Start or sit decisions can be excruciating. While it feels great to make the right call and cruise to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone erupt while on your bench. You can use our Who Should I Start? tool to gauge advice from fantasy football experts as you make your lineup decisions. And you can also sync your fantasy football league for free using our My Playbook tool for custom advice, rankings, and analysis.
Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players for Week 2 of fantasy football and what the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) advise.
*Based on Half-PPR Rankings as of Thursday
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Matthew Stafford (QB – LAR) QB8 for Week 3
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked higher than Stafford:
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked lower than Stafford:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Matthew Stafford or Tom Brady: 100% of experts chose Stafford
- Matthew Stafford or Joe Burrow: 84% of experts chose Burrow
- Matthew Stafford or Justin Herbert: 78% of experts chose Herbert
- Matthew Stafford or Derek Carr: 92% of experts chose Stafford
Rashod Bateman (WR – BAL) WR25 for Week 3
Wide Receivers the ECR has ranked higher than Bateman:
Wide Receivers the ECR has ranked lower than Bateman:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Rashod Bateman or Terry McLaurin: 57% of experts chose McLaurin
- Rashod Bateman or Drake London: 63% of experts chose London
- Rashod Bateman or DK Metcalf: 78% of experts chose Bateman
- Rashod Bateman or Allen Robinson II: 90% of experts chose Bateman
Darrell Henderson Jr. (RB – LAR) RB27 for Week 3
Running Backs the ECR has ranked higher than Henderson:
Running Backs the ECR has ranked lower than Henderson:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Darrell Henderson Jr. or Dameon Pierce: 65% of experts chose Pierce
- Darrell Henderson Jr. or Jeff Wilson Jr.: 82% of experts chose Wilson
- Darrell Henderson Jr. or Rashaad Penny: 80% of experts chose Henderson
- Darrell Henderson Jr. or Tony Pollard: 88% of experts chose Henderson
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If you want to dive deeper into fantasy football, check out our award-winning slate of Fantasy Football Tools as you navigate your season. From our Start/Sit Assistant – which provides your optimal lineup based on accurate consensus projections – to our Waiver Wire Assistant, which allows you to quickly see which available players will improve your team and how much – we’ve got you covered this fantasy football season.