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Steven Nelson or Jalen Ramsey

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Steven Nelson

Steven Nelson

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Jalen Ramsey

Jalen Ramsey

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Steven Nelson
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jalen Ramsey
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Steven Nelson

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Redzone Touches Jalen Ramsey

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Steven Nelson
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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0%
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OWN/START Jalen Ramsey
OWN
 
3%
-0.08 compared to last week
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3%
-0.08 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Steven Nelson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Ramsey
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Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Steven Nelson

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 73rd with 61.5 total points (3.62 avg).
  • Currently 90.5 points behind the leader: Jalen Pitre
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.6 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 75 in solo tackles, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 67th among DB.
  • Top 75 in assisted tackles, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 69th among DB.
  • Top 35 in sacks and is currently ranked 35th among DB.
  • Ranked 103rd in interceptions and is currently among DB.
  • Top 100 in passes defended, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among DB.
  • Top 35 in yards lost with 7 and is currently ranked 28th 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: +34, Assisted Tackles: +10 Sacks: +1, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: +5, 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 Jalen Ramsey

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 121.0 total points (7.12 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Jalen Pitre
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.1.

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 15 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 13th among DB.
  • Top 20 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 20th among DB.
  • Top 10 in sacks and is currently ranked 8th among DB.
  • Top 10 in interceptions and is currently ranked 7th among DB.
  • Top 3 in passes defended and is currently ranked 2nd among DB.
  • Top 3 in yards lost with 17 and is currently ranked 3rd 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: +18 Sacks: +2, INTs: +3, Passes Defended: +16, 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 Steven Nelson

ILLNESS - Mar 1, 2023

Questionable Illness Mar 1, 2023
Injury Jalen Ramsey

SHOULDER - AC JOINT - May 1, 2023

Questionable Shoulder - AC Joint May 1, 2023
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Steven Nelson

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 Jalen Ramsey

Week 3
Los Angeles Rams @ Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.41364.5320113650.26
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 25th with 101.00 total points (5.94 avg).
  • Currently 85 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.9.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 14th in rush defense with 2016 (118.59 per game).
  • Ranked 25th in pass defense with 4181 (245.94 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.41 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 5 (0.29 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +2.78, Turnovers: +15 Sacks: +22, INTs: +10, TDs: +5, Points Allowed: +6.16,
  • 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: 22.9, YDS/G: 349.8
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Steven Nelson
6.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Ramsey
11.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Steven Nelson
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2015 KC 6 16 8 0 0 0 0
2016 KC 15 65 6 0 16 0 0
2017 8 41 7 0 3 0 0
2018 KC 16 69 11 0 14 4 0
2020 PIT 16 48 5 0 9 2 0
2021 PHI 16 49 15 0 7 1 0
2022 HOU 16 52 13 1 6 1 0
3-YEAR AVG 52 11 0 7 1 0
Totals 96 346 66 1 55 8 0
Career Jalen Ramsey
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2016 JAC 16 65 10 0 13 2 1
2017 JAC 16 63 11 0 17 4 0
2018 JAC 16 65 3 0 12 3 0
2019 JAC 11 50 5 0 4 1 0
2020 LAR 16 44 8 0 9 1 0
2021 LAR 16 73 14 0 15 3 0
2022 LAR 16 79 22 2 15 2 0
3-YEAR AVG 69 16 1 14 2 0
Totals 111 454 76 2 90 19 1
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Matchup Time
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