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 5 of fantasy football and what the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) advise.
*Based on Half-PPR Rankings as of Saturday
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Carson Wentz (QB – WAS): QB18 for Week 5
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked higher than Wentz:
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked lower than Wentz:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Carson Wentz or Trevor Lawrence: 93% of experts chose Lawrence
- Carson Wentz or Geno Smith: 62% of experts chose Smith
- Carson Wentz or Ryan Tannehill: 79% of experts chose Wentz
- Carson Wentz or Zach Wilson: 93% of experts chose Wentz
Dameon Pierce (RB – HOU): RB15 for Week 5
Running backs the ECR has ranked higher than Pierce:
Running backs the ECR has ranked lower than Pierce:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Dameon Pierce or Najee Harris: 97% of experts chose Pierce
- Dameon Pierce or Miles Sanders: 58% of experts chose Sanders
- Dameon Pierce or Clyde Edwards-Helaire: 71% of experts chose Pierce
- Dameon Pierce or Josh Jacobs: 58% of experts chose Jacobs
Curtis Samuel (WR – WAS): WR28 for Week 5
Wide receivers the ECR has ranked higher than Samuel:
Wide receivers the ECR has ranked lower than Samuel:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Curtis Samuel or DeVonta Smith: 66% of experts chose Smith
- Curtis Samuel or Gabe Davis: 59% of experts chose Samuel
- Curtis Samuel or Diontae Johnson: 78% of experts chose Johnson
- Curtis Samuel or Allen Lazard: 81% of experts chose Samuel
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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.