REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Paul DeJong to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 375.6 projected fantasy points puts him at #17 behind Didi Gregorius and ahead of Bo Bichette. He has averaged 2.76 fantasy points in his past 158 games, which is slightly more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 2.58 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#48) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. At 63% ownership, he is also the #17 most highly owned shortstop. Paul DeJong is expected to come up short of last season's #7 fantasy position rank.

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PAUL DEJONG WEEK 3 AND 4 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Paul DeJong is projected for 15.69 fantasy points in 7 games in week 3 which ranks him as the #17 projected shortstop for the week and a starter for most fantasy teams. This is projected to be a better than average week with more fantasy points per game than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Willy Adames but behind Tim Anderson. Week 4 is projected to be slightly better based on projected rank (#16). He is projected for 14.93 fantasy points.

FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS

The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Below the projection are actual stats from last season.