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30
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27
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18
24
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26
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CHI
12
23
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CIN
22
17
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HOU
34
30
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NYG
24
36
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20
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14
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MIN
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15
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27
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SEA
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32
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Juanyeh Thomas or Mike Gesicki

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Juanyeh Thomas

Juanyeh Thomas

S • n/a
Mike Gesicki

Mike Gesicki

TE • Cincinnati Bengals CIN
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over Gesicki

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Thomas ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 0.16
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0.16
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gesicki over Thomas

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Gesicki ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.7
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.9 30.1 0.3 7.7
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Outlook Mike Gesicki

Mike Gesicki at Miami — Red-Zone Surge Fuels Streaming Appeal

Gesicki enters Week 5 healthy and operating as Cincinnati's primary pass-catching tight end, despite sitting behind Drew Sample on the depth chart. Over his last two games, he has emerged as a reliable red-zone weapon with touchdowns in consecutive contests. With Andrei Iosivas sidelined and top wideouts Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins both questionable, Gesicki could see expanded looks against his former team in Miami.

Our weekly projection slates him for roughly three catches, 30 receiving yards, and 7.7 fantasy points. While rostered in only 18% of leagues, his scoring streak makes him an intriguing play. He profiles as a matchup-dependent streaming option whose fantasy day will largely hinge on whether he finds the end zone again.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Juanyeh Thomas
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
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Performance Mike Gesicki
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
34013.3181
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
67712.8252
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Juanyeh Thomas
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
4 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Mike Gesicki
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Juanyeh Thomas
OWN
 
0%
-0.02 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.02 compared to last week
OWN/START Mike Gesicki
OWN
18%
+3.72 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+3.46 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Juanyeh Thomas
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mike Gesicki
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Juanyeh Thomas

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked N/A with 0.00 total points (0.00 avg).
  • Currently 41.1 points behind the leader: Evan Williams
  • 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

  • Played in 3 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:

    • Season Outlook

Breakdown Mike Gesicki

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among TE'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 6th with 33.50 total points (8.38 avg).
  • Currently 14.9 points behind the leader: George Kittle
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.5 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 25th among TE.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 28th among TE.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 19th among TE.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 155 and 14.09 YPC and is currently ranked 14th among TE.
  • Top 6 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 6th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +5, Rec Yards: +109 Rec TDs: +3,
  • The amount of touchdowns per game is ridiculous. Can he keep it up?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 45, REC YDS: 475, REC TDS: 4
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Juanyeh Thomas

No Injury Reported

Injury Mike Gesicki

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Juanyeh Thomas

Week 5
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD FSP
0.00
Compare to same point last season

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:
Matchups Mike Gesicki

Week 5
Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.25344.0033402.97
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 30th with 7.00 total points (1.75 avg).
  • Currently 41 points behind the leader: Vikings DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 16th in rush defense with 436 (109.00 per game).
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 940 (235.00 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 25.25 per game and currently ranked 21st among DST.
  • Currently ranked 16th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -49.25, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -4, INTs: +3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 10, TDS: 4, PA/G: 26.5, YDS/G: 370.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Juanyeh Thomas
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mike Gesicki
10.46
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Juanyeh Thomas

Not available for this player.

Career Mike Gesicki
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2018 MIA 14 32 22 202 9.2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 MIA 15 90 51 570 11.2 5 0 0 0 0
2020 MIA 15 85 53 703 13.3 6 0 0 0 0
2021 MIA 16 111 73 780 10.7 2 0 0 0 0
2022 MIA 16 52 32 362 11.3 5 0 0 0 0
2023 NE 15 44 29 244 8.4 2 0 0 0 0
2024 CIN 16 83 65 665 10.2 2 0 0 0 0
2025 CIN 13 48 32 342 10.7 2 0 0 0 0
2026 CIN 3 15 11 155 14.1 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 68 50 698 14.1 14 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 58 42 417 9.9 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 126 566 370 4038 10.9 28 0 0 0 0
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ARI vs DET
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BUF @LAR
CAR vs BYE
CHI @GB
CIN @MIA
CLE @NYJ
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DEN @LAC
HOU @TEN
IND @PIT
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KC vs BYE
LV @NE
MIN @NO
NYG @WAS
SEA vs SF
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CHI vs STL 8:00 PM EST
DET vs OTT 7:00 PM EST
FLA @LA 10:00 PM EST
NJ vs UTA 7:00 PM EST
NSH @TOR 7:00 PM EST
NYI @NYR 7:30 PM EST
SEA vs VGK 9:40 PM EST