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Byron Young or George Karlaftis

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Byron Young

Byron Young

DT • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
George Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

DE • Kansas City Chiefs KC
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Young over Karlaftis

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Young ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.7
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
4.1 0.5 0 0 0 6.7
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Latest News Byron Young
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Karlaftis over Young

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Karlaftis ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.2
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
2.58 0.45 1.27 0.09 0 6.2
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Latest News George Karlaftis
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Performance Byron Young
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
1100.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
7301.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance George Karlaftis
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
2201.030
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
5301.040
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Byron Young

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches George Karlaftis

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Byron Young
OWN
 
2%
+0.07 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.09 compared to last week
OWN/START George Karlaftis
OWN
 
1%
+0.35 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.35 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Byron Young
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus George Karlaftis
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Byron Young

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 19th with 31.5 total points (3.94 avg).
  • Currently 50.5 points behind the leader: Alex Singleton
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

  • Top 25 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 25th among LB.
  • Top 15 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 13th among LB.
  • Top 6 in sacks and is currently ranked 4th among LB.
  • Top 15 in yards lost with 21 and is currently ranked 12th among LB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -11, Assisted Tackles: +6 Sacks: -4.5, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: EVEN, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

Breakdown George Karlaftis

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 41.0 total points (5.86 avg).
  • Currently 10.5 points behind the leader: Jeffery Simmons
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.4 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Defensive Stats

  • Top 20 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 19th among DE/DT.
  • Top 20 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 16th among DE/DT.
  • Top 50 in sacks and is currently ranked 45th among DE/DT.
  • Top 3 in passes defended and is currently ranked 1st among DE/DT.
  • Top 75 in yards lost with 9, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among DE/DT.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -4, Assisted Tackles: +4 Sacks: -2.5, INTs: +1, Passes Defended: +6, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Byron Young

No Injury Reported

Injury George Karlaftis

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Byron Young

Week 9
Los Angeles Rams @ Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.00359.141041614.02
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 40.00 total points (5.71 avg).
  • Currently 38 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 7.3 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.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in rush defense with 694 (99.14 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 16th in pass defense with 1820 (260.00 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 26.00 per game and currently ranked 21st among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 1 (0.14 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +99.39, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -12, INTs: -4, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Matchups George Karlaftis

Week 9
Kansas City Chiefs VS New York Jets

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.50331.88812001.65
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 18th with 39.00 total points (4.88 avg).
  • Currently 39 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.9.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in total yards against with 331.88 per game and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Ranked 25th in rush defense with 989 (123.63 per game).
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 1666 (208.25 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 12 in sacks with 20 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 22 in points against with 23.50 per game and currently ranked 22nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd 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: -12.12, Turnovers: +7 Sacks: +9, INTs: +1, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.13,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 29, INT: 11, TDS: 7, PA/G: 31.4, YDS/G: 377.8
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Byron Young
6.10
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating George Karlaftis
8.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Byron Young
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2023 LAR 16 65 19 8 0 0 0
2024 PHI 16 63 28 8 1 0 0
2025 PHI 16 122 62 15 0 0 0
2026 LAR 16 47 29 5 0 0 0
ON PACE 17 50 31 5 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 86 37 11 0 0 0
Totals 117 314 146 36 1 0 0
Career George Karlaftis
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2022 KC 16 32 14 6 7 0 0
2023 KC 16 47 18 11 3 0 0
2024 KC 16 35 15 8 5 0 0
2025 KC 16 47 22 6 2 0 0
2026 KC 7 26 14 2 8 1 0
ON PACE 17 63 34 5 19 2 0
3-YEAR AVG 54 23 10 4 0 0
Totals 85 221 97 40 26 1 0
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