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Sam Darnold or PJ Walker

Who Should I Start? - Week 22 • Start New
Sam Darnold

Sam Darnold

QBSan Francisco 49ers SF
PJ Walker

PJ Walker

QBChicago Bears CHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Darnold over Walker

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Sam Darnold
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Walker over Darnold

 
 
 
 
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Latest News PJ Walker
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Performance Sam Darnold
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Performance PJ Walker
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Sam Darnold

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches PJ Walker

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Sam Darnold
OWN
 
9%
+1.61 compared to last week
START
 
7%
+1.85 compared to last week
OWN/START PJ Walker
OWN
 
5%
-0.76 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Sam Darnold
28th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus PJ Walker
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Sam Darnold

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts rank this player at 28th among QB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 34th with 86.32 total points (10.79 avg).
  • Currently 364.52 points behind the leader: Patrick Mahomes
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 10.8.
  • QB Stats

  • Top 50 in pass yards with 1143 (142.88 per game) and is currently ranked 37th among QB.
  • Top 25 in pass tds with 7 (0.88 per game) and is currently ranked 34th among QB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +255, TDs: +4, INTs: +2
  • Known to throw for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • 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: 383, PASS TDS: 2, RUSH YDS: 19, RUSH TDS: 0
Breakdown PJ Walker

    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 45th with 39.14 total points (2.30 avg).
  • Currently 411.7 points behind the leader: Patrick Mahomes
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.3 PPG.
  • QB Stats

  • Top 50 in pass yards with 731 (43.00 per game) and is currently ranked 46th among QB.
  • Top 50 in pass tds with 3 (0.18 per game) and is currently ranked 46th among QB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +731, TDs: +3, INTs: +3
  • 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: 134, PASS TDS: 1, RUSH YDS: 4, RUSH TDS: 0
Next Up Health Check
Injury Sam Darnold

No Injury Reported

Injury PJ Walker

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Sam Darnold

Week 1
San Francisco 49ers @ Chicago Bears

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
27.24383.1823142001.28
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among DST's. 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
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • 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: +59.61, Turnovers: +13 Sacks: +2, INTs: +8, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +4.38,
  • 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 PJ Walker

Week 1
Chicago Bears VS San Francisco 49ers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
17.15270.8534234935.28
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 177.00 total points (8.85 avg).
  • Currently 9 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.9.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 270.85 per game and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 2 in turnovers with 34 (1.70 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 1321 (66.05 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 22nd in pass defense with 4096 (204.80 per game).
  • Top 6 in sacks with 49 (2.45 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 23 (1.15 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 17.15 per game and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 12 in Total TDs with 3 (0.15 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -78.15, Turnovers: +29 Sacks: +38, INTs: +20, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: -2.85,
  • 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: 46, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 22.8, YDS/G: 329.4
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Sam Darnold
1.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating PJ Walker
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Sam Darnold
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2018 NYJ 13 2865 58% 17 15 77.6 138 1 4
2019 NYJ 13 3024 62% 19 13 84.3 62 2 6
2020 NYJ 12 2208 60% 9 11 72.7 217 2 2
2021 CAR 11 2307 59% 7 12 70.2 203 5 3
2022 CAR 5 1100 62% 7 1 105.4 74 2 2
3-YEAR AVG 10 1945 60% 8 8 76.9 171 3 3
Totals 56 11766 60% 61 55 78.2 745 12 18
Career PJ Walker
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2022 CAR 6 731 59% 3 3 78.0 39 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 3 366 59% 2 2 78 20 0 0
Totals 6 731 59% 3 3 78.0 39 0 0
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Week 22
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Matchup Time
CHA vs IND 7:00 PM EST
CHI @PHI 7:00 PM EST
DAL @MEM 8:00 PM EST
GS @HOU 8:00 PM EST
MIN @NY 7:30 PM EST
SAC @UTA 9:00 PM EST
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CHI @COL 9:00 PM EST
DET vs FLA 7:00 PM EST
EDM vs SJ 9:30 PM EST
OTT @PIT 7:00 PM EST