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Andrew Van Ginkel or Will McDonald

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Andrew Van Ginkel

Andrew Van Ginkel

OLBMinnesota Vikings MIN
Will McDonald

Will McDonald

DENew York Jets NYJ
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Van Ginkel over McDonald

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Andrew Van Ginkel
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McDonald over Van Ginkel

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Will McDonald
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Performance Andrew Van Ginkel
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
3101.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Will McDonald
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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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Andrew Van Ginkel

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Will McDonald

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Andrew Van Ginkel
OWN
 
1%
-0.14 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.19 compared to last week
OWN/START Will McDonald
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Andrew Van Ginkel
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Will McDonald
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Andrew Van Ginkel

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 5th with 119.5 total points (6.64 avg).
  • Currently 21.5 points behind the leader: Roquan Smith
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +9, Assisted Tackles: +2 Sacks: +6.5, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: -3, INT TDS: +1,
  • Season Outlook

Breakdown Will McDonald

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 34th with 50.0 total points (2.94 avg).
  • Currently 48 points behind the leader: Cameron Heyward
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.9 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

  • Top 75 in solo tackles, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 66th among DE/DT.
  • Ranked 111th in assisted tackles and is currently among DE/DT.
  • Top 10 in sacks and is currently ranked 7th among DE/DT.
  • Top 25 in passes defended and is currently ranked 25th among DE/DT.
  • Top 10 in yards lost with 74 and is currently ranked 8th among DE/DT.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +11, Assisted Tackles: +6 Sacks: +8.5, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: +3, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up Health Check
Injury Andrew Van Ginkel

No Injury Reported

Injury Will McDonald

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Andrew Van Ginkel

Week 3
Minnesota Vikings VS Houston Texans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.95283.1636275857.09
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 1st with 190.00 total points (10.00 avg).
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 7.7 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 336.25 per game and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 28 (1.75 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 1838 (114.88 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3542 (221.38 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in sacks with 47 (2.94 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 19 (1.19 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 14 in points against with 21.94 per game and currently ranked 13th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 3 (0.19 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -77.25, Turnovers: +9 Sacks: +15, INTs: +9, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: -2.17,
  • 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: 48, INT: 13, TDS: 5, PA/G: 22.1, YDS/G: 351.4
Matchups Will McDonald

Week 3
New York Jets VS New England Patriots

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.81348.441162712.03
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 30th with 58.00 total points (3.63 avg).
  • Currently 132 points behind the leader: Texans DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 20th in rush defense with 2066 (129.13 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 3509 (219.31 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 24.81 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 21st 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: +23.79, Turnovers: -10 Sacks: -11, INTs: -6, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +2.57,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 40, INT: 12, TDS: 4, PA/G: 22.9, YDS/G: 320.4
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Andrew Van Ginkel
10.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Will McDonald
4.46
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Andrew Van Ginkel
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2019 MIA 6 12 2 1 0 0 0
2020 MIA 16 48 19 6 4 0 0
2021 MIA 16 71 21 4 6 0 0
2022 MIA 16 36 17 1 2 1 0
2023 MIA 16 69 27 6 8 1 1
2024 MIN 16 79 29 12 6 2 2
3-YEAR AVG 62 25 6 5 1 1
Totals 92 319 118 30 26 4 3
Career Will McDonald
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2023 NYJ 16 13 4 3 0 0 0
2024 NYJ 16 28 10 11 3 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 5 5 1 0 0
Totals 34 41 14 14 3 0 0
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Week 21
BUF @KC
PHI vs WAS
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CHI vs MIN 7:00 PM EST
COL @NYR 1:00 PM EST
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