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Eli Raridon or Malik Davis

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Eli Raridon

Eli Raridon

TE • New England Patriots NE
Malik Davis

Malik Davis

RB • Dallas Cowboys DAL
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Outlook Malik Davis

Malik Davis slotted as the primary backup with minimal standalone fantasy value

Malik Davis enters the season operating as the primary backup to starter Javonte Williams in the Cowboys' backfield, ahead of Emari Demercado on the depth chart. While late camp reports highlighted his position as the clear RB2, Dallas must also navigate without starting guard Tyler Smith, who is sidelined following thumb surgery.

Rostered in roughly 6% of leagues with a near-zero start rate, Davis holds no immediate standalone value. Our weekly projection forecasts around 5 carries for 23 rushing yards and negligible receiving involvement (4.2 fantasy points). Barring an expanded role or an injury ahead of him, he should be left on the bench across all formats.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Eli Raridon
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8 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
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12 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
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16 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Eli Raridon
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OWN/START Malik Davis
OWN
 
6%
+3.14 compared to last week
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0%
+0.29 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Eli Raridon
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Malik Davis
Not Ranked
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Eli Raridon

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:

    • Season Outlook

Breakdown Malik Davis

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB'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 70th with 41.00 total points (3.73 avg).
  • Currently 324.6 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.7 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 100th among RB.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 90th among RB.
  • Ranked 156th in targets and is currently among RB.
  • Ranked 139th in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 274 (24.91 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 62nd among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 2 (0.18 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 57th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 11 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +274, Rush AVG: +5 Rush TDs: +2, Receptions: +2, Rec Yards: +16 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 75, RUSH YDS: 350, RUSH TDS: 3, REC: 7, REC YDS: 50, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Eli Raridon

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Injury Malik Davis

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Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Eli Raridon

Week 1
New England Patriots @ Seattle Seahawks

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
16.90276.10332156104.06
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 227.00 total points (11.35 avg).
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 11.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 324.82 per game and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 26 (1.53 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1622 (95.41 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Ranked 14th in pass defense with 3900 (229.41 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 47 (2.76 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 18 (1.06 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 17.18 per game and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 8 (0.47 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -85.25, Turnovers: +17 Sacks: +12, INTs: +10, TDs: +5, Points Allowed: -4.69,
  • 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: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 8, PA/G: 18.3, YDS/G: 303.8
Matchups Malik Davis

Week 1
Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.82405.531593923.21
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 26th with 77.00 total points (4.53 avg).
  • Currently 150 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 32nd in rush defense with 2707 (159.24 per game).
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 4187 (246.29 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.82 per game and currently ranked 26th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 17th 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: +37.06, Turnovers: -7 Sacks: -13, INTs: EVEN, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +2.06,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 11, TDS: 4, PA/G: 27.4, YDS/G: 382
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Eli Raridon
4.18
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Malik Davis
7.09
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Eli Raridon
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
ON PACE NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN 0 NAN
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Malik Davis
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 DAL 6 38 161 4.2 1 7 6 63 10.5 0
2025 DAL 10 55 274 5.0 2 5 2 16 8.0 0
ON PACE 45 248 1233 5.0 9 23 9 72 8.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 3 19 81 4.2 1 4 3 32 10.5 0
Totals 16 93 435 4.7 3 12 8 79 9.9 0
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MIA vs NYM 06:40 EDT EST
SD vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST
SEA vs TEX 04:10 EDT EST
SF vs STL 03:45 EDT EST
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