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Jacory Croskey-Merritt
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RBs vs Jacksonville Jaguars

As of Week 17 · through 2 games · PPR

Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Comparing
Jacory Croskey-Merritt vs the Jaguars
Projection 8.9 pts · 2 games played this season
Flex

RB1 = the highest-scoring RB against Jaguars in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

RB1 avg pts
10.9
PPR per game
Rank
25
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
-30%
lg avg 15.7
WkTeamPlayerCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1CLECLEQuinshon Judkins12330221707.0
2DENDENJonah Coleman103913319014.8
Average11.036.00.52.52.518.00.010.9
Median11.036.00.52.52.518.00.010.9
High123913319014.8
Low10330221707.0

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

How Jacory Croskey-Merritt should do vs the JaguarsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Jaguars, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Jacory Croskey-Merritt has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Jaguars opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Jacory Croskey-Merritt will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Jaguars avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Jacory Croskey-Merritt's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Jacory Croskey-Merritt usually produces.

Projected is Jacory Croskey-Merritt's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Jaguars were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1PHI1663111-7012.6
2DAL1243011505.8
Croskey-Merritt avg14.053.00.51.01.0-1.00.09.2
Jaguars All avg6.822.00.22.22.017.80.07.2
Difference-7.2-31.0-0.3+1.2+1.0+18.8+0.0-2.0
Projected14.655.20.51.01.0-1.00.08.9

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Croskey-Merritt averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Jacory Croskey-MerrittMedium confidence · 8.9 proj ptsFlex

Jacory Croskey-Merritt usually plays as the team's RB2, so the verdict uses the RB2 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • Jacory Croskey-Merritt averages 9.2 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 8.8) and has played as the team's RB2.
  • The Jaguars have allowed 5.3 points to RB2s over 2 games (+10% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +4% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (8.3) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 8.9 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level RB scores about 12.2 and a top-tier one about 20.0.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreJacory Croskey-Merritt vs the Jaguars

Prediction for Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Nobody knows which slot Jacory Croskey-Merritt will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Jaguars.

If Jacory Croskey-Merritt plays as
8.9
projected PPR points

I predict about 8.9 points for Jacory Croskey-Merritt if playing as a RB2. Jacory Croskey-Merritt has averaged 9.2 over 2 games, and the Jaguars have given up 5.3 to RB2s (+10% vs the league average of 4.8).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Jacory Croskey-Merritt scored: Wk 1 12.6, Wk 2 5.8. Average 9.2; weighted toward recent games it is 8.5.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Jaguars allowed 5.3 points to their opponent's RB2. The league average for that slot is 4.8, so that is +10%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +4% adjustment (x1.04).

4. Result. 8.5 x 1.04 = 8.9. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Jacory Croskey-Merritt is to reach it as a RB2.

41%
chance of 9+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (8.9) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 5.3 points, leaning on Jacory Croskey-Merritt's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 9.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • RB1s have averaged 11.0 carries, 36.0 rushing yards and 2.5 receptions against the Jaguars across 2 games.
  • The Jaguars allow 10.9 PPR points to RB1s, -30% versus the league average of 15.7 (ranked 25 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
  • 1 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 7.0 to 14.8 (median 10.9).
  • Every RB1 in the sample cleared 30 rushing yards.
  • RB1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 2 games (50%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.