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o48.5
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-2.5
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o44.5
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o40.5
-8.5
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PIT
o41.5
-3.5
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TEN
o38.5
-1.5
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LAC
o47
-10
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LV
o40
-3
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Rodney Thomas or Malachi Fields

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Rodney Thomas

Rodney Thomas

S • Seattle Seahawks SEA
Malachi Fields

Malachi Fields

WR • New York Giants NYG
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Outlook Malachi Fields

Malachi Fields vs. Dallas — Rookie Primed for Immediate Perimeter Snaps

Rookie wideout Malachi Fields enters his NFL debut stepping directly into a perimeter starting role opposite Malik Nabers. With Nabers currently questionable due to a knee issue, Fields has an early path to steady snaps after securing the No. 2 wide receiver job during the preseason.

Our weekly projection expects a modest debut, slating him for roughly 2 catches and 25 receiving yards (5.4 fantasy points). Rostered in just 11% of leagues, Fields is a compelling stash with sneaky upside if game script turns pass-heavy against Dallas, but he belongs on benches for Week 1.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Rodney Thomas
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Rodney Thomas
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15 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rodney Thomas
OWN
 
1%
-0.03 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.03 compared to last week
OWN/START Malachi Fields
OWN
11%
+2.99 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.27 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rodney Thomas
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Malachi Fields
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Rodney Thomas

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 107th with 13.30 total points (0.74 avg).
  • Currently 144.4 points behind the leader: Kam Curl

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

    • Season Outlook

Breakdown Malachi Fields

    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

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Rodney Thomas

No Injury Reported

Injury Malachi Fields

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Matchups Rodney Thomas

Week 1
Seattle Seahawks VS New England Patriots

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
17.86264.6727154863.51
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 3rd with 174.00 total points (8.29 avg).
  • Currently 53 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 326.94 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 1849 (108.76 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 3709 (218.18 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 18.82 per game and currently ranked 4th 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: -80.45, Turnovers: +15 Sacks: +19, INTs: +8, TDs: +4, Points Allowed: -7.14,
  • 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: 36, INT: 13, TDS: 6, PA/G: 20, YDS/G: 313.7
Matchups Malachi Fields

Week 1
New York Giants VS Dallas Cowboys

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
30.06412.121263523.39
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 31st with 55.00 total points (3.24 avg).
  • Currently 172 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 20th in rush defense with 2196 (129.18 per game).
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 4810 (282.94 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 30.06 per game and currently ranked 32nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th 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: +76.54, Turnovers: -13 Sacks: -14, INTs: -11, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +1.48,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 9, TDS: 3, PA/G: 31.9, YDS/G: 400.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Rodney Thomas
0.63
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Malachi Fields
5.89
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Rodney Thomas

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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
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Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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ARI @KC 07:40 EDT EST
ATH vs TOR 03:05 EDT EST
ATL vs TB 07:15 EDT EST
BAL vs CLE 06:35 EDT EST
BOS vs LAA 06:45 EDT EST
CHC @MIL 07:40 EDT EST
CHW vs PIT 07:40 EDT EST
CIN @LAD 10:10 EDT EST
COL @NYY 07:05 EDT EST
DET vs MIN 01:10 EDT EST
HOU @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
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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