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Week 1’s Toughest Start/Sit Decisions: Joe Burrow, Laviska Shenault, D’Andre Swift (2021 Fantasy Football)

Week 1’s Toughest Start/Sit Decisions: Joe Burrow, Laviska Shenault, D’Andre Swift (2021 Fantasy Football)

Every week fantasy football owners are confronted with difficult lineup questions. Who should you start, and who should you sit? That’s what many are left asking, often with little help. It’s good you landed here, as we can help each week using our Who Should I Start tool. Simply type in several players that you are deciding between per position or for your flex and we will let you know who the experts would start and who they would sit.

Here’s a look at the toughest start and sit decisions of the week along with our expert’s advice. The advice is based on our Expert Consensus Rankings for half-PPR formats.

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Most Difficult Fantasy Football Quarterback Start or Sit Decisions

Start Trevor Lawrence (QB – JAC) or Matt Ryan (QB – ATL)?
65% of Experts Would Start Lawrence

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Start Kirk Cousins (QB – MIN) or Joe Burrow (QB – CIN)?
53% of Experts Would Start Cousins

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Most Difficult Fantasy Football Running Back Start or Sit Decisions

Start Mike Davis (RB – ATL) or David Montgomery (RB – CHI)?
66% of Experts Would Start Montgomery

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Start D’Andre Swift (RB – DET) or Damien Harris (RB – NE)?
66% of Experts Would Start Swift

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Start Darrell Henderson (RB – LAR) or Myles Gaskin (RB – MIA)?
51% of Experts Would Start Henderson

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Start Kareem Hunt (RB – CLE) or Chase Edmonds (RB – ARI)?
63% of Experts Would Start Hunt

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Most Difficult Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Start or Sit Decisions

Start Brandon Aiyuk (WR – SF) or Tee Higgins (WR – CIN)?
68% of Experts Would Start Aiyuk

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Start Robby Anderson (WR – CAR) or Odell Beckham Jr. (WR – CLE)?
58% of Experts Would Start Beckham

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Start Corey Davis (WR – NYJ) or Jerry Jeudy (WR – DEN)?
70% of Experts Would Start Jeudy

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Start Laviska Shenault (WR – JAC) or Ja’Marr Chase (WR – CIN)?
60% of Experts Would Start Shenault

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Most Difficult Fantasy Football Tight End Start or Sit Decisions

Start Mike Gesicki (TE – MIA) or Jonnu Smith (TE – NE)?
62% of Experts Would Start Gesicki

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Start Dallas Goedert (TE – PHI) or Robert Tonyan (TE – GB)?
66% of Experts Would Start Goedert

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