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Byron Young

Byron Young

DTPhiladelphia Eagles PHI
Kirk Cousins

Kirk Cousins

QBAtlanta Falcons ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Owners starting Cousins over Young

 
 
 
 
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Performance Byron Young
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Performance Kirk Cousins
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Byron Young

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Kirk Cousins

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Byron Young
OWN
 
3%
No change since last week.
START
 
3%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Kirk Cousins
OWN
40%
-2.86 compared to last week
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6%
-2.86 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Byron Young
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kirk Cousins
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Byron Young

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked N/A with 0.0 total points (0.00 avg).
  • Currently 98 points behind the leader: Cameron Heyward
  • Not ranked? Either he is on a bye-week or is just not playing very well lately.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.9 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

  • Top 25 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 21st among DE/DT.
  • Top 20 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 19th among DE/DT.
  • Top 15 in sacks and is currently ranked 12th among DE/DT.
  • Top 75 in passes defended, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among DE/DT.
  • Top 10 in yards lost with 53 and is currently ranked 8th among DE/DT.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -6, Assisted Tackles: +11 Sacks: +2, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: +1, 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 Kirk Cousins

    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 24th with 176.32 total points (10.37 avg).
  • Currently 295.22 points behind the leader: Lamar Jackson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 10.4.
  • QB Stats

  • Top 20 in pass yards with 3508 (206.35 per game) and is currently ranked 18th among QB.
  • Top 20 in pass tds with 18 (1.06 per game) and is currently ranked 20th among QB.
  • Top 20 in pass completions with 303 (17.82 per game) and is currently ranked 17th.
  • Top 3 in interceptions with 16 (0.94 per game) and is currently ranked 1st.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 7 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +747, TDs: -2, INTs: +8
  • He has recorded some deep balls down the field. If your league gives out bonuses for long TD passes then he has some added value.
  • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 369, PASS TDS: 2, RUSH YDS: 10, RUSH TDS: 0
Next Up Health Check
Injury Byron Young

No Injury Reported

Injury Kirk Cousins

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Byron Young

Week 1
Los Angeles Rams VS Houston Texans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.95283.1636275854.36
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 2nd with 190.00 total points (10.00 avg).
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 10.

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 9th 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: 47, INT: 14, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.3, YDS/G: 334.7
Matchups Kirk Cousins

Week 1
Atlanta Falcons VS Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.28317.331774424.24
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 17th with 97.00 total points (5.39 avg).
  • Currently 93 points behind the leader: Eagles DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 1539 (96.19 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 4173 (260.81 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 42 (2.63 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.19 per game and currently ranked 15th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 2 (0.13 per game) and currently ranked 14th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -41.56, Turnovers: -10 Sacks: -5, INTs: -7, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +0.78,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 42, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.1, YDS/G: 363.1
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Byron Young
3.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kirk Cousins
1.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Byron Young
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2023 LAR 16 65 19 8 0 0 0
2024 PHI 16 63 28 8 1 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 44 16 5 0 0 0
Totals 61 137 49 17 1 0 0
Career Kirk Cousins
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2012 WAS 3 466 69% 4 3 101.6 22 0 0
2013 WAS 5 854 52% 4 7 58.4 14 0 1
2014 WAS 6 1710 62% 10 9 86.4 20 0 1
2015 WAS 16 4166 70% 29 11 101.6 48 5 3
2016 WAS 16 4921 67% 25 12 97.2 100 4 6
2017 WAS 16 4088 64% 27 13 93.8 179 4 12
2018 MIN 16 4298 70% 30 10 99.7 123 1 15
2019 MIN 15 3603 69% 26 6 107.4 63 1 5
2020 MIN 16 4265 68% 35 13 105.0 156 1 5
2021 MIN 16 4221 66% 33 7 103.1 115 1 2
2022 MIN 16 4547 66% 29 14 92.5 97 2 3
2023 MIN 8 2331 70% 18 5 103.8 25 0 4
2024 ATL 14 3508 67% 18 16 88.6 0 0 2
3-YEAR AVG 13 3553 67% 22 12 94.3 41 1 3
Totals 165 43251 67% 290 126 97.5 963 20 59
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DAL @PHI
DEN vs TEN
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HOU @LAR
IND vs MIA
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LV @NE
NYG @WAS
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ATH @KC 02:10 EDT EST
ATL vs COL 01:35 EDT EST
BAL vs LAA 01:35 EDT EST
BOS vs NYY 01:35 EDT EST
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @TEX 02:35 EDT EST
CIN @DET 12:05 EDT EST
CLE @SEA 04:10 EDT EST
HOU vs MIN 02:10 EDT EST
LAD vs SF 07:10 EDT EST
MIA @WAS 01:35 EDT EST
MIL vs STL 02:10 EDT EST
NYM vs TB 01:40 EDT EST
PHI vs TOR 01:35 EDT EST
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