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Dameon Pierce or Tre Tucker

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Dameon Pierce

Dameon Pierce

RB • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
Tre Tucker

Tre Tucker

WR • Las Vegas Raiders LV
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Pierce over Tucker

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Pierce ... 7.14%

BOTH ... 14.29%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.6
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
9.7 39.7 0.2 1.3 7.7 0 7.6
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Outlook Dameon Pierce

Dameon Pierce vs. Carolina — Increased Workload Beckons Amid Backfield Injuries

Following injuries to Tank Bigsby and Will Shipley, plus Saquon Barkley's lingering hamstring issue, Dameon Pierce stepped up to log 11 carries and five targets in his Eagles debut. Philadelphia's depth chart is severely depleted, leaving Pierce as the primary healthy early-down back heading into Week 6.

Pierce was inefficient last week with only 14 rushing yards, but our weekly model projects him for 9.2 rushes, 38 rushing yards, and 7.2 fantasy points. With his roster rate spiking to 22%, he serves as a viable flex option in deeper leagues, though a modest 40.5 game total caps his overall scoring upside.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 6 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Tucker over Pierce

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Tucker ... 35.71%

BOTH ... 14.29%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 9.6
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
3.3 44.5 0.3 9.6
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Outlook Tre Tucker

Tre Tucker vs. Bills — Shootout Upside in a Pass-Heavy Game Script

Operating as an outside starting wide receiver for Las Vegas, Tucker has maintained a steady role with 13 targets across his last two games. With teammate Jack Bech sidelined on injured reserve and Jalen Nailor banged up, Tucker is positioned for consistent snaps alongside tight end Brock Bowers.

Facing Buffalo in an expected high-scoring home matchup where the Raiders are underdogs, game script should force plenty of throwing. Our weekly projection lands Tucker around 10.2 fantasy points with roughly 47 receiving yards, making him an intriguing upside flex option in deep PPR formats.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Dameon Pierce
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
11141.302-20
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
11141.302-20
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Tre Tucker
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
44110.3160
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
88510.6230
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Dameon Pierce
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
5 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Tre Tucker
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Dameon Pierce
OWN
22%
+20.24 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+4.72 compared to last week
OWN/START Tre Tucker
OWN
55%
-0.64 compared to last week
START
19%
+9.42 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dameon Pierce
21st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Tre Tucker
36th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dameon Pierce

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 21st among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 95th with 1.20 total points (1.20 avg).
  • Currently 125.5 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • 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.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 75th among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 61st among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 32nd among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 14 (14.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 88th among RB.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 92nd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -12, Rush AVG: -1.3 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +2, Rec Yards: -2 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 110, RUSH YDS: 475, RUSH TDS: 6, REC: 10, REC YDS: 65, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Tre Tucker

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 36th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 32.80 total points (6.56 avg).
  • Currently 69.66 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.6 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 31st among WR.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 37th among WR.
  • Top 25 in reception yards with 274 and 14.42 YPC and is currently ranked 23rd among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 62nd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 10 in rush attempts with 2 (0.40 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among WR.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 72nd among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: -12 Rec TDs: -3,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 60, REC YDS: 625, REC TDS: 5
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Dameon Pierce

No Injury Reported

Injury Tre Tucker

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dameon Pierce

Week 6
Philadelphia Eagles VS Carolina Panthers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
27.25399.0063813.28
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 29.00 total points (7.25 avg).
  • Currently 30 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 23rd in rush defense with 626 (156.50 per game).
  • Top 4 in pass defense with 970 (242.50 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 14 in points against with 27.25 per game and currently ranked 13th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 1 (0.25 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +80.2, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: +3, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +3.45,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.8, YDS/G: 347.7
Matchups Tre Tucker

Week 6
Las Vegas Raiders VS Buffalo Bills

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.20404.00521103.24
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 17th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 26th with 18.00 total points (3.60 avg).
  • Currently 41 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 15th in rush defense with 541 (108.20 per game).
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 1479 (295.80 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.20 per game and currently ranked 28th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 20th 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: +230.11, Turnovers: -4 Sacks: -10, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +7.76,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 15, TDS: 4, PA/G: 22.8, YDS/G: 311.4
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Dameon Pierce
6.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Tre Tucker
13.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Dameon Pierce
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 HOU 13 220 939 4.3 4 39 30 165 5.5 1
2023 HOU 13 145 416 2.9 2 17 13 101 7.8 0
2024 HOU 9 40 293 7.3 2 4 2 2 1.0 0
2025 HOU 3 14 36 2.6 0 1 0 0 0
2026 PHI 1 11 14 1.3 0 5 2 -2 -1.0 0
ON PACE 4 40 50 1.3 0 18 7 -7 -1.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 69 257 3.7 1 8 5 34 6.9 0
Totals 42 439 1723 3.9 8 67 47 266 5.7 1
Career Tre Tucker
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 LV 13 34 19 331 17.4 2 10 77 7.7 0
2024 LV 16 81 47 539 11.5 3 9 44 4.9 1
2025 LV 16 102 60 724 12.1 5 11 51 4.6 0
2026 LV 5 28 19 274 14.4 1 2 -6 -3 0
ON PACE 18 101 68 986 14.4 4 7 -22 -3 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 72 42 531 12.7 3 10 57 5.7 0
Totals 53 245 145 1868 12.9 11 32 166 5.2 1
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ARI @LAR
ATL vs CHI
BAL @CLE
BUF @LV
CAR @PHI
CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
DEN vs SEA
DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
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