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 Friday
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Geno Smith (QB – SEA): QB16 for Week 5
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked higher than Smith:
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked lower than Smith:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Geno Smith or Matthew Stafford: 70% of experts chose Stafford
- Geno Smith or Jared Goff: 74% of experts chose Goff
- Geno Smith or Teddy Bridgewater: 61% of experts chose Smith
- Geno Smith or Carson Wentz: 81% of experts chose Smith
Corey Davis (WR – NYJ): WR44 for Week 5
Wide receivers the ECR has ranked higher than Davis:
Wide receivers the ECR has ranked lower than Davis:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Corey Davis or Allen Robinson II: 78% of experts chose Davis
- Corey Davis or George Pickens: 65% of experts chose Pickens
- Corey Davis or Marquez Valdes-Scantling: 76% of experts chose Davis
- Corey Davis or Tyler Boyd: 70% of experts chose Boyd
Tyler Higbee (TE – LAR): TE7 for Week 5
Tight ends the ECR has ranked higher than Higbee:
Tight ends the ECR has ranked lower than Higbee:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Tyler Higbee or George Kittle: 80% of experts chose Higbee
- Tyler Higbee or Dallas Goedert: 84% of experts chose Goedert
- Tyler Higbee or Zach Ertz: 63% of experts chose Ertz
- Tyler Higbee or Pat Freiermuth: 98% of experts chose Higbee
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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.