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o47
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Jerome Baker or Michael Pittman

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Jerome Baker

Jerome Baker

LB • n/a
Michael Pittman

Michael Pittman

WR • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
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Outlook Michael Pittman

Michael Pittman vs. Falcons — Starting Role in Pittsburgh Debuts With Modest Expectations

Pittman enters Week 1 completely healthy after drawing praise in practice as he settles into Pittsburgh's offense. Starting on the outside opposite DK Metcalf with Aaron Rodgers under center, Pittman gives the Steelers a proven perimeter possession receiver, though how target volume will shake out between the wideouts remains to be seen in the season opener.

Our weekly projection tabs Pittman for roughly 4 catches and 45 yards on nearly 7 targets (10.5 fantasy points), highlighting a dependable intermediate floor. With fantasy managers taking a cautious approach—starting him in under 30% of leagues despite near-universal roster rates—Pittman profiles as a viable WR3 or Flex option in a game with a modest scoring total.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jerome Baker
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

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Season stats based on the past 14 days
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Jerome Baker
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Redzone Touches Michael Pittman
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16 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jerome Baker
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OWN/START Michael Pittman
OWN
96%
-0.38 compared to last week
START
29%
+2.52 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jerome Baker
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Pittman
45th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jerome Baker

    Overview

  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -26, Assisted Tackles: -6 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: -3, INT TDS: EVEN,
Breakdown Michael Pittman

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 47th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 27th with 131.10 total points (7.28 avg).
  • Currently 178.2 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.3.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 13th among WR.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 20th among WR.
  • Top 15 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 11th among WR.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 811 and 9.54 YPC and is currently ranked 28th among WR.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 8 and is currently ranked 14th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 64th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +17, Rec Yards: +31 Rec TDs: +5,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 78, REC YDS: 800, REC TDS: 6
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jerome Baker

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Pittman

No Injury Reported

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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:
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Pittsburgh Steelers VS Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.59367.1223165714.61
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 12th with 119.00 total points (7.00 avg).
  • Currently 108 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in turnovers with 23 (1.35 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 21st in rush defense with 2225 (130.88 per game).
  • Ranked 17th in pass defense with 4016 (236.24 per game).
  • Top 2 in sacks with 57 (3.35 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 16 (0.94 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 20 in points against with 23.59 per game and currently ranked 19th 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: +6.65, Turnovers: +5 Sacks: +23, INTs: +4, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: -2.47,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 51, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 347.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jerome Baker
1.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Pittman
16.95
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jerome Baker
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2018 MIA 16 76 21 3 3 1 1
2019 MIA 16 125 49 2 4 1 0
2020 MIA 16 112 42 7 3 0 0
2021 MIA 16 92 31 6 4 1 0
2022 MIA 16 100 33 4 4 0 0
2023 MIA 13 78 28 2 3 2 1
2024 SEA 16 61 28 2 4 0 0
2025 CLE 16 37 27 2 0 0 0
ON PACE 72 167 122 9 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 59 28 2 2 1 0
Totals 132 688 262 28 25 5 2
Career Michael Pittman
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2008 DEN 8 0 10 112 11.2 0 76 321 4.2 4
2020 IND 14 71 45 593 13.2 1 4 37 9.3 0
2021 IND 16 129 88 1082 12.3 6 5 44 8.8 0
2022 IND 16 141 99 925 9.3 4 3 30 10 0
2023 IND 16 156 109 1152 10.6 4 0 0 0 0
2024 IND 16 111 69 808 11.7 3 0 0 0 0
2025 IND 16 119 85 811 9.5 8 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 72 536 383 3650 9.5 36 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 129 88 924 10.5 5 0 0 0 0
Totals 105 727 505 5483 10.9 26 88 432 4.9 4
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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
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs TEX 04:10 EDT EST
ATH vs SEA 04:05 EDT EST
ATL vs PHI 01:35 EDT EST
BAL @TOR 01:37 EDT EST
BOS vs KC 03:05 EDT EST
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @STL 02:15 EDT EST
CIN @MIL 02:10 EDT EST
CLE @MIN 02:10 EDT EST
COL @DET 12:10 EDT EST
HOU @TB 01:40 EDT EST
LAA @WAS 01:35 EDT EST
LAD @MIA 01:40 EDT EST
NYM @NYY 01:35 EDT EST
SD @SF 07:20 EDT EST
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