Who Should I Start? - Week 17
Rashaad Penny or Rod Smith
Experts' Pick | |||
| Rod Smith RB - DAL  at NYG, Sun 1pm EST |
Rashaad Penny RB - SEA  vs. ARI, Sun 4pm EST Active |
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15% Recommended by 12 of 81 experts |
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| Rankings | |||
| ECR | # 30 | # 51 | - |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 32 | - |
| Worst Rank | # 59 | # 61 | - |
| Matchup | |||
| Opponent | at NYG | vs. ARI | - |
| Matchup Rank | 8 | 1 | - |
| Stats Allowed | |||
| Rush Att | 24.7 | 28.3 | |
| Rush Yds | 105.4 | 137.7 | |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 24.7 | 61.4 | - |
| Avg Game | 1.8 | 4.7 | - |
| Avg Projection | 7.9 | 4.2 | - |
| Week 16 | -0.7 | ‐ | - |
| Misc | |||
| Injury Alert | ‐ | Knee | - |
| Weather | ‐ | ‐ | - |
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| Rod Smith RB - DAL | Rashaad Penny RB - SEA | |
| 2018 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | at CAR 1 rush, 5 yds, 0 td 1 tar, 0 rec, 0 yds, 0 td | at DEN 7 rush, 8 yds, 0 td 5 tar, 4 rec, 35 yds, 0 td |
| Week 2 | vs. NYG 0 rush, 0 yds, 0 td | at CHI 10 rush, 30 yds, 0 td 2 tar, 0 rec, 0 yds, 0 td |
| Week 3 | at SEA 0 rush, 0 yds, 0 td | vs. DAL 3 rush, 5 yds, 0 td |
| Week 4 | vs. DET 6 rush, 22 yds, 0 td 1 tar, 1 rec, 0 yds, 0 td | at ARI 9 rush, 49 yds, 0 td |
| Week 5 | at HOU 3 rush, 10 yds, 0 td | vs. LAR 0 rush, 0 yds, 0 td |
| Week 6 | vs. JAC 5 rush, 4 yds, 0 td | at OAK 9 rush, 43 yds, 0 td 2 tar, 2 rec, 27 yds, 0 td |
| Week 7 | at WAS 0 rush, 0 yds, 0 td | BYE WEEK |
| Week 8 | BYE WEEK | at DET 0 rush, 0 yds, 0 td |
| Week 9 | vs. TEN 0 rush, 0 yds, 0 td 2 tar, 1 rec, 8 yds, 0 td | vs. LAC 4 rush, 11 yds, 0 td 3 tar, 3 rec, 13 yds, 0 td |
| Week 10 | at PHI 2 rush, 8 yds, 0 td 1 tar, 1 rec, 14 yds, 0 td | at LAR 12 rush, 108 yds, 1 td |
| Week 11 | at ATL 1 rush, 0 yds, 0 td 2 tar, 2 rec, 8 yds, 0 td | vs. GB 8 rush, 46 yds, 0 td |
| Week 12 | vs. WAS 2 rush, 7 yds, 0 td | at CAR 4 rush, 4 yds, 0 td |
| Week 13 | vs. NO 3 rush, 2 yds, 0 td | vs. SF 7 rush, 65 yds, 1 td |
| Week 14 | vs. PHI 4 rush, 27 yds, 0 td 2 tar, 2 rec, 16 yds, 0 td | vs. MIN 8 rush, 44 yds, 0 td |
| Week 15 | at IND 3 rush, 14 yds, 0 td | at SF |
| Week 16 | vs. TB 2 rush, -7 yds, 0 td | vs. KC |
| Week 17 | at NYG | vs. ARI |
| Rod Smith RB - DAL at NYG, Sun 1pm EST |
Rashaad Penny RB - SEA vs. ARI, Sun 4pm EST Active |
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| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 10.3 | 6.5 |
| Rush Yards | 40.5 | 28.7 |
| Rush TDs | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Receiving | ||
| Receptions | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Rec Yards | 14.8 | 5.6 |
| Rec TDs | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 7.9 | 4.2 |
| Rod Smith RB - DAL | Rashaad Penny RB - SEA | |
| 2018 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Week 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Week 3 | ‐ | 0.5 |
| Week 4 | 2.2 | 4.9 |
| Week 5 | 1.0 | ‐ |
| Week 6 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| Week 7 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 0.0 |
| Week 9 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| Week 10 | 2.2 | 16.8 |
| Week 11 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| Week 12 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Week 13 | 0.2 | 12.5 |
| Week 14 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Week 15 | 1.4 | ‐ |
| Week 16 | -0.7 | ‐ |
| Week 17 | 10.9 | 0.6 |
| Rod Smith RB - DAL | Rashaad Penny RB - SEA | |
| 2018 Targets | ||
| Week 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Week 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Week 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Week 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Week 7 | 0 | ‐ |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 0 |
| Week 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Week 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Week 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Week 15 | 0 | ‐ |
| Week 16 | 0 | ‐ |
| Week 17 | 3 | 0 |
| Rod Smith RB - DAL at NYG, Sun 1pm EST |
Rashaad Penny RB - SEA vs. ARI, Sun 4pm EST Active |
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| Expert | ||
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | The Cowboys are already locked into the fourth seed, so they are resting Ezekiel Elliott, who has already compiled 381 touches. That gives Smith an incredible opportunity against a vulnerable Giants rushing defense. He's a worthwhile replacement for Elliott investors, but Darius Jackson may also receive reps. | Penny could return from a knee injury in Week 17. If he's healthy, Week 17 represents the perfect chance to unleash the rookie. Seattle will either be a fifth or sixth seed, so they can afford to take it easy on a heavily taxed Chris Carson against Arizona's NFL-worst rushing defense. C.J. Anderson didn't even need a week with the Rams to burn the Cardinals for 167 rushing yards and a touchdown, so Penny is an intriguing sleeper. |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | The Cowboys have been saying their starters will play, but the last time they said this in Week 17, they got just two offense series in. Expect the same this week, making Rod Smith a sneaky RB2 play versus a terrible Giants' run defense. | |
| Kevin Wheeler NFL Mock | Jerry Jones claiming DAL will play starters as normal even though they're locked into No. 4 seed. In 2016, he claimed same thing when they were locked into No. 1 seed. Dak two series, Zeke DNP, Dez 18 snaps. | Penny practiced fully, putting him on track to return after missing the last two games. The Seahawks aren't playing for much but can slightly improve their seeding with a win. In a matchup with blowout potential, Penny could see a decent workload if the Seahawks rest their starters in the second half. |
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