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o43.5
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o44
-3
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CAR
o47
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PIT
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-3.5
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TEN
o38.5
-1.5
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LAC
o47
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LV
o40
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Bryce Lance or Makai Lemon

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Bryce Lance

Bryce Lance

WR • New Orleans Saints NO
Makai Lemon

Makai Lemon

WR • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
OR
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Owners starting Lance over Lemon

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Makai Lemon

Makai Lemon vs. WAS: Rookie Debut in Philadelphia's Starting Slot

After overcoming a preseason hamstring injury, rookie wideout Makai Lemon enters Week 1 fully healthy and listed as Philadelphia's starting slot receiver and primary punt returner. The rookie earned first-team snaps throughout camp, though he shares the field with established weapons DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert in an offense led by Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley.

While Lemon is rostered in 88% of leagues, fantasy managers are rightly taking a wait-and-see approach with just a 3% start rate. Our models project a modest NFL debut with 2.2 receptions for 29 yards on 3.3 targets, translating to 6.1 fantasy points. He carries enticing long-term upside, but fantasy managers should keep him on the bench until his weekly target share is proven.

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bryce Lance
OWN
 
1%
-0.57 compared to last week
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0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Makai Lemon
OWN
88%
-0.36 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-3.52 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bryce Lance
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Makai Lemon
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bryce Lance

    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 Makai Lemon

    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 Bryce Lance

No Injury Reported

Injury Makai Lemon

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Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bryce Lance

Week 1
New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.29382.0619134914.67
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 18th with 97.00 total points (5.71 avg).
  • Currently 130 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.7.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 17th in rush defense with 2069 (121.71 per game).
  • Ranked 25th in pass defense with 4426 (260.35 per game).
  • Top 6 in sacks with 49 (2.88 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 22 in points against with 24.29 per game and currently ranked 22nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th 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: +83.49, Turnovers: -10 Sacks: -3, INTs: -8, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +2.29,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 48, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 25.8, YDS/G: 352.6
Matchups Makai Lemon

Week 1
Philadelphia Eagles VS Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.53398.651084223.58
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 29th with 72.00 total points (4.24 avg).
  • Currently 155 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 27th in rush defense with 2406 (141.53 per game).
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 4371 (257.12 per game).
  • Top 12 in sacks with 42 (2.47 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.53 per game and currently ranked 27th 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: +48.94, Turnovers: -7 Sacks: +3, INTs: EVEN, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +2.12,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Bryce Lance
4.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Makai Lemon
16.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Bryce Lance
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Career Makai Lemon
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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