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Tyler Shough or D'Marco Jackson

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Tyler Shough

Tyler Shough

QB • New Orleans Saints NO
D'Marco Jackson

D'Marco Jackson

LB • Chicago Bears CHI
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shough over Jackson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Shough ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 15.5
CMP/ATT PASS YD PASS TD INT RUSH YD RUSH TD FPTS
21.5/33 228.7 1.4 0.7 17.9 0.2 15.5
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Outlook Tyler Shough

Tyler Shough vs. Vikings — Navigating Injury and a Tough Defense at Home

Shough enters Week 5 operating as New Orleans' starting quarterback, though he was limited earlier in the week by a minor left-hand issue. Facing an undefeated Minnesota defense, he must navigate an offense missing starting linemen and potentially leaning on a compromised Alvin Kamara.

Fantasy trust has cooled considerably, with his start rate plummeting to 43% across leagues. Our models project Shough for 16.1 fantasy points, forecasting roughly 238 passing yards and 1.5 touchdowns in a game with a modest 41.5 total. Treat him as a volatile, matchup-dependent QB2 streamer this week.

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Latest News Tyler Shough
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Jackson over Shough

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Jackson ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 3.4
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
3 0.1 0.2 0 0 3.4
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Latest News D'Marco Jackson
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Tyler Shough
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YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
28662.51050
Season stats based on the past 7 days

YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
54165.651410
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance D'Marco Jackson
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
2000.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
3000.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Tyler Shough

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches D'Marco Jackson

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Tyler Shough
OWN
97%
-2.87 compared to last week
START
43%
-31.9 compared to last week
OWN/START D'Marco Jackson
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Tyler Shough
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus D'Marco Jackson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Tyler Shough

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts rank this player at 12th among QB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 5th with 85.32 total points (21.33 avg).
  • Currently 26.14 points behind the leader: Josh Allen
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 3 in pass yards with 1203 (300.75 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among QB.
  • Top 6 in pass tds with 9 (2.25 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among QB.
  • Top 3 in pass completions with 121 (30.25 per game) and is currently ranked 1st.
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 3 (0.75 per game) and is currently ranked 9th.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +1203, TDs: +9, INTs: +3
  • Known to throw for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • The amount of touchdowns per game is ridiculous. Can he keep it up?

    • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 3625, PASS TDS: 26, RUSH YDS: 225, RUSH TDS: 2
Breakdown D'Marco Jackson

    Overview

    Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: EVEN, Assisted Tackles: +8 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: EVEN, INT TDS: EVEN,

    • Season Outlook

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Tyler Shough

No Injury Reported

Injury D'Marco Jackson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Tyler Shough

Week 5
New Orleans Saints VS Minnesota Vikings

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
12.75314.75741615.39
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 48.00 total points (12.00 avg).
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 314.75 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 7 (1.75 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 378 (94.50 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 881 (220.25 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 2 in sacks with 16 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 4 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 12.75 per game and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 1 (0.25 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: +113.75, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: +1, INTs: +2, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -9.58,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 20.8, YDS/G: 300.3
Matchups D'Marco Jackson

Week 5
Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.25339.75441002.57
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 28th with 12.00 total points (3.00 avg).
  • Currently 36 points behind the leader: Vikings DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 28th in rush defense with 557 (139.25 per game).
  • Top 4 in pass defense with 802 (200.50 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 12 in sacks with 10 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 4 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.25 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th 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: +140.42, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: -5, INTs: +2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +4.92,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 32, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 22.5, YDS/G: 331.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Tyler Shough
15.62
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating D'Marco Jackson
1.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Tyler Shough
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2025 NO 12 2627 68% 10 7 89.3 208 3 3
2026 NO 4 1203 67% 9 3 95.7 72 1 3
ON PACE 18 5414 67% 41 14 95.7 324 5 14
3-YEAR AVG 6 1314 68% 5 4 89.3 104 2 2
Totals 16 3830 68% 19 10 91.4 280 4 6
Career D'Marco Jackson
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2023 NO 16 4 3 0 0 0 0
2024 NO 13 6 3 0 0 0 0
2025 CHI 16 52 31 1 3 1 0
2026 CHI 4 8 8 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 36 36 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 19 12 0 1 0 0
Totals 54 77 47 1 4 1 0
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DAL @PIT 7:00 PM EST
DET @MON 7:00 PM EST
EDM @SJ 4:00 PM EST
FLA vs MIN 6:00 PM EST
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NJ vs VAN 3:30 PM EST
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