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Josiah Trotter or Azeez Al-Shaair

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Josiah Trotter

Josiah Trotter

LB • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
Azeez Al-Shaair

Azeez Al-Shaair

LB • Houston Texans HOU
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Trotter over Al-Shaair

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Trotter ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.93
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
8 0.1 0.3 0.1 0 7.93
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Latest News Josiah Trotter
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Al-Shaair over Trotter

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Al-Shaair ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.84
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
6 0.1 0.3 0 0 5.84
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Latest News Azeez Al-Shaair
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Performance Josiah Trotter
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
9700.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
9700.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Azeez Al-Shaair
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
0000.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
11200.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Josiah Trotter

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Azeez Al-Shaair

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josiah Trotter
OWN
 
2%
+0.24 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+1.14 compared to last week
OWN/START Azeez Al-Shaair
OWN
 
1%
-0.19 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.03 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josiah Trotter
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Azeez Al-Shaair
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josiah Trotter

    Overview

  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.9 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +16, Assisted Tackles: +15 Sacks: +1, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: +1, INT TDS: +1,
  • Season Outlook

Breakdown Azeez Al-Shaair

    Overview

  • He is listed on the injury report about his Groin (Since Sep 30, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.3 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -4, Assisted Tackles: +7 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: -2, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Josiah Trotter

No Injury Reported

Injury Azeez Al-Shaair

GROIN - Since Sep 30, 2026

Al-Shaair was limited in practice on Thursday heading into Week 5 versus the Titans.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josiah Trotter

Week 5
Tampa Bay Bucs @ Dallas Cowboys

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.00392.7520402.83
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 31st with 6.00 total points (1.50 avg).
  • Currently 42 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 31st in rush defense with 601 (150.25 per game).
  • Ranked 21st in pass defense with 970 (242.50 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.00 per game and currently ranked 28th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 21st 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: -39.75, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -1, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -5,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 9, TDS: 3, PA/G: 31.9, YDS/G: 400.6
Matchups Azeez Al-Shaair

Week 5
Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.75343.2522803.03
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 25th with 16.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 32 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 24th in rush defense with 491 (122.75 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 882 (220.50 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.75 per game and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th 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: -32, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: +4, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -9.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 10, TDS: 5, PA/G: 29.9, YDS/G: 366.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Josiah Trotter
3.01
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Azeez Al-Shaair
1.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Josiah Trotter
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2026 TB 4 31 15 1 1 1 1
ON PACE 18 140 68 5 5 5 5
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 31 15 1 1 1 1
Career Azeez Al-Shaair
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2019 SF 11 12 4 0 0 0 0
2020 SF 16 35 13 0 2 1 0
2021 SF 16 104 44 2 5 1 0
2022 SF 12 43 22 0 0 0 0
2023 TEN 16 163 80 2 3 0 0
2024 HOU 14 70 25 2 3 0 0
2025 HOU 16 111 59 0 9 2 0
2026 HOU 4 31 18 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 140 81 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 119 57 1 5 1 0
Totals 115 602 283 6 22 4 0
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