 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: +2, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • 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

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Desmond King

No Injury Reported

Injury Nicholas Morrow

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Desmond King

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 Nicholas Morrow

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 Desmond King
9.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nicholas Morrow
7.83
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Desmond King
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2017 LAC 15 71 10 4 4 1 1
2018 12 47 10 0 8 3 1
2019 15 50 11 3 2 0 0
2020 LAC 16 55 15 2 2 0 0
2021 HOU 16 89 24 0 6 3 0
2022 HOU 16 81 26 0 8 2 0
3-YEAR AVG 79 23 1 5 2 0
Totals 93 411 102 9 30 9 2
Career Nicholas Morrow
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2017 OAK 15 59 21 0 4 0 0
2018 OAK 13 35 11 1 3 0 0
2019 OAK 16 69 18 0 3 1 0
2020 LV 16 78 16 3 9 1 0
2022 CHI 16 108 33 0 2 1 0
3-YEAR AVG 62 16 1 4 1 0
Totals 77 356 99 4 21 3 0
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