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DeMario Douglas or Steelers DST

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
DeMario Douglas

DeMario Douglas

WR • New England Patriots NE
Steelers DST

Steelers DST

DST • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Douglas over DST

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Douglas ... 3.45%

BOTH ... 53.45%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.2
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.5 30.9 0.3 7.2
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Outlook DeMario Douglas

DeMario Douglas at Chicago — Surging Target in a Potential Shootout

Douglas enters Thursday night with significant momentum as New England's primary slot receiver, especially with Romeo Doubs recently placed on injured reserve. Working alongside A.J. Brown in an offense led by Drake Maye, Douglas has carved out a vital role over the middle of the field.

After piling up 11 receptions, 151 yards, and three touchdowns over his last two games, Douglas has seen his roster rate jump past 70%. While our projection conservatively pegs him for around 7.2 fantasy points against the Bears, the favorable game total offers sneaky upside. Fantasy managers can view him as a solid flex option who could outproduce baseline projections if his scoring touch continues.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting DST over Douglas

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

DST ... 41.38%

BOTH ... 53.45%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.9
PA TYDS SACK INT FPTS
14.6 305 2.1 0.7 6.9
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance DeMario Douglas
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
78612.3391
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
1115113.7393
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Steelers DST
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PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs
19.00266.002250
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs
20.50299.502260
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches DeMario Douglas
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Steelers DST
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START DeMario Douglas
OWN
73%
+53 compared to last week
START
40%
+30.6 compared to last week
OWN/START Steelers DST
OWN
93%
-1.77 compared to last week
START
85%
-4.84 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus DeMario Douglas
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Steelers DST
7th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown DeMario Douglas

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 35th with 39.30 total points (6.55 avg).
  • Currently 76.56 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 9 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 45th among WR.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 43rd among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 233 and 11.65 YPC and is currently ranked 45th among WR.
  • Top 25 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 21st among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +10, Rec Yards: +132 Rec TDs: +1,
  • Big play ability! If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 55, REC YDS: 650, REC TDS: 7
Breakdown Steelers DST

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 7th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 48.00 total points (8.00 avg).
  • Currently 11 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.5 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in total yards against with 325.17 per game and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 10 (1.67 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 17th in rush defense with 619 (103.17 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 1332 (222.00 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 10 in sacks with 16 (2.67 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 6 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 14 in points against with 21.33 per game and currently ranked 14th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 1 (0.17 per game) and currently ranked 13th among DST.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +53.03, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -6, INTs: +1, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -1.96,

    • Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.2, YDS/G: 379.3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury DeMario Douglas

No Injury Reported

Injury Steelers DST

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Rating DeMario Douglas
11.87
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Steelers DST
4.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career DeMario Douglas
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 NE 14 78 49 561 11.4 0 8 41 5.1 0
2024 NE 16 88 67 621 9.3 3 3 16 5.3 0
2025 NE 16 47 32 484 15.1 3 8 35 4.4 0
2026 NE 6 30 20 233 11.7 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 90 60 699 11.7 9 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 71 49 555 11.3 2 6 31 4.8 0
Totals 57 255 176 1983 11.3 10 19 92 4.8 0
Career Steelers DST
YEAR YD TO SACK INT TD PA
2011 4108 14 33 10 2 218
2012 4653 21 39 11 2 323
2013 5388 20 35 10 4 370
2014 5654 21 33 11 7 368
2015 5809 30 48 17 4 319
2016 5741 27 38 13 0 327
2017 5301 26 56 16 0 308
2018 5585 20 52 8 2 360
2019 5208 53 54 20 2 303
2021 6460 23 55 13 1 398
2022 5904 24 40 20 1 346
2023 6120 27 47 16 2 324
2024 5829 33 40 17 2 347
2025 6697 27 48 15 3 387
2026 1951 10 16 6 1 128
ON PACE 5853 30 48 18 3 384
3-YEAR AVG 6215 29 47 16 2 392
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Matchups

Week 7
ARI vs DEN
ATL vs SF
BAL vs CIN
BUF vs BYE
CAR vs TB
CHI vs NE
CLE @TEN
DAL @PHI
DET vs GB
HOU vs NYG
IND @MIN
JAC vs BYE
KC @SEA
LAC vs BYE
LAR @LV
MIA @NYJ
NO vs PIT
WAS vs BYE
Matchup Time Pitchers
MIL vs TB 08:00 EDT EST
Matchup Time
ATL @CHA 7:00 PM EST
BOS vs NY 7:00 PM EST
CHI @MIL 4:00 PM EST
DAL @IND 7:00 PM EST
DET @MIA 8:00 PM EST
GS vs MEM 10:00 PM EST
HOU @SA 9:30 PM EST
LAC @LAL 10:00 PM EST
MIN @ORL 7:00 PM EST
NO @UTA 9:30 PM EST
POR @SAC 10:00 PM EST
TOR @WAS 7:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
CHI vs MON 8:00 PM EST
COL vs TB 9:00 PM EST